The Social Impact of the Arts: An Intellectual History

By Eleonora Belfiore and Oliver Bennett

Book Overview

An intellectual history of contrasting ideas around the power of the arts to bring about personal and societal change - for better and worse. A fascinating account of the value and functions of the arts in society, in both the private sphere of individual emotions and self-development and public sphere of politics and social distinction.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230572553
• ISBN13: 9780230572553
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"