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464 pages • first pub 2021 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781788163422
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Profile Books
Edition Pub Date: 21 October 2021
This book is ideal for readers who are drawn to the evolving cultural and historical roles of libraries and seek an engaging narrative that connects their passion for book culture with the broader story of human knowledge preservation.
Description
"A sweeping, absorbing history, deeply researched, of that extraordinary and enduring phenomenon: the library." Richard Ovenden, author of Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge under AttackFamed across the known world, jealously guarded by pri...
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Classism, Genocide, Colonisation
464 pages • first pub 2021 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781788163422
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Profile Books
Edition Pub Date: 21 October 2021
This book is ideal for readers who are drawn to the evolving cultural and historical roles of libraries and seek an engaging narrative that connects their passion for book culture with the broader story of human knowledge preservation.
Description
"A sweeping, absorbing history, deeply researched, of that extraordinary and enduring phenomenon: the library." Richard Ovenden, author of Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge under AttackFamed across the known world, jealously guarded by pri...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Religious bigotry, War, Fire/Fire injuryMinor
Classism, Genocide, Colonisation