Charles M Gray Books

This is the first book to cover not only the economics of the fine arts and performing arts, but also public policy toward the arts at federal, state, and local levels in the United States. The second edition offers greater coverage of the international arts sector. The work will interest academic readers as a supplementary text on the sociology of the arts, as well as general readers seeking a systematic analysis of the economics of the arts. Theoretical concepts are developed from scratch so that readers with no background in economics can follow the argument.

Forty-one articles are presented, comprising an important report of developments in the field and a review of progress. It is, therefore, a disappointment to note that this highly respected publisher has allowed its production department to perfect bind Neuroscience and to hide that cheaper technique by notch adhesive binding: the signatures are left intact with the gutter edge cut through at several places to allow adhesive to reach part of each page. The head & tail remains not notched to give the appearance of intact signatures as in Smythe sewn binding. This deception results in a weaker binding than if the whole gutter edge were cut (to allow the glue to adhere to the entire inner edge of each page). At least Annual Reviews continues to bind in book cloth. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)