Socialism and print culture in America, 1897-1920
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Bibliographic Information
Socialism and print culture in America, 1897-1920
（The history of the book / series editor, Ann R. Hawkins, no. 11）
Pickering & Chatto, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-189) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
For socialists at the turn of the last century, reading was a radical act. This interdisciplinary study looks at how American socialists used literacy in the struggle against capitalism.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: 'Workers of the World, Read!'
- Chapter 1 'The Workingman's Bible' and the Making of American Socialism
- Chapter 2 Charles H. Kerr & Company and the Americanization of Marxian Socialism
- Chapter 3 Activist Readers and American Socialists' Print Culture of Dissent
- Chapter 4 How the Socialist Party Created a Print Culture of Dissent Without a Party-Owned Press
- Chapter 5 Information Management and the Socialist Party's Information Department and Research Bureau
- Chapter 6 Annotations on the Failure of Socialism in America
- Chapter 7 Conclusion: What a Book Cannot Do
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