Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library: How Postmodern Consumer Capitalism Threatens Democracy, Civil Education and the Public Good

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Preface; 1. The Crisis of Democracy and the Public Library; 2. Democracy and the Profession of Librarianship; 3. The Reasoning Public: Public Libraries, Democracy and the Public Good; 4. Education, Democracy and the Public Good; 5. Education, Edification, Entertainment and Consumption; 6. From Ethical Liberalism to Economic Liberalism; 7. Coney Island and the Rise of Mass Entertainment; 8. Barbarism and Entertainment; 9. From Citizen to Consumer; 10. Democracy, the Public Good and the Post-modern Information Economy; 11. Markets, Bureaucracies and New Economy Management Theory. Preface 1. The Crisis of Democracy and the Public Library 2. Democracy and the Profession of Librarianship 3. The Reasoning Public: Public Libraries, Democracy and the Public Good 4. Education, Democracy and the Public Good 5. Education, Edification, Entertainment and Consumption 6. From Ethical Liberalism to Economic Liberalism 7. Coney Island and the Rise of Mass Entertainment 8. Barbarism and Entertainment 9. From Citizen to Consumer 10. Democracy, the Public Good and the Post-modern Information Economy 11. Markets, Bureaucracies and New Economy Management Theory. 12. Postmodern Consumer Capitalism and the Public LibraryBibliography About the Author.