Culture Wars : Documents from the Recent Controversies in the Arts Book

The ongoing efforts of government officials and self-appointed guardians of public morality to control the content of art and public speech have exposed deep divisions in America's beliefs about artistic value and freedom of expression. Richard Bolton's Culture Wars is the first book to document these turbulent and disturbing debates in detail, in the words of the artists, legislators, lobbyists, and critics themselves.

Recent efforts by government officials and self-appointed guardians of public morality to control the contents of art and public speech have exposed deep divisions in America's beliefs about artistic value and freedom of expression. Culture Wars is the first book to document the turbulent and disturbing debates in the words of artists, legislators, lobbyists, and critics. 20 illustrations.