Culture and the Public Sphere [Hardcover]

Jim McGuigan discusses cultural policy as a manifestation of cultural politics in the widest sense. Illustrating his case with examples from recent cultural policy initiatives in Britain, the United States and Australia, he looks at:
* The rise of market reasoning in arts administration
* Urban regeneration and the arts
* Heritage tourism
* Race, identity and cultural citizenship
* Censorship and moral regulation
* The role of computer-mediated communication in democratic discourse