Socialism and print culture in America, 1897-1920 / by Jason D. Martinek.

Author/creator Martinek, Jason D.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Pickering & Chatto, 2012.
Descriptionxi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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SeriesThe history of the book ; number 11
History of the book (London, England) ; no. 11. ^A1128970
Contents Introduction : "Workers of the world, read!" -- "The workingman's bible" and the making of American socialism -- Charles H. Kerr & Company and the Americanization of Marxian socialism -- Activist readers and American socialists' print culture of dissent -- How the Socialist Party created a print culture of dissent without a party-owned press -- Information management and the Socialist Party's Information Department and Research Bureau -- Annotations on the failure of socialism in America -- Conclusion : What a book cannot do.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 179-189) and index.
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LCCN 2012537108
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