Forbidden Books in American Public Libraries, 1876-1939 : A Study in Cultural Change epub
Forbidden Books in American Public Libraries, 1876-1939 : A Study in Cultural Change epub
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Author: Evelyn Geller
Number of Pages: 234 pages
Published Date: 16 Apr 1984
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication Country: Westport, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780313238086
File size: 48 Mb
File Name: forbidden.books.in.american.public.libraries,.1876-1939.a.study.in.cultural.change.pdf
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This study traces the way in which the librarian as the guardian of the freedom to read came to replace the librarian as moral censor. This shift in ideology is traced against a backdrop of major social and literary changes. Within this context, censorship is treated as part of a broader professional ideology of book selection. Geller treats that ideology in terms of three constant dilemmas of choice: populism vs. elitism, neutrality vs. advocacy, and freedom vs. censorship. By exploring the ways in which librarians as public servants have defined their selection policies in terms of the public interest, she sheds new light on the complex historical background and shifting social values that underlie contemporary policy alternatives.
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Forbidden Books in American Public Libraries, 1876-1939 : A Study in Cultural Change by Evelyn Geller
Author: Evelyn Geller
Number of Pages: 234 pages
Published Date: 16 Apr 1984
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication Country: Westport, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780313238086
File size: 48 Mb
File Name: forbidden.books.in.american.public.libraries,.1876-1939.a.study.in.cultural.change.pdf
Download Link: forbidden books in american public libraries, 1876-1939 a study in cultural change
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This study traces the way in which the librarian as the guardian of the freedom to read came to replace the librarian as moral censor. This shift in ideology is traced against a backdrop of major social and literary changes. Within this context, censorship is treated as part of a broader professional ideology of book selection. Geller treats that ideology in terms of three constant dilemmas of choice: populism vs. elitism, neutrality vs. advocacy, and freedom vs. censorship. By exploring the ways in which librarians as public servants have defined their selection policies in terms of the public interest, she sheds new light on the complex historical background and shifting social values that underlie contemporary policy alternatives.
Read online Forbidden Books in American Public Libraries, 1876-1939 : A Study in Cultural Change Buy Forbidden Books in American Public Libraries, 1876-1939 : A Study in Cultural Change Download Forbidden Books in American Public Libraries, 1876-1939 : A Study in Cultural Change for pc, mac, kindle, readers Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook Forbidden Books in American Public Libraries, 1876-1939 : A Study in Cultural Change ebook, pdf, djvu, epub, mobi, fb2, zip, rar, torrent