Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 340 g
Community Places and Reading Spaces in the Rural Heartland, 1876-1956
Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 340 g
Reihe: Iowa and the Midwest Experience Series
ISBN: 978-1-60938-067-0
Verlag: University of Iowa Press
Examines four emblematic small-town libraries in the US Midwest from the late nineteenth century through the federal Library Service Act of 1956, and shows that these institutions served a much different purpose than is so often perceived. Rather than acting as neutral institutions that are vital to democracy, these libraries were actually mediating community literary values and providing a public space for the construction of social harmony.




