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Statement on culture

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Department for culture, media and sport, Tessa Jowell, 46 points/statements about culture in the UK, high culture, art, economic and social development.

Artist / Author Tessa Jowell
Reference P1722
Date 2004
Type Publication

Keywords

art cultural policy DCMS economic high culture social development UK

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