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Art and politics : the history of the National Arts Centre / Sarah Jennings.
Author
Jennings, Sarah, 1941-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Toronto, [Ontario, Canada] : Dundurn Press, 2009.
©2009
Description
1 online resource (446 p.)
Availability
Available Online
Canada Commons: Books & Documents
Details
Subject(s)
National Arts Centre
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History
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Performing arts
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Canada
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History
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Related name
Gibson Library Connections, Inc
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Summary note
This is the story of the creation and first four decades of one of Canadas pre-eminent cultural organizations. Written in a documentary style and enriched by the personal memories of those who participated in it, Art and Politics documents the history of Canadas National Arts Centre.
Notes
Distributed by the Government of Canada Depository Services Program.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Description based on print version record.
Language note
English
Contents
Part one : the Southam years
1 Genesis of the dream
2 The real task begins
3 Making it happen
4 New regime in Ottawa
5 Open at last
6 Growing pains
7 Festivals and financing
8 Elegance and operas
Part two : the difficult years
9 New man in town
10 A cultural investigation
11 Change and loss
12 The reality of the plight
13 Rudderless months
14 Times get tougher
15 Television : the longed-for panacea
Part three : the renaissance
16 Stumbling forward
17 A short run
18 Upset and renewal
19 The road to recovery
20 The reblooming of the arts
21 The Pinchas factor
22 The art of the possible
Epilogue.
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ISBN
1-77070-600-3
1-282-81577-6
9786612815775
1-77070-382-9
OCLC
666233004
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