The democratic discourse of librarianship -- Vectors of oppression -- Liberalism and the enlightenment -- Ideology and hegemony in the Marxist tradition -- Three hegemonies of library history -- The library myth -- Truth machines -- Dual power and mathesis -- Conclusion: lives and time.
Summary:
"Traces the connections between library history and the larger history of capitalist development, suggesting that the relationship between the library and capitalism is closer and more insidious than the democratic tradition allows"-- Provided by publisher.
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