Download or read book Archives of Authority written by Andrew Rubin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-29 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining literary, cultural, and political history, and based on extensive archival research, Archives of Authority argues that cultural politics - specifically America's often covert patronage of the arts - played a highly important role in the transfer of imperial authority from Britain to the USA during a critical period after WWII.