Libricide: The Regime-Sponsored Destruction of Books and Libraries in the Twentieth Century

by Rebecca Knuth

Book Overview

Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings, declared German poet Heinrich Heine. This book identifies the regime-sponsored, ideologically driven, and systemic destruction of books and libraries in the 20th 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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027598088X
• ISBN13: 9780275980887
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.8"