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Books and libraries in American society during World War II : weapons in the war of ideas /
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 c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge,
2005.
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| Colección: | American popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm))
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 294 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135467722 1135467722 129986838X 9781299868380 9780203958377 0203958373 |