Burning the books : a history of the deliberate destruction of knowledge
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Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2020.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780674241206, 0674241207
Physical Desc
308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 027.009 OVENDE 2020 | On Shelf |
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Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2020.
Language
English
ISBN
9780674241206, 0674241207
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The director of the famed Bodleian Libraries at Oxford narrates the global history of the willful destruction-and surprising survival-of recorded knowledge over the past three millennia."--Amazon.com.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Archives -- History.
Archives -- Social aspects.
Book burning -- History -- 20th century.
Book burning -- History -- 21st century.
Books -- Social aspects -- History.
Censorship -- History.
Cultural property -- Protection.
Information science -- Sociological aspects.
Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- History -- 20th century.
Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- History -- 21st century.
Libraries -- Social aspects.
Archives -- Social aspects.
Book burning -- History -- 20th century.
Book burning -- History -- 21st century.
Books -- Social aspects -- History.
Censorship -- History.
Cultural property -- Protection.
Information science -- Sociological aspects.
Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- History -- 20th century.
Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- History -- 21st century.
Libraries -- Social aspects.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ovenden, R. (2020). Burning the books: a history of the deliberate destruction of knowledge . The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ovenden, Richard. 2020. Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ovenden, Richard. Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ovenden, Richard. Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2020.
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