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The uses of art

Title
The uses of art / Lisanne Gibson.
Author
Gibson, Lisanne.
Publication
St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2001.

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Description
viii, 173 pages; 20 cm.
Summary
Provides the first overview of the relationship between art and governance in Australia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. The book offers new perspectives on contemporary Australian cultural policy debates, and analyses the ways in which art has been used in different contexts.
Series Statement
UQP cultural and media policy series
Uniform Title
UQP cultural and media policy series
Alternative Title
Constructing Australian identities
Subject
  • Arts, Australian
  • Federal aid to the arts > Australia
  • Cultural policy
  • Federal aid to the arts
  • Geschichte
  • Kulturpolitik
  • Kunstpolitik
  • Australia > Cultural policy
  • Australia
  • Australien
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [150]-165) and index.
Contents
Governing Art and Identity -- Mechanics Gold and the Uses of Art -- Art and National Identity -- A 'New Deal' for Art: War and Reconstruction -- The Arts as Industry -- Cultural Rights -- Cultural Development Cultural Industries and Youth.
ISBN
  • 0702232041
  • 9780702232046
LCCN
2002277774
OCLC
  • ocm47759294
  • 47759294
  • SCSB-9127904
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library