Taming the Mob: the Early Public Library and the Creation of Good Citizens
The article examines the principles upon which the public library operated in the 19th and early 20th Century. Gilles Deleuze’s philosophic work on the disciplinary and control societies is used as a theoretical framework to highlight the forms of governance that have been used in the last couple ce...
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| Language: | English |
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The Partnership
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/3985 |