The Arts as a Weapon of War - Britain and the Shaping of National Morale in World War II

Informationen zum Autor Jorn Weingartner carried out his research at the University of Hamburg and is an Officer of the German National Academic Foundation. Klappentext A social and cultural history! which is a fascinating background to the contemporary relationship between government and the arts. This work traces the evolution of cultural policy from the creation of the Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts! in 1939! to the drafting of the Arts Council's constitution in 1945. Zusammenfassung A social and cultural history! which is a fascinating background to the contemporary relationship between government and the arts. This work traces the evolution of cultural policy from the creation of the Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts! in 1939! to the drafting of the Arts Council's constitution in 1945.

Product details

• Authors: Jorn Weingartner
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.11.2005
• EAN: 9781845110369
• ISBN: 978-1-84511-036-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: International Library of War S; International Library of War Studies; International Library of War S; International Library of War Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous