Culture Works: The Political Economy of Culture Volume 18

by Richard Maxwell and Richard Maxwell

Book Overview

When we read best-selling books, go to movies, visit art museums, go dancing, take in a game, we customarily ignore the political economy that hammers these features of culture into shape; normally, at such times, we're not thinking about corporate board room votes, lobbyists, public funding for the arts, the end of the Cold War, stock swaps, intellectual property, or the class divisions of public space. This book aims to change that by offering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081663601X
• ISBN13: 9780816636013
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"