Burning the books : a history of the deliberate destruction of knowledge
by Ovenden, Richard (Author)
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Summary
Opening with the notorious bonfires of "un-German" and Jewish literature in 1933 that offered such a clear signal of Nazi intentions, Burning the Books takes us on a 3000-year journey through the destruction of knowledge and the fight against all the odds to preserve it. Richard Ovenden, director of... Full description
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English
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English
Edition
First Harvard University Press edition.
Subjects
McCarter, Christine Anne Lemoine tribute.
Libraries > Destruction and pillage > History > 20th century.
Libraries > Destruction and pillage > History > 21st century.
Book burning > History > 20th century.
Book burning > History > 21st century.
Cultural property > Protection.
Information science > Sociological aspects.