TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barker, Paul
TI  - Arts in Society
SN  -  978-1905512072
U1  - ARTH 
PY  - 2006///
PB  - Five Leaves Publications
KW  - Art Critics
KW  - Art History
KW  - Mass Culture
N1  - A classic of cultural criticism since its first appearance thirty years ago. It brings new vividness to the analysis and appreciation of mass culture. The motto is: no BS. None of the usual cloudy aesthetics, patronising standpoints and false comparisons. The lucid prose is an eye-opener. Arts in Society isn't only about style. The moral turning points of the 1960s and 70s are highlighted, culminating in the famous polemic by historian EP Thompson, denouncing Britain's penchant for national humbug and self-righteousness
ER  -