Public Libraries and Marxism

Public Libraries and Marxism
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 158
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ISBN-10 : 9781000425550
ISBN-13 : 100042555X
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Book Synopsis Public Libraries and Marxism by : Joe Pateman

Download or read book Public Libraries and Marxism written by Joe Pateman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-23 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 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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