Cultural Region: North East England 1945-2000 - Couverture rigide

Vall, Natasha

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0719082285 ISBN 13 : 9780719082283

Editeur : Manchester University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This book is the first historical assessment of English regional cultural policy. With its dialect and striking modern icons such as the Angel of the North, the north east has been described as England's most distinctive region. This study reveals the impact of the new cultural institutions that emerged after 1945 upon a region with deeply rooted vernacular traditions. The creation of the regional arts board and the development of regional broadcasting as well as the national efforts to manage the northern economic problems presented challenges for vernacular culture. In the ensuing battle between provincial and metropolitan values the north east as a modern cultural region took shape. The concluding chapters detail the cultural regeneration of the urban riversides, a much vaunted example of successful culture-led regeneration.

This volume is essential for anyone with an interest in the formation of cultural identities, the development of regional government arts policies, urban regeneration and cultural and social history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Natasha Vall is Lecturer in European History at Teesside University

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Manchester University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0719082285
• ISBN 13: 9780719082283
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible