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The Edinburgh Festivals: Culture and Society in Postwar Britain
Angela Bartie
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Hardcover. Deals with post-war culture and society and the Edinburgh Festivals. This book explores the 'culture wars' of 1945-1970 and is the study of the origins and development of this leading annual arts extravaganza. It uses festivals (and key theatre ventures) in Edinburgh as a lens for understanding wider social and cultural change in post-war Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AB; ASZP; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
This book deals with post-war culture and society and the Edinburgh Festivals. The Edinburgh Festival is the world's largest arts festival. It has also been the site of numerous 'culture wars' since it began in 1947. Key debates that took place across the western world about the place of culture in society, the practice and significance of the arts, censorship, the role of organised religion, and meanings of morality were all reflected in contest over culture in the Festival City. The Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama sought to use culture to bolster European civilisation, for which it ... Read more
This book deals with post-war culture and society and the Edinburgh Festivals. The Edinburgh Festival is the world's largest arts festival. It has also been the site of numerous 'culture wars' since it began in 1947. Key debates that took place across the western world about the place of culture in society, the practice and significance of the arts, censorship, the role of organised religion, and meanings of morality were all reflected in contest over culture in the Festival City. The Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama sought to use culture to bolster European civilisation, for which it ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748670307
SKU
V9780748670307
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About Angela Bartie
Angela Bartie is a lecturer in History and Oral History in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Strathclyde.
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