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Author Knuth, Rebecca, 1949-

Title Libricide : the regime-sponsored destruction of books and libraries in the twentieth century / Rebecca Knuth
Published Westport, Conn. : Praeger, [2003]
©2003

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Description xiii, 277 pages ; 25 cm
regular print
Contents 1. Books, Libraries, and the Phenomenon of Ethnocide -- 2. The Evolution and Functions of Libraries -- 3. A Theoretical Framework for Libricide -- 4. Nazi Germany: Racism and Nationalism -- 5. Greater Serbia -- 6. Iraq, Kuwait, and the Politics of Thuggery -- 7. China's Cultural Revolution -- 8. Tibet: A Culture in Jeopardy -- 9. The Collision of Ideas
Summary "This book identities the regime-sponsored, ideologically driven, and systemic destruction of books and libraries in the twentieth 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, Maoists during the Cultural Revolution in China, and Chinese Communists in Tibet, Knuth argues that the destruction of books and libraries by authoritarian regimes was sparked by the same impulses toward negation that provoked acts of genocide or ethnocide."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Books, Libraries, and the Phenomenon of Ethnocide -- 2. The Evolution and Functions of Libraries -- 3. A Theoretical Framework for Libricide -- 4. Nazi Germany: Racism and Nationalism -- 5. Greater Serbia -- 6. Iraq, Kuwait, and the Politics of Thuggery -- 7. China's Cultural Revolution -- 8. Tibet: A Culture in Jeopardy -- 9. The Collision of Ideas. "This book identities the regime-sponsored, ideologically driven, and systemic destruction of books and libraries in the twentieth 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, Maoists during the Cultural Revolution in China, and Chinese Communists in Tibet, Knuth argues that the destruction of books and libraries by authoritarian regimes was sparked by the same impulses toward negation that provoked acts of genocide or ethnocide."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies.
Censorship -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies.
Libraries and state -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies.
Libraries -- Censorship -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Case studies.
History.
Case studies.
LC no. 2002044542
ISBN 027598088X alkaline paper