Culture wars and corporatism: The cultural mission in Australian non-fiction book publishing, 1958-2018.

The article offers information on culture wars and corporatism in Australian non-fiction book publishing from 1958 to 2018. Topics discussed include role in contestation of Australian identity, cultural and political convention as part of overlapping projects to improve Australia; role of cultural m...

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Publicado en:Australian Literary Studies Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 1 - 24
Autor principal: Davis, Mark
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Australian Literary Studies 2020
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Sumario:The article offers information on culture wars and corporatism in Australian non-fiction book publishing from 1958 to 2018. Topics discussed include role in contestation of Australian identity, cultural and political convention as part of overlapping projects to improve Australia; role of cultural mission non-fiction books in struggles over national meaning and act; and commercial development of book publishing due to emergence of an urban, middle class readership.