THE BIRTH OF THE MUSEUM History, theory, politics
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چکیده
Wh at are the relation s be tween cultural polic ie and cu ltura l pol it ics? Too often, none at al l. In the histor y of cultura l studies so fa r, there has been no shor tage of discu ssion of cultu ral pol itics. Onl y rarely, how ever, have such di scu ssions taken account of the poli cy instruments through which cultura l activities and inst itution s are f unded and regul ated in the mundane politics of bureaucrati c and co rpo ra te life . Culture: Policies and Politi cs will address thi s imbalance. The books in this e ries will interrogate the role of culture in the orga nization of soc ia l relat ions of power, including those of class , nat ion , et hnici ty and ge nde r. They will also ex plore the way s in whic h poli tical agendas in these areas are re lated to, and haped by, pol icy processe and outco mes. In its commitment to the need for a fulle r and clearer pol icy ca lculus in the cultural sp here. Culture: Policies and Politics will hel p to pro mote a significant transformation in the pol itica l ambit and orienta tion of cultural st udies and related field . THE BIRTH OF THE MUSEUM
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