The Public Value of the Humanities

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Recession is a time for asking fundamental questions about value. At a time when governments are being forced to make swingeing savings in public expenditure, why sho...

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Other Authors: Bate, Jonathan (Editor)
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Language:English
Published: London Bloomsbury Academic 2011
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