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Before the Arts Council: Campaigns for State Funding of the Arts in Britain 1934-44

SKU: 9781350167933

11,210.00

Challenge your understanding of how state funding for the arts began. This meticulously researched book unearths the vital, yet overlooked, pre-war and wartime campaigns for music and drama subsidy in Britain. Dr. Howard Webber’s deep historical excavation, drawing on key figures like Keynes and Vaughan Williams, reshapes narratives about the origins of arts policy. Essential for students of 20th-century cultural history, public administration, and anyone fascinated by the evolution of arts support models worldwide. Discover the true roots of arts subsidy.

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