Socialism and print culture in America, 1897-1920 [[electronic resource] /] / by Jason D. Martinek

• Autore: Martinek Jason D
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Brookfield, Vt., : Pickering & Chatto, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.91
• Soggetto topico: Books and reading - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century; Literacy - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century; Socialism - United States - History - 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-189) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Socialism and print culture in America, 1897-1920
• ISBN: 1-317-32076-X; 1-317-32077-8; 1-283-85037-0; 1-84893-335-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462316003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: History of the book (London, England) ; ; no. 11.