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Informationen zum Autor Jorn Weingartner holds a PhD in History from the University of Hamburg, Germany, and is a Senior Officer of the German National Academic Foundation. Vorwort In 1834, Lord Melbourne spoke the words that epitomised the British government's attitude towards its own involvement in the arts: 'God help the minister that meddles with Art'. In this book, the author provides an account of the powerful policy shift that laid the foundations for the modern relationship between government and the arts. Zusammenfassung In 1834, Lord Melbourne spoke the words that epitomised the British government's attitude towards its own involvement in the arts: 'God help the minister that meddles with Art'. In this book, the author provides an account of the powerful policy shift that laid the foundations for the modern relationship between government and the arts. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. IntroductionII. The political reasons for state neutrality in the sphere of arts in Great BritainIII. The cultural elites and state interventionIV. Indicators of extended state influence on the artsV. The Cultural Blackout and the Phase of the ‘Welfarist Approach’VI. John Meynard Keynes and the ‘standard approach’: CEMA’s policy from January 1942 to September 1944VII. From CEMA to the Arts Council of Great Britain, September 1944 to June 1945 and beyondVIII. Conclusion and Outlook
