A history of the public library in England, providing an account of the social and intellectual contexts in which the institution developed in the years 1850-1914, including social control, technical education, economic decline, middle-class failure and the social causes of architectural style.
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First Edition. Fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; vii, 353 pages ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-278) and index. Contents; Introduction: The 'Epiphyte' Institution -- 1. In Search of an Analytical Model -- 2. Foundations of the Public Library Ideal -- 3. The Utilitarian Flywheel -- 4. The Principal Pioneers: Ewart and Edwards -- 5. Culture, Materialism and the 1849 Select Committee: the Cultural Materialism of Art -- 6. Economic Concerns: 'Useful' Knowledge and Political Economy -- 7. The Idealist Flywheel -- 8. Cultural Concerns: in Search of an Assertive Middle Class -- 9. Librarians: Their Social Engagement and Controlling Discourse -- 10. Architecture: the Social Causes of Design -- 11. Conclusion. Subjects; 1800-1999. Public libraries Social aspects England History 19th century. Public libraries Social aspects England History 20th century. Public libraries History. Library buildings. Library users. Nineteenth century. 1 Kg. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 394697
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First Edition. Fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; vii, 353 pages ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-278) and index. Contents; Introduction: The 'Epiphyte' Institution -- 1. In Search of an Analytical Model -- 2. Foundations of the Public Library Ideal -- 3. The Utilitarian Flywheel -- 4. The Principal Pioneers: Ewart and Edwards -- 5. Culture, Materialism and the 1849 Select Committee: the Cultural Materialism of Art -- 6. Economic Concerns: 'Useful' Knowledge and Political Economy -- 7. The Idealist Flywheel -- 8. Cultural Concerns: in Search of an Assertive Middle Class -- 9. Librarians: Their Social Engagement and Controlling Discourse -- 10. Architecture: the Social Causes of Design -- 11. Conclusion. Subjects; 1800-1999. Public libraries Social aspects England History 19th century. Public libraries Social aspects England History 20th century. Public libraries History. Library buildings. Library users. Nineteenth century. 1 Kg. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 394697
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