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Burning the Books

A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge

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ISBN 9780674271104

Publication Date: 05/03/2022

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320 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

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Belknap Press

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Richard Ovenden is Director of the Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Balliol College. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 2019, is a member of the American Philosophical Society, and serves as Treasurer of the Consortium of European Research Libraries and President of the Digital Preservation Coalition.

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