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Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge, Ovenden Richard


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Автор: Ovenden Richard
Название:  Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge
ISBN: 9780674241206
Издательство: Harvard University Press
Издательство: Belknap Press
Классификация: ISBN-10: 0674241207
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 320
Вес: 0.62 кг.
Дата издания: 27.10.2020
Язык: English
Размер: 231 x 165 x 33
Поставляется из: США
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The director of the famed Bodleian Libraries at Oxford narrates the global history of the willful destruction--and surprising survival--of recorded knowledge over the past three millennia.

Libraries and archives have been attacked since ancient times but have been especially threatened in the modern era. Today the knowledge they safeguard faces purposeful destruction and willful neglect; deprived of funding, libraries are fighting for their very existence. Burning the Books recounts the history that brought us to this point.

Richard Ovenden describes the deliberate destruction of knowledge held in libraries and archives from ancient Alexandria to contemporary Sarajevo, from smashed Assyrian tablets in Iraq to the destroyed immigration documents of the UK Windrush generation. He examines both the motivations for these acts--political, religious, and cultural--and the broader themes that shape this history. He also looks at attempts to prevent and mitigate attacks on knowledge, exploring the efforts of librarians and archivists to preserve information, often risking their own lives in the process.

More than simply repositories for knowledge, libraries and archives inspire and inform citizens. In preserving notions of statehood recorded in such historical documents as the Declaration of Independence, libraries support the state itself. By preserving records of citizenship and records of the rights of citizens as enshrined in legal documents such as the Magna Carta and the decisions of the US Supreme Court, they support the rule of law. In Burning the Books, Ovenden takes a polemical stance on the social and political importance of the conservation and protection of knowledge, challenging governments in particular, but also society as a whole, to improve public policy and funding for these essential institutions.




Transit Maps of the World

Автор: Mark Ovenden
Название: Transit Maps of the World
ISBN: 014198144X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141981444
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Описание: Using colourful graphics, this book traces the history of urban transport systems, including rare and historic maps, diagrams, and photographs.

London Underground By Design

Автор: Mark Ovenden
Название: London Underground By Design
ISBN: 1846144175 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781846144172
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Описание: Beginning in the pioneering Victorian age, the author charts the evolution of architecture, branding, typeface, map design, interior and textile styles, posters, signage and graphic design and how these came together to shape the Underground`s identity, and the character of London itself.

Burning the Books

Автор: Ovenden, Richard
Название: Burning the Books
ISBN: 152937877X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781529378771
Издательство: Little Brown
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Описание: `A stark and important warning about the value of knowledge . . . Vital reading for this day and age` PETER FRANKOPAN

Burning the Books

Автор: Ovenden, Richard
Название: Burning the Books
ISBN: 1529378761 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781529378764
Издательство: Little Brown
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Opening with the notorious bonfires of 'un-German' and Jewish literature in 1933 that offered such a clear signal of Nazi intentions, Burning the Books takes us on a 3000-year journey through the destruction of knowledge and the fight against all the odds to preserve it.

Richard Ovenden, director of the world-famous Bodleian Library, explains how attacks on libraries and archives have been a feature of history since ancient times but have increased in frequency and intensity during the modern era. Libraries are far more than stores of literature, through preserving the legal documents such as Magna Carta and records of citizenship, they also support the rule of law and the rights of citizens.

Today, the knowledge they hold on behalf of society is under attack as never before. In this fascinating book, he explores everything from what really happened to the Great Library of Alexandria to the Windrush papers, from Donald Trump's deleting embarrassing tweets to John Murray's burning of Byron's memoirs in the name of censorship.

At once a powerful history of civilisation and a manifesto for the vital importance of physical libraries in our increasingly digital age, Burning the Books is also a very human story animated by an unlikely cast of adventurers, self-taught archaeologists, poets, freedom-fighters -- and, of course, librarians and the heroic lengths they will go to preserve and rescue knowledge, ensuring that civilisation survives.

