Burning books and leveling libraries : extremist violence and cultural destruction / Rebecca Knuth
| Author(s): | Knuth, Rebecca, 1949- |
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| Subjects: | Libraries--Destruction and pillage--History--20th century Libraries--Destruction and pillage--History--21st century Book burning--History--20th century Book burning--History--21st century Radicalism--History--20th century Radicalism--History--21st century Cultural property |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2006 |
| LC Classification: | Z |
| Table of Contents: | Ch. 1. Understanding modern biblioclasm 1 Ch. 2. Tracing the path of extremism from Robespierre to Milosevic 17 Ch. 3. Political protestors and Amsterdam's South African institute, 1984 43 Ch. 4. Ethnic biblioclasm, 1980-2005 71 Ch. 5. National socialism and the destruction of Berlin's institute for sexual science, 1933 101 Ch. 6. Secular fanaticism and the auto-genocide of Cambodia, 1975-1979 121 Ch. 7. Fundamentalism and the destruction of Afghanistan's cultural heritage, 1994-2001 141 Ch. 8. Dueling ideologies and total war, 1939-1945 161 Ch. 9. Anarchy and acquisitive vandalism, 1967-2003 179 Ch. 10. Errors of omission and cultural destruction in Iraq, 2003 201 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2006002747 ISBN: 0275990079 EAN: 9780275990077 Contents: Introducing modern biblioclasm -- Tracing the path of extremism from Robespierre to Milosevic -- Political protestors and Amsterdam's South African Institute, 1984 -- Ethnic biblioclasm, 1980-2005 -- National Socialism and the destruction of Berlin's Institute for Sexual Knowledge, 1933 -- Secular fanaticism and the auto-genocide of Cambodia, 1975-1979 -- Fundamentalism and the destruction of Afghanistan's cultural heritage, 1994-2001 -- Dueling ideologies and total war, 1939-1945 -- Anarchy and acquisitive vandalism, 1967-2003 -- Errors of omission and cultural destruction in Iraq, 2003 Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 233 p. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 63703782 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0275990079 9780275990077 |