The Shape of Culture: a Study in Contemporary Cultural Patterns in the United States

Blau, Judith R.

ISBN 10: 0521370981 / ISBN 13: 9780521370981

Edité par Cambridge Univ. Press, 1989

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Titre : The Shape of Culture: a Study in ...

Éditeur : Cambridge Univ. Press

Date d'édition : 1989

Reliure : Hardcover

Signé : Signé par l'auteur

Edition : First Edition

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Synopsis :

A systematic analysis of the prevailing cultural patterns of contemporary American society.

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This book systematically examines prevailing cultural patterns in contemporary American society. Using information on several thousands of cultural organisations, including elite ones (such as opera and chamber music companies) and popular cultural ones (such as cinemas and live rock concerts), Professor Blau examines the geography of culture, the changing demands for culture, the interdependencies among cultural organisations of different kinds, the nature of labour markets for artists, and the effects of arts subsidies on nonprofit cultural establishments over a ten year period. One of the major conclusions of the book is that the social conditions that support elite and popular culture are increasingly similar over time.