Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library: How Postmodern Consumer Capitalism Threatens Democracy, Civil Education and the Public GoodLibrary Juice Press, LLC, 14 mai 2014 - 145 pages Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library is a philosophical and historical analysis of how the rise of consumerism has led to the decline of the original mission of public libraries to sustain and promote democracy through civic education. Through a reading of historical figures such as Plato, Helvetius, Rousseau, and John Stuart Mill, the book shows how democracy and even capitalism were originally believed to depend upon the moral and political education that public libraries (and other institutions of rational public discourse) could provide. But as capitalism developed in the 20th century it evolved into a postmodern consumerism that replaced democracy with consumerism and education with entertainment. Public libraries have mistakenly tried to remain relevant by shadowing the rise of consumerism, but have instead contributed to the rise of a new barbarism and the decline of democracy. |
Table des matières
Public Libraries | 11 |
Education Edification Entertainment | 27 |
Coney Island and the Rise of Mass Enter | 41 |
From Citizen to Consumer | 65 |
Markets Bureaucracies and New Econ | 95 |
Postmodern Consumer Capitalism and | 113 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library: How Postmodern Consumer ... Ed D'Angelo Aucun aperçu disponible - 2006 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
American Library American Library Association Astor Place Riot Barber believed Benjamin Barber Berlin wall bookstores brary Chartist citizens civilization classic liberal common concept Coney Island consumer demand consumer markets consumption corporate critical customer service D’Angelo democracy democratic deregulation Economy management edify ence Enlightenment entertainment example exchange value gatekeeper Helvetius hierarchy high culture human images industry information economy infotainment telesector interest Lenin librarians mall market populism marketplace mass means mechanical ment mission mocracy modern moral nineteenth century organization outsourced pander Plato pleasure political popular culture postmodern consumer capitalism postmodern information economy production profits public library public space public sphere publishing quoted reader's advisory reason reaucracy replace role rules segmented serve signifier social society Soros sumer Taylor theory Thomas Frank tion twentieth century United Victorian Victorian era vulgar Weber-Taylor bureaucracy word triangle workers