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.
'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
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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;
