Emeritus Professor John Pick
Emeritus Professor John Pick is the founding professor of Europe's first Department of Arts Policy and Management at City University London. He has held a number of visiting professorships in European and American universities and was twice appointed Gresham Professor of Rhetoric in the City of London.
Professor Pick has published extensively and is author of numerous books on arts management and cultural policy :
- Mr Phipps' Theatre - The Sensational Story of Eastbourne's Royal Hippodrome (2006). Entertainment Technology Press isbn 1904031382 http://www.etbooks.co.uk/
- Managing Britannia: Culture and Management in Modern Britain (2002) Imprint Academic ISBN: 0907845533
- Building Jerusalem: Art Industry and the British Millennium (1999) Harwood Academic Press
- Vile Jelly: The Birth, Life and Lingering Death of the Arts Council of Great Britain (1989, 2001)
- Arts Administration (1995 2nd Ed.) Spon Press
- The Arts in a State : A Study of Government Arts Policies from Ancient Greece to the Present (1989)
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Theatre Industry Marion Boyars and Scribner Book Companies (1985) - The State and the Arts
- Managing the Arts: The British Experience
- The Modern Newspeak (1984) Harrap
- The West End: Mismanagement and Snobbery; City Arts Series John Offord Pub Co (June 1983)
Professor Pick has written numerous papers, pamphlets and articles and has been a regular contributor to journals and arts magazines for over 30 years
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