In defence of instrumentality

Cultural Trends

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 247-257

  Gibson, Lisanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

critique; cultural policy; instrumentality; museums; value

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055361848     PISSN: 09548963     EISSN: 14693690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09548960802615380     Document Type: Article

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