Burning the Books: RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK: A History of Knowledge Under Attack - Couverture rigide

Ovenden, Richard

 
9781529378757: Burning the Books: RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK: A History of Knowledge Under Attack

Synopsis

'A stark and important warning about the value of knowledge . . . Vital reading for this day and age' PETER FRANKOPAN

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À propos de l?auteur

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.

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9781529378771: Burning the Books: RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK: A History of Knowledge Under Attack

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  152937877X ISBN 13 :  9781529378771
Editeur : John Murray, 2021
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