Burning the Books: RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK - A History of Knowledge Under Attack - E-book - ePub

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An unforgettable 3, 000-year-old journey - from Mesopotamian clay tablets trying to predict the future, to Tudor book-hunters and Nazi bonfires, and on into the dangers of our increasingly digital existence, Burning the Books shows how the preservation of knowledge is vital for the survival of civilization itself. 'A wonderful book, full of good stories and burning with passion' SUNDAY TIMES, BOOKS OF THE YEAR'Compelling, fascinating and rewarding' LITERARY REVIEW'When books burn, it is more than just words under attack .

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  • Date de parution
    02/09/2020
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    978-1-5293-7878-8
  • EAN
    9781529378788
  • Format
    ePub
  • Caractéristiques du format ePub
    • Protection num.
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À propos de l'auteur

Biographie de Richard Ovenden

Richard Ovenden OBE is the 25th Bodley's Librarian (since the post was set up in 1600) at the Bodelian Library in Oxford. Since 1987 he has worked in a number of important archives and libraries, including the House of Lords Library, the National Library of Scotland (as a Curator of Rare Books) and in the University of Edinburgh, where he was Director of Collections. He is an Honorary Fellow of St Hugh's College, Oxford and holds a Professorial Fellowship at Balliol College, Oxford.
His writing has been frequently published in major newspapers and online platforms.

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