Public libraries and Marxism

"Public Libraries and Marxism provides a Marxist analytical framework for understanding public libraries and presents a set of proposals for transforming the capitalist libraries of today. Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of this Marxist framework, the authors also provide a critical exa...

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VerfasserIn: Pateman, Joe
Pateman, John
Ort / Verlag / Datum:Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY : Routledge, 2021
Erscheinungsjahr:2021
Sprache:Englisch
Andere Erscheinungsform(en):Erscheint auch als: Public libraries and Marxism, Pateman, Joe. (Online-Ausgabe)
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Klassifikation:020 Bibliothekswissenschaft, Informationswissenschaft
335 Sozialismus und verwandte Systeme
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Zusammenfassung:"Public Libraries and Marxism provides a Marxist analytical framework for understanding public libraries and presents a set of proposals for transforming the capitalist libraries of today. Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of this Marxist framework, the authors also provide a critical examination of the history, theory and practice of libraries in the Soviet Union and North Korea. Considering what a Marxist library service would look like in the western capitalist countries of today, Pateman and Pateman synthesise the insights provided throughout the book into a set of Marxist proposals that are designed to promote the transformation of contemporary western public librarianship. These proposals suggest how western public libraries can change their organisation and practices - their strategies, structures, systems and culture - in order to best serve those with the most needs, particularly as society evolves in response to new challenges. Public Libraries and Marxism will be relevant for scholars and students of library and information science, history, politics and sociology. Outlining the rudiments of a Marxist library service that should be applicable around the world, the book will also appeal to library practitioners who want to develop libraries in a community-led and needs-based direction"--
Bibliografie:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780367761073
9780367761196
9781003165545
AC Nummer:AC16692449
Hierarchiestufe:Monografie
Erscheinungsform:Buch
Inhalt:Text
Medientyp:Analog
Datenträger:Analog