Title State sponsored literature : Britain and cultural diversity after 1945 / Asha Rogers

Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 220 pages) Series Oxford English Monographs Oxford English monographs. Contents Between Kultur and civilisation : the British Council and literary diplomacy before 1945 -- First aid for writers : literature and the Arts Council of Great Britain (1966-1981) -- On white men and burdens : the Arts Council and black British writing -- The Satanic verses and the state (I) : Rushdie and the Camden Committee for Community Relations -- The Satanic verses and the state (II) : protecting the man and the book -- 'Literary' versus 'cultural' texts in the NEAB Anthology -- UNESCO, the United Kingdom, and cultural diversity after the millennium Summary This book tells the timely and much-needed story of the state's interest in supporting literary production in post-war Britain. Working with unexamined sources it charts the forgotten record of state sponsorship into conversation with Britain's transformation into a successful multicultural democracy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Literature and state -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century English literature -- 20th century -- Political aspects English literature -- Political aspects Literature and society Literature and state Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780192599575 0192599577 9780192599582 0192599585 9780191890383 0191890383

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