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Visions of Utopia

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From the sex-free paradise of the Shakers to the worker’s paradise of Marx, utopian ideas seem to have two things in common–they all are wonderfully plausible at the start and they all end up as disasters. In Visions of Utopia, three leading cultural critics–Edward Rothstein, Martin Marty, and Herbert Muschamp–look at the history of utopian thinking, exploring why they fail and why they are still worth pursuing. Rothstein contends that every utopia is really a dy… More >>

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Exemplary Public Libraries: Lessons in Leadership, Management, and Service

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This book presents a qualitative study of the management of selected public libraries in the United States and Great Britain in relation to their histories and missions. Data were collected through observations in the libraries and personal interviews with the chief administrator(s) of each library or library system. Libraries examined in the United States were the Chicago Public Library, Hattiesburg Public Library (Mississippi), and the Pierce County Library System… More >>

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Civic Space/Cyberspace: The American Public Library in the Information Age

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In Civic Space/Cyberspace, Redmond Kathleen Molz and Phyllis Dain assess the current condition and direction of the American public library. They consider the challenges and opportunities presented by new electronic technologies, changing public policy, fiscal realities, and cultural trends. They draw on site visits and interviews conducted across the country; extensive reading of reports, surveys, and other documents; and their long-standing interest in the library… More >>

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Visions of Utopia

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