Public Libraries and Marxism av Joe (Doctoral Candidate in Politics at the Univ. of Nottingham) Pateman, John (CEO & Chief Librarian of Thunder Ba

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<P><EM>Public Libraries and Marxism</EM> provides a Marxist analytical framework for understanding public libraries and presents a set of proposals for transforming the capitalist libraries of today. </P><P></P><P>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.</P><P></P><I><P>Publi