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Burning the Books: RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
A History of Knowledge Under Attack
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Artikel-Nr:
9781529378757
Veröffentl:
2020
Erscheinungsdatum:
03.09.2020
Seiten:
320
Autor:
Richard Ovenden
Gewicht:
514 g
Format:
241x158x32 mm
Sprache:
Deutsch
Beschreibung:
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.
'A stark and important warning about the value of knowledge . . . Vital reading for this day and age' PETER FRANKOPAN