<p>Public spending is under threat and public libraries are suffering. At a time when libraries can play a critical role in supporting people facing difficult economic and social situations, the dominant conservative model of librarianship has nothing meaningful to say about the role and relevance of libraries. It offers more of the same, but no qualitative change so necessary today. It continues to maintain the myth that there is no alternative to its own policies and practices. There is thus an urgent need to alternative ideas and practices to address people’s needs. The progressive librarianship movement is taking up this challenge. It has also been active in Kenya and Britain but its work is not widely know. The Kenyan movement differed from the others in that it grew within the underground political movement in the 1980s - the December Twelve Movement/Mwakenya. Using original documents, this book records this hidden history. In the process, it examines key concepts such as the role of libraries and the relevance of service. Linking library work with the wider social and political concerns, the book explores issues such as politics of information, the role of activism and “neutrality” in library work. It offers an alternative approach to librarianship, to the training of librarians and to organisational change to make libraries more relevant to people’s lives.</p>

Progressive Librarianship: Perspectives from Kenya and Britain, 1979-2010

Politics & Social Sciences

Durrani, Shiraz

Social Sciences

Vita

<p>This book examines the life and work of a remarkable trade unionist and revolutionary. Makhan  Singh laid the foundation for radical trade unionism and influenced the liberation struggle in Kenya. He actively participated in the struggles of the working classes in India. For this, the colonial authorities in India and Kenya detained him for over 15 years. This collection, marking 101 years of Makhan Singh’s birth, explores different aspects of his life as a father, a trade unionist, a political activist, a poet and a communist committed to social, political and economic liberation from colonialism and imperialism. His vision, his action and his courage are as relevant today as they were in his time.</p>

Makhan Singh: A Revolutionary Kenyan Trade Unionist

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

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Борис Кириков

Obhohocheshsya, ili Zabavnaya psihologiya

Ефим Рейтблат

Polvere? No, grazie!

Giancarlo Chiapello

The Kenya Socialist Vol. 2

Politics & Government

Trade Union Studies in the UK and Kenya

Flanagan, Nigel

A Struggle of sixty-two days: A Play based on the 1936-37 strikes for 25% wage rise and an eight-hour working day in Kenya

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Struggle for Release Jomo & Colleagues

Ambu H Patel

Escape from Moneyville

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Action & Adventure

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