Burning the books : a history of knowledge under attack
Ovenden, Richard2021
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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.
Main title:
Burning the books : a history of knowledge under attack / Richard Ovenden.
Author:
Ovenden, Richard, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2021.
Collation:
308 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2020.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781529378771 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
1179923