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UNINA9910465600103321 |
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Autore |
Kennedy Angus |
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Titolo |
Being cultured : in defence of discrimination / / Angus Kennedy |
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Exeter : , : Imprint Academic, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-84540-762-8 |
1-84540-761-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (244 p.) |
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Collana |
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Societas : essays in political & cultural criticism |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Popular culture - Social aspects |
Discrimination |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Publisher information; Dedication; Epigraph; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Body matter; 1. What is Culture?; 2. Down with Discrimination; 3. Culture goes Total; 4. Imagine All the People; 5. Culture as Weapon; 6. Interlude: traditional, modern, contemporary; 7. Culture: it's just not natural; 8. The Subject of Freedom; 9. Being Cultured; Back matter; Bibliography; Also available |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Today culture is everywhere as maybe never before. We read culture reviews, watch culture shows, live in Cities of Culture, and witness the Cultural Olympiad. Government, museums and arts councils worry that we are not getting enough culture and shape policy around notions of art and culture for all. Access and inclusion are in. Difficulty and exclusivity out. In ""Being Cultured: in defence of discrimination"" Angus Kennedy asks if this explosion of culture, and the breaking down of distincti... |
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