The Edinburgh Festivals: Culture and Society in Post-War Britain

by Angela Bartie

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748694056
• ISBN13: 9780748694051
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"