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UNINA9910462316003321 |
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Autore |
Martinek Jason D |
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Titolo |
Socialism and print culture in America, 1897-1920 [[electronic resource] /] / by Jason D. Martinek |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; Brookfield, Vt., : Pickering & Chatto, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-32076-X |
1-317-32077-8 |
1-283-85037-0 |
1-84893-335-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Collana |
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The history of the book ; ; no. 11 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Books and reading - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century |
Literacy - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century |
Socialism - United States - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-189) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. 'The Workingman's Bible'; 2. Charles H. Kerr & Company and the Americanization of Marxian Socialism; 3. Activist Readers and American Socialists' Print Culture of Dissent; 4. How the Socialist Party Created a Print Culture of Dissent; 5. Information Management and the Socialist Party's Information Department; 6. Annotations on the Failure of Socialism in America; 7. Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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