Books, Buildings and Social Engineering

Books, Buildings and Social Engineering

Early Public Libraries in Britain from Past to Present

Black, Alistair; Bagshaw, Kaye; Pepper, Simon

Taylor & Francis Ltd

06/2009

486

Dura

Inglês

9780754672074

15 a 20 dias

1315

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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 the public library between the wars. Part 3 Thematic Studies: Readers help themselves: 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; Select bibliography; Index.
Public Library Buildings;public;Carnegie UK Trust;Public Library Design;Town Hall;Stanley Jast;Liverpool Public Library;Picton Reading Room;Early Public Library;Manchester Central Reference Library;Simon Pepper;Walker Art Gallery;Library Buildings;Public Library;Manchester Central Library;Children's Library;Open Access Libraries;Town Hall Extension;Round Reading Room;Carnegie United Kingdom Trust;Carnegie Libraries;Public Library Development;Reading Room;Henry Hare;Young Men;Open Access System