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Title: PROVOKING DEMOCRACY
WHY WE NEED THE ARTS
By: Caroline Levine
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1405159278
ISBN 13: 9781405159272
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Publisher: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD
Pub. date: 27 July, 2007
Series: Blackwell Manifestos
Pages: 256
Description: * A provocative and compelling exploration of the complex relationship between democracy and the arts* Argues that democracies require art - challenging art - to ensure that they are acting as free societies* Analyses the roles of dissenting and unpopular artists, such as Jackson Pollock, Bertolt Brecht, D.H.
Synopsis: A provocative and compelling book that explores the complex relationship between democracy and avant-garde art, offering a surprising new perspective on the critical role that the arts play in democratic governance at home and abroad. * Covers a broad range of topics, from disputes over public art, copyright, and obscenity, to the operations of the House Un-American Activities Committee during the Cold War* Highlights detailed and at times shocking debates over the role of the rebellious artist within society
Publication: UK
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Returns: Returnable
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