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In periods of economic crisis, art has a tendency to concern itself more with politics. It was true of the 1930s and it has been true of the period since 1968. Politicised by the times, many artists, writers, musicians and performers have felt the need to express this commitÂment through their work.
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Raymond Williams, Culture and Society, 1780â1950 ( Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1971 ).
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Âİ 1979 Carl Gardner, Tariq Ali, Dave Bailey, David Glyn, Gary Herman, Ian Hoare, Claire Johnston, Mandy Merck, Roger Protz, Chris Rawlence, Leon Rosselson, Geoffrey Sheridan, Gillian Skirrow, John Thackara, Raymond Williams
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Rawlence, C. (1979). Political Theatre and the Working Class. In: Gardner, C. (eds) Media, Politics and Culture. Communications and Culture. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16136-2_6
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