Cultural capital : the rise and fall of creative Britain / Robert Hewison.

Main entry:

Hewison, Robert, 1943-

Title & Author:

Cultural capital : the rise and fall of creative Britain / Robert Hewison.

Publication:

London ; New York : Verso, 2014.

Description:

viii, 278 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-265) and index.
Introduction: 'A Golden Age' -- Under New Public Management -- Cool Britannia -- 'The Many Not Just the Few' -- The Amoeba-and Its Offspring -- 'To Hell with Targets' -- The Age of Lead -- Olympic Rings -- Just the Few, Not the Many -- Conclusion : What Next?

Summary:

"What was "Creative Britain"? Was it the "golden age" that Tony Blair vaunted in 2007, or a neoliberal nirvana? In the twenty-first century, culture--the visual and performing arts, museums and galleries, the creative industries--have become ever more important to governments, to the economy, and to how people live. Cultural historian Robert Hewison shows how, from Cool Britannia and the Millennium Dome to the Olympics and beyond, Creative Britain rose from the desert of Thatcherism only to fall into the slough of New Labour's managerialism"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781781685914 (paperback)
1781685916 (paperback)
9781781685921 (US eISBN)
9781781687512 (UK eISBN)

Subject:

Arts and society Great Britain History 20th century.
Arts and society Great Britain History 21st century.
Arts et société Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Arts et société Grande-Bretagne Histoire 21e siècle.
ART History Contemporary (1945- )
POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE Social Classes.
Arts and society.
Civilization.
Kunstpolitik
Kulturbetrieb
Arts Aspect social Grande-Bretagne Vingtième siècle.
Arts Aspect social Grande-Bretagne Vingt et unième siècle.
Konst och samhälle historia.
Kulturpolitik historia.
Kulturhistoria.
Great Britain Civilization 1945-
Grande-Bretagne Civilisation 1945-
Great Britain.
Großbritannien
Grande-Bretagne Civilisation 1945- ...

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 289567
Call No.: NX180.S6 H4 2014
Status: Available

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