The Public Library in Britain, 1914-2000

The Public Library in Britain, 1914-2000
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Download or read book The Public Library in Britain, 1914-2000 written by Alistair Black and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work challenges the myth of the public library as an uncontroversial institution without a history. It focuses on the emancipatory role of the public library, and questions the institutional conservative impulse which has impeded the acceptance of popular culture into public libraries.


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