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Books, buildings and social engineering : early public libraries in Britain from past to present
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Books, buildings and social engineering : early public libraries in Britain from past to present

Author: Alistair Black; Simon Pepper; Kaye Bagshaw
Publisher: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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An important influence on the cultural and educational life of the country, British public libraries began to be supported by local taxation in 1850 but their buildings now represent a difficult  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Alistair Black; Simon Pepper; Kaye Bagshaw
ISBN: 9780754672074 0754672077 9780754690917 0754690911
OCLC Number: 276514861
Description: xix, 465 p. : ill., plans ; 26 cm.
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Part 1 Contexts: The public library and society, 1850-1939: Periodisation, social control and social engineering.; Part 2 Periods of Public Library design: Pioneer public library buildings, 1850-1883; Public library buildings in the age of serial philanthropy, 1883-1914; Modernism and public library buildings between the wars.; Part 3 Thematic Studies: Readers help themselves in the open access revolution; Children's libraries; The library as 'monument' and 'machine'.; Part 4 The Past in the Present: New for old?; Conclusion; Appendix; Index.
Responsibility: Alistair Black, Simon Pepper and Kaye Bagshaw.

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