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Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge

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Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge - Ovenden, Richard
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Libraries preserve the knowledge and ideas on which rights depend; no wonder they are so often attacked. Richard Ovenden tells the history of this deliberate destruction of knowledge--from library burnings to digital attacks and contemporary underfunding--and makes a passionate plea for the importance of these threatened institutions.

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Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge 2022, Belknap Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674271104

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