Libricide
the regime-sponsored destruction of books and libraries in the twentieth century
by Rebecca Knuth
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"This book identities the regime-sponsored, ideologically driven, and systemic destruction of books and libraries in the twentieth century that often served as a prelude or accompaniment to the massive human tragedies that have characterized a most violent century. Using case studies of libricide committed by Nazis, Serbs in Bosnia, Iraqis in Kuwait, Maoists during the Cultural Revolution in China, and Chinese Communists in Tibet, Knuth argues that the destruction of books and libraries by authoritarian regimes was sparked by the same impulses toward negation that provoked acts of genocide or ethnocide."--Jacket.
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Case studies, Censorship, Destruction and pillage, History, Libraries, Libraries and state, Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies., Censorship -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies., Libraries and state -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies., Libraries -- Censorship -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies., Buch, Amerika Haus Berlin Video Lending Library, Cas, Études de, Bücherverbrennung, Bibel, Amerika Haus Berlin, Zensur, Autoritarisme, Zerstörung, Politische Verfolgung, Censuur, Censura, Histoire, Censure, Bibliotecas, Livros, Bibliothek, Politique gouvernementale, Boekverbrandingen, Bibliothèques, Libraries, censorshipTimes
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Libricide: the regime-sponsored destruction of books and libraries in the twentieth century
2003, Praeger
in English
027598088X 9780275980887
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