Patti Clayton Becker

Books and Libraries in American Society during World War II

Weapons in the War of Ideas

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

World War II presented America's public libraries with the daunting challenge of meeting new demands for war-related library services and materials with Depression-weakened collections, inadequate budgets and demoralized staff, in addition to continuing to serve the library's traditional clientele of women and children seeking recreational reading. This work examines how libraries could respond to their communities need through the use of numerous primary and secondary sources.

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Produktdetails

• Studies in American Popular History and Culture
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 506g
• ISBN-13: 9780415653688
• ISBN-10: 0415653681
• Artikelnr.: 36540762

Autorenporträt

Patti Clayton Becker

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter Introduction: Imposing Frontages on Important Streets
Chapter 1 More Than Pleasant Luxuries: Background
Chapter 2 We Have to Act Immediately: Responding to the National Emergency
Chapter 3 Moving Picture Houses and Dance Halls: Seeking Support
Chapter 4 To Meet the Needs of a Nation at War: Libraries Respond
Chapter 5 Avoid Frightening the Librarian: Implementing the Policy Statement
Chapter 6 Praise the Lord and Pass the New Editions: Victory Book Campaigns
Chapter 7 A Spell of Rough Weather: Wartime Challenges
Chapter 8 Beginning a New Era: Postwar Hopes