National Endowment for the Arts :  a history, 1965-2008 / 
edited by Mark Bauerlein with Ellen Grantham. 
 - Washington, DC :  National Endowment for the Arts,  2009. 
 - 306 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Foreword -- Pt. I. The history of the NEA. Introduction -- Ch. 1. Hope and inspiration -- Ch. 2. A new world beckons -- Ch. 3. A fresh direction -- Ch. 4. A long summer -- Ch. 5. The Reagan legacy -- Ch. 6. Culture wars -- Ch. 7. What is to be done? -- Ch. 8. Broadening the agency's reach -- Ch. 9. In dark hours -- Ch. 10. Building a new consensus -- Epilogue. A great nation deserves great art -- Pt. II. The impact of the NEA. Dance -- Literature -- Media arts -- Museums and visual arts -- Music and opera --  Theater -- Appendices -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780615232485 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008049381 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>National Endowment for the Arts--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Federal aid to the arts--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>NX735  / .N384 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>700.973