Bibliograph

Burning the books, a history of the deliberate destruction of knowledge, Richard Ovenden

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Burning the books, a history of the deliberate destruction of knowledge, Richard Ovenden

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-290) and index

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illustrationsphotographs

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Burning the books

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

Richard Ovenden

Sub title

a history of the deliberate destruction of knowledge

Summary

"Libraries and archives have been attacked since ancient times but have been especially threatened in the modern era. Today the knowledge they safeguard faces purposeful destruction and willful neglect; deprived of funding, libraries are fighting for their very existence. Burning the Books recounts the history that brought us to this point."--Amazon.com

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