Miles, Malcolm and Tim Hall, Eds.: Interventions: Advances in Art and Urban Futures.(Book review)
Publication Date: 01-JAN-06
Publication Title: Canadian Journal of Urban Research
Format: Online
Author: Jenkins, Barbara

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Miles, Malcolm and Tim Hall, Eds. Interventions: Advances in Art and Urban Futures, Vol. 4 Intellect: Bristol England and Portland Oregon, 2005. 180 pp. ISBN: 1-84150-118-2

Interventions gathers an internationally diverse group of artists and academics in an examination of the role of art and culture in urban development and change. The book is divided into three sections. The first, Policies and Strategies, contains the strongest analytical chapters of the book. Tania Carson's chapter on cultural policy in London provides a critical perspective on the transformation of culture into a force for branding, economic regeneration, and social control. Examining the evolution of the city's cultural policies under...



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