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Review of "The Arts Management Handbook: New Directions for Students and Practitioners," edited by Meg Brindle and Constance DeVereaux

Review of "The Arts Management Handbook: New Directions for Students and... THE JOURNAL OF ARTS MANAGEMENT, LAW, AND SOCIETY, 42: 96–100, 2012 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1063-2921 print / 1930-7799 online DOI: 10.1080/10632921.2012.679862 BOOK REVIEWS The Arts Management Handbook: New Directions for Students and Practitioners,editedbyMeg Brindle and Constance DeVereaux. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 2011, 368 pages, ISBN 978- 0-7656-1741-5 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-7656-1742-2 (paperback), $89.95 (hardcover), $45.95 (paperback). There are too few texts within the field of arts administration education to use in the classroom, which is why the recent publication of The Arts Management Handbook, edited by Meg Brindle and Constance DeVereaux, is a welcome addition. While the publication provides a mixed bag of relevant graduate and undergraduate information, there is enough useful information embedded in the chapters to make the Handbook worthy of adding to an educator’s bookshelf. Making reference to the youth of the field in higher education, the book rightly suggests that there is disciplined-based knowledge to be acquired through the thoughtful examination of best practices and the exploration of scenarios that serve as teaching cases. While many artists would take issue with the authors’ claim that arts managers are creators exercising vision equal to the creative process, there is truth in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png "The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society" Taylor & Francis

Review of "The Arts Management Handbook: New Directions for Students and Practitioners," edited by Meg Brindle and Constance DeVereaux

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Review of "The Arts Management Handbook: New Directions for Students and Practitioners," edited by Meg Brindle and Constance DeVereaux

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THE JOURNAL OF ARTS MANAGEMENT, LAW, AND SOCIETY, 42: 96–100, 2012 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1063-2921 print / 1930-7799 online DOI: 10.1080/10632921.2012.679862 BOOK REVIEWS The Arts Management Handbook: New Directions for Students and Practitioners,editedbyMeg Brindle and Constance DeVereaux. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 2011, 368 pages, ISBN 978- 0-7656-1741-5 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-7656-1742-2 (paperback), $89.95 (hardcover), $45.95 (paperback). There are...
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THE JOURNAL OF ARTS MANAGEMENT, LAW, AND SOCIETY, 42: 96–100, 2012 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1063-2921 print / 1930-7799 online DOI: 10.1080/10632921.2012.679862 BOOK REVIEWS The Arts Management Handbook: New Directions for Students and Practitioners,editedbyMeg Brindle and Constance DeVereaux. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 2011, 368 pages, ISBN 978- 0-7656-1741-5 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-7656-1742-2 (paperback), $89.95 (hardcover), $45.95 (paperback). There are too few texts within the field of arts administration education to use in the classroom, which is why the recent publication of The Arts Management Handbook, edited by Meg Brindle and Constance DeVereaux, is a welcome addition. While the publication provides a mixed bag of relevant graduate and undergraduate information, there is enough useful information embedded in the chapters to make the Handbook worthy of adding to an educator’s bookshelf. Making reference to the youth of the field in higher education, the book rightly suggests that there is disciplined-based knowledge to be acquired through the thoughtful examination of best practices and the exploration of scenarios that serve as teaching cases. While many artists would take issue with the authors’ claim that arts managers are creators exercising vision equal to the creative process, there is truth in

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