From the rediscovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the desert, hidden from the Romans and lost for almost 2000 years to the medieval manuscript that inspired William Morris, the knowledge of the past still has so many valuable lessons to teach us and we ignore it at our peril.



Burning the Books

Автор: Ovenden, Richard
Название: Burning the Books
ISBN: 1529378753 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781529378757
Издательство: Little Brown
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Описание: `A stark and important warning about the value of knowledge . . . Vital reading for this day and age` PETER FRANKOPAN

Underground Cities: Mapping the Tunnels, Transits and Networks of Our Cities

Автор: Ovenden Mark
Название: Underground Cities: Mapping the Tunnels, Transits and Networks of Our Cities
ISBN: 178131893X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781781318935
Издательство: Quarto
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Описание: Drawing on geography, cartography and historical oddities, Mark Ovenden explores what the city looks like from the bottom up. Surprising you with facts and exposing the strange beauty of our underneath realms, Underground Cities teaches us all, just how much goes on beneath our feet.

London underground architecture and design map

Автор: Ovenden, Mark
Название: London underground architecture and design map
ISBN: 1912018667 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781912018666
Издательство: Неизвестно
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Описание: The first in our new series of maps dedicated to public transport systems, our London Underground Architecture & Design Map is now available. Curated by transport design historian and broadcaster Mark Ovenden, with photography by Will Scott, this two-sided cartographic guide is an original, authoritative and fascinating insight into architecture and graphic design for transport lovers, students of design and anyone interested in the history of London.

The guide includes a geographical Underground map with featured stations marked, with corresponding photography and details on the reverse along with tips for where to find unique and unusual signage, roundels, clocks, murals and more. The map is protected by a slipcover featuring a distinctive die cut roundel.

Pursuit of a dream

Автор: Ovenden, Daniel Brunt, Allen
Название: Pursuit of a dream
ISBN: 1784651818 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781784651817
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Paris Underground

Автор: Ovenden, Mark
Название: Paris Underground
ISBN: 0143116398 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780143116394
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: The delectable follow up to Transit Maps of the World-- with a French twist

A word-of-mouth sensation, Transit Maps of the World garnered rave reviews and offered delicious eye-candy to the many who devoured its lusciously designed pages. In Paris Underground, Mark Ovenden turns his attention to the famous Paris transit system with its inimitable Art Nouveau inspired stations and Art Deco signage. More than one thousand maps, diagrams, and photographs--historical and current--along with fascinating factual tidbits and enthusiastic, informed commentary embellish this gorgeous cultural history of the Metro's design and construction. Transit buffs, Francophiles, and anyone who appreciates beautiful design are sure to make Paris Underground the season's must-have volume.

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Airline maps

Автор: Ovenden, Mark Roberts, Maxwell
Название: Airline maps
ISBN: 0241434122 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780241434123
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Описание: Richard Garfield`s `Carnival Of Monsters` is being revamped by VR in 2019! The carnival is coming, ready to amaze with unusual creatures never seen before! As the master of your very own Carnival of Monsters, can you present the audience with the spectacle they demand by capturing the most magnificent menagerie of monsters? The carnival master who can explore the magical lands where these creatures dwell and bring back the finest specimens will know riches and fame galore. But be careful-not all monsters are peaceful, so keep a few hunters on hand to keep them from getting loose! Richard Garfield`s Carnival of Monsters is a card-drafting and set-collecting game for 2 to 5 players, ages 10 and up. In this approximately 45-minute game, players draft cards from their hands, trying to collect sets of matching lands so they can capture and display exotic creatures to earn victory points. Along the way, they can hire talented staff to aid their efforts, pursue their own secret goals, or take advantage of fortuitous events. At the end of each season, they must make sure that none of their monsters escape, while the player who can best meet the demands of the audience will be awarded with a bonus!


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