Reflections on Cultural Policy : Past, Present and Future.

This book looks at the roles various world views have played in generating cultural policies at various times in Western history. Evan Alderson's introduction places the work within its social, political and historical framework. Robin Blaser addresses the problem of how we can begin to locate...

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Main Author: Alderson, Evan
Other Authors: Blaser, Robin, Coward, Harold G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006.
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ISBN:9780889209015
0889209014
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:This book looks at the roles various world views have played in generating cultural policies at various times in Western history. Evan Alderson's introduction places the work within its social, political and historical framework. Robin Blaser addresses the problem of how we can begin to locate a responsible cultural position at the present time. The volume's historical progression begins with John Humphrey looking at the relation of arts and state in Imperial Rome. Haijo Westra focusses on the relation of language and culture in the medieval world. Jonathan Bordo examines the emergence of t.
Physical Description:1 online resource (209 pages)
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