""Fantasy City is a fascinating study of what the author calls "urban entertainment destinations...".This is a well-researched, interesting book that is another important step in correcting the productivist bias in sociology and other social sciences."
-"The Annals of the American Academy
..."collegiate instructors will find "Fantasy City useful classroom fodder for its accessibility to undergraduate students."
-"American Journal of Sociology
"Well documented and well writeen, this timely book covers a controversial subject. Recommended for academic libraries and an interested general public "SUNY Coll. of Technology."
..."Hannigan brings a fresh...approach to the issues with his interesting mixture of sociologically-oriented analysis and...righteous indignation...."Fantasy City is a valuable addition to the growing bibliography of studies on the role of entertainment in the modern (and postmodern) city."
-Demetri Detsaridis, "American Studies International
"Hannigan has written a clear and thoughtprovoking explanation of the proliferation of giant stadiums, casinos, themed restaurants, megastores, and the like across the urban landscape."
-"ARTS, 3/99