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Art and democracy in post-communist Europe / Piotr Piotrowski ; translated by Anna Brzyski.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Piotrowski, Piotr.
- Standardized Title:
- Agorafilia. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy and the arts--Europe, Eastern.
- Democracy and the arts.
- Art and state--Europe, Eastern.
- Art and state.
- Art, East European--20th century.
- Art, East European.
- Art, East European--21st century.
- Post-communism--Europe, Eastern.
- Post-communism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (314 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Reaktion Books, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- When the Iron Curtain fell in 1989, Eastern Europe saw a new era begin, and the widespread changes that followed extended into the world of art. Art and Democracy in Post-Communist Europe examines the art created in light of the profound political, social, economic, and cultural transformations that occurred in the former Eastern Bloc after the Cold War ended. Assessing the function of art in post-communist Europe, Piotr Piotrowski describes the changing nature of art as it went from being molded by the cultural imperatives of the communist state and a tool of political propaganda to
- Contents:
- pt. I. History and contemporaneity
- pt. II. Memory
- pt. III. Democracy after communism.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781861899316
- 1861899319
- 9781299139299
- 1299139299
- OCLC:
- 828424743
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