Art in public :: politics, economics, and a democratic culture /

"This book presents a vigorous case for the arts, arguing for their crucial political, cultural, and economic contributions to civil society"--

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1. Verfasser: Zuidervaart, Lambert
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Zusammenfassung:"This book presents a vigorous case for the arts, arguing for their crucial political, cultural, and economic contributions to civil society"--
"This book examines fundamental questions about funding for the arts: Why should governments provide funding for the arts? What do the arts contribute to daily life? Do artists and their publics have a social responsibility? Challenging questionable assumptions about the state, the arts, and a democratic society, Lambert Zuidervaart presents a vigorous case for government funding, based on crucial contributions the arts make to civil society. He argues that the arts contribute to democratic communication and a social economy, fostering the critical and creative dialogue that a democratic society needs. Informed by the author's experience leading a nonprofit arts organization as well as his expertise in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, this book proposes an entirely new conception of the public role of art with wide-ranging implications for education, politics, and cultural policy"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 338 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780511932854
0511932855
9780511927669
0511927665
9780511922442
0511922442
9780511852695
051185269X
9780511760341
0511760345
9786612917462
6612917466

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