{"product_id":"public-libraries-and-marxism-paperback","title":"Public Libraries and Marxism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Pateman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Pateman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\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\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Pateman\u003c\/strong\u003e is a doctoral candidate in politics at the University of Nottingham, UK. Joe's research interests include Marxism-Leninism, democratic theory and the political economy of race. Joe is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eManaging Cultural Change in Public Libraries: Marx, Maslow, and Management \u003c\/i\u003e(2019, Routledge).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Pateman is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Librarian of Thunder Bay Public Library in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. He was previously Head of Libraries in Hackney, Merton and Lincolnshire in the UK. He is the joint author of \u003ci\u003ePublic Libraries and Social Justice\u003c\/i\u003e (2010, Routledge), \u003ci\u003eDeveloping Community Led Public Libraries\u003c\/i\u003e (2013, Routledge) and \u003ci\u003eManaging Cultural Change in Public Libraries: Marx, Maslow, and Management \u003c\/i\u003e(2019, Routledge).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47326950850809,"sku":"9780367761196","price":51.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/OTd2bW9ranh0emJlYXByVXNuRXhzdz09.webp?v=1769573371","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/public-libraries-and-marxism-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}