Blackpool Illuminations: Revaluing local cultural production, situated creativity and working-class values

International Journal of Cultural Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-161

  Edensor, Tim ^a   Millington, Steve ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blackpool; class; craft; Illuminations; taste

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871512605     PISSN: 10286632     EISSN: 14772833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286632.2012.658048     Document Type: Article

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