Burning books / Matthew Fishburn.
Burning books / Matthew Fishburn.
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Publisher
Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, c2008.
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N363.3109/4
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Language
English
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Physical content
xix, 219 p., [8] p. of col. plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The Fear of Books -- Utopia -- Burn but his Books -- Louvain -- Banned Books -- 2. The Burning of the Books -- Fire Incantations -- Bibliocaust -- History has Taught you Nothing -- Asphalt Literature -- 3. The Library of the Burned Books -- The Reichstag Fire -- The Brown Book -- Why a Library of...
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Publisher
Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, c2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"The Nazi burning of the books in 1933 was one of the most infamous political spectacles of the twentieth century. In Berlin and all over Germany, Nazi officials and students organized elaborate parades and bonfires to mark their embrace of Hitler's new government. Book burning has since become a modern taboo and the symbol of any oppressive regime...
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Burning books / Matthew Fishburn.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2008.
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N363.3109/4
Record Identifier
74VMbPKRlBPX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMbPKRlBPX
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ISBN
0230553281 (hbk.) :
9780230553286 (hbk.) :
DDC
363.3109
MMS ID
991000684739702626
