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Public libraries and Marxism / Joe Pateman and John Pateman

Author
Pateman, Joe
Published
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Copyright Date
©2021
Physical Description
1 online resource (119 pages)
Additional Creators
Pateman, John, 1956-
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Contents
Introduction -- The Marxist Interpretation of the Public Library -- V.I. Lenin and Soviet Socialist Public Library System -- Kim Il-Sung and Socialist Public Libraries in North Korea -- The Vanguard Library -- Conclusion.
Summary
"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"--
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9781003165545 electronic book
1003165540 electronic book
9781000425550 electronic book
100042555X electronic book
9781000425505 electronic book
1000425509 electronic book
9780367761073 hardcover
9780367761196 paperback
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"Routledge Focus" -- Cover.
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