© Columbia University Press
Globalized Arts: The Entertainment Economy and Cultural Identity
November, 2010
Cloth, 240 pages, 5 line drawings, 15 tables
ISBN: 978-0-231-14718-7
$39.50
/ £27.50
"Globalized Arts possesses a subtle and well-honed sense of the benefits of cultural globalization while remaining sensitive to potential drawbacks. I found wisdom on every page." — Tyler Cowen, George Mason University, author of Creative Destruction: How Globalization Is Changing the World's Cultures
"In this stimulating and original book, J. P. Singh examines the tensions that link the creative processes in art and culture with the global politics of cultural identity. His is a book that deserves to be read by anyone concerned about the state of the arts and the future of culture in these uncertain times." — David Throsby, Macquarie University, author of The Economics of Cultural Policy
"This excellent book on the global context of cultural policy is admirably poised between political economy and anthropology, cultural policy and politics, critique and celebration. It offers a serious analysis of what is at stake when cultural values as products meet global markets." — Arjun Appadurai, New York University, author of Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization
"A remarkable book about the legitimacy and limits of the cultural policies of states and international organizations. Singh designs an original framework for analyzing discourses and measures pretending to promote cultural diversity yet merely defending national expressions and some singular elite notion of culture.." — Françoise Benhamou, Paris 13 University, author of L'économie de la culture
"The book is a detailed and sophisticated analysis of cultural policies and globalization." — CHOICE