Free to All

Free to All
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0226850323
ISBN-13 : 9780226850320
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Book Synopsis Free to All by : Abigail A. Van Slyck

Download or read book Free to All written by Abigail A. Van Slyck and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1998-07-20 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Familiar landmarks in hundreds of American towns, Carnegie libraries have shaped the public library experience of generations of Americans and today seen far from controversial. In Free to All, however, Abigail Van Slyck shows that the classical facades and symmetrical plans of these buildings often mask the complex and contentious circumstances of their construction and use.


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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Questions of Access -- 1. The Culture of Print in a Context of Racism -- 2. Carnegie Pu