Socialism and Print Culture in America, 1897-1920

AvJason D Martinek

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

For socialists at the turn of the last century, reading was a radical act. This interdisciplinary study looks at how American socialists used literacy in the struggle against capitalism.

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Utgivningsdatum:2012-09-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt:488 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:History of the Book
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781848933347

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'Martinek has provided an important book that clearly illustrates the centrality of print media in building the SPA and shaping public discourse.' The Journal of American History

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: ‘Workers of the World, Read!’; Chapter 1 ‘The Workingman’s Bible’ and the Making of American Socialism; Chapter 2 Charles H. Kerr & Company and the Americanization of Marxian Socialism; Chapter 3 Activist Readers and American Socialists’ Print Culture of Dissent; Chapter 4 How the Socialist Party Created a Print Culture of Dissent Without a Party-Owned Press; Chapter 5 Information Management and the Socialist Party’s Information Department and Research Bureau; Chapter 6 Annotations on the Failure of Socialism in America; Chapter 7 Conclusion: What a Book Cannot Do;