Public Libraries and the Decline of the Democratic Dogma.

Harris, Michael H.

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ERIC Number: EJ146991

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Publication Date: 1976

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Public Libraries and the Decline of the Democratic Dogma

Harris, Michael H.

Library Journal, 101, 19, 2225-30, Nov 1 76

We are now witnessing what I prefer to call the decline of the democratic dogma in this country; the people seem to be losing their unmitigated faith in the basic and most cherished of American beliefs; their faith in the value of universal public enlightenment. (Author)

Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Democratic Values, Equal Education, Financial Support, Laborers, Public Libraries, United States History

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