{"product_id":"public-libraries-and-marxism-joe-pateman-9780367761073","title":"Public Libraries and Marxism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublic Libraries and Marxism\u003c\/em\u003e provides a Marxist analytical framework for understanding public libraries and presents a set of proposals for transforming the capitalist libraries of today. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Pateman, John Pateman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367761076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367761073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Joe Pateman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077638091007,"sku":"9780367761073","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d543db4d-b6d2-47c4-8f66-8c0ff77b32bb.jpg?v=1685471019","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/public-libraries-and-marxism-joe-pateman-9780367761073","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}