Books, buildings and social engineering: early public libraries in britain from past to present
Auteur :
Black, Alistair / Pepper, Simon / Bagshaw, Kaye
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754672074
Date de publication :
23 juin 2009
Dimensions :
24,6 x 17,4 cm
Poids :
1315 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This important and comprehensive book represents a ground-breaking socio-architectural study of pre-1939 public library buildings. It includes a study of what is happening to historic libraries now and proposes that knowledge of their origins and early development can help build an understanding of how best to handle their future.