State patronage or state control? The Israeli case of government involvement in the arts.
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Title
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State patronage or state control? The Israeli case of government involvement in the arts.
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Identifier
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AAI9510631
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identifier
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9510631
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Creator
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Ben-Ami, Ilan.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Judith H. Balfe
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Date
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1994
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, General | Political Science, General | Theater
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Abstract
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Government involvement in the arts is a rapidly growing phenomenon. This dissertation is an attempt to provide a sociological explanation to this phenomenon, through the examination of one single case study, that of the State of Israel.;Reviewing the policy, the activities, and the attitudes of all branches of the Israeli government towards the arts from the early days of statehood to the present, this dissertation reveals a rather interesting reality: at the same time that the Israeli government is highly supportive of the arts (financially and otherwise), it is also trying constantly to interfere and regulate the arts; and not only those works of arts that are supported by the government. To complicate matters even further, numerous of evidences have been found in Israel for a rather high degree of indifference demonstrated by the government towards the country's arts and culture.;The key for understanding such a reality is the political culture of the society in question. Government involvement in the arts, in Israel as elsewhere, must be considered and could only be understood in relation to the dominant ethoi, values, ideals, and ideologies that characterize the society in which this involvement takes place. To these one should add the interests and constrains confronted by the government when acting in the field of arts. In Israel, these components of the political culture include Judaism, Nationalism, Zionism, Socialism, Democracy, National Security, and Immigration Absorption.;This dissertation makes the point that the reality found in Israel is not a unique one. It can be found in every society where the government is involved with the arts in one way or another. Only the degree to which each of these aspects exist varies from one society to another, depending on the specific history and political culture of the society in question.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
