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Burning the books : a history of the deliberate destruction of knowledge / by Ovenden, Richard,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-290) and index.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.
Subjects: Archives; Book burning; Book burning; Book burning; Censorship; Cultural property; Information science; Libraries; Libraries; Libraries; Archives; Books; Libraries;
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