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The Public Value of the Humanities

Paperback • 2011 • Norwegian Bokmål

The Public Value of the Humanities

By Jonathan. Bate

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About the book

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 should they continue to invest public money funding research into ancient Greek tragedy, literary value, philosophical conundrums or the aesthetics of design? Does such research deliver 'value for money' and 'public benefit'? Such questions have become especially pertinent in the UK in recent years, in the context of the drive by gover...Show more

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9781849662451

Publisher

London : Bloomsbury Publishing

Published year

2011

Language

Norwegian Bokmål

Original title

The Public Value of the Humanities

Format

Paperback

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