Books on fire : the tumultuous story of the world's great libraries
Polastron, Lucien X.2007
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Journeying from ancient Mesopotamia to modern times, this book shows how the urge to write, read and collect books has always gone hand in hand with the impulse to destroy them. This investigation also the reveals a new danger facing libraries today: the threat of the digitalization of books.
Main title:
Books on fire : the tumultuous story of the world's great libraries / Lucien X. Polastron ; translated by Jon E. Graham.
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Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2007.
Collation:
xii, 371 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-362) and index.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780500513842 (hbk)0500513848 (hbk)
Dewey class:
027'.009027.009027
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
1041852
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