"Buch." . . "Libraries Censorship History 20th century Case studies." . