{"product_id":"public-libraries-and-marxism-9780367761196","title":"Public Libraries and Marxism","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Joe Pateman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-Communism \u0026amp; Socialism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\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","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45242262552727,"sku":"9780367761196","price":2100.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780367761196.webp?v=1769231642","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/public-libraries-and-marxism-9780367761196","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}