Barbarians at the gates of the public library : how postmodern consumer capitalism threatens democracy, civil education and the public good / by Ed D'Angelo.
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TextPublication details: Duluth, Minn. : Library Juice Press, ©2006.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 127 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781936117239
- 1936117231
- How postmodern consumer capitalism threatens democracy, civil education and the public good
- Public libraries -- United States -- History
- Public libraries -- Aims and objectives -- United States
- Libraries and society
- Public interest
- Public libraries -- History
- Libraries and business -- History
- Libraries and institutions -- History
- Librarians -- Malpractice
- Bibliothèques publiques -- Histoire
- Bibliothèques et affaires -- Histoire
- Bibliothèques et établissements publics -- Histoire
- Bibliothécaires -- Responsabilité professionnelle
- Bibliothèques publiques -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Bibliothèques publiques -- Finalités -- États-Unis
- Bibliothèques et société
- Intérêt public
- public interest
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- Archives & Special Libraries
- Libraries and society
- Public interest
- Public libraries
- Public libraries -- Aims and objectives
- United States
- Bildungsauftrag
- Gesellschaft
- Demokratisierung
- Chancengleichheit
- Wertwandel
- Konsumgesellschaft
- Wirtschaftliches Verhalten
- Öffentliche Bibliothek
- USA
- 027.409 22
- Z716.4 .D36 2006eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-127).
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Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Crisis of Democracy and the Public Library -- 2. Democracy and the Profession of Librarianship -- 3. The Reasoning Public: Public Libraries, Democracy and the Public Good -- 4. Education, Democracy and the Public Good -- 5. Education, Edification, Entertainment and Consumption -- 6. From Ethical Liberalism to Economic Liberalism -- 7. Coney Island and the Rise of Mass Entertainment -- 8. Barbarism and Entertainment -- 9. From Citizen to Consumer -- 10. Democracy, the Public Good and the Post-modern Information Economy
11. Markets, Bureaucracies and New Economy Management Theory12. Postmodern Consumer Capitalism and the Public Library -- Bibliography -- About the Author
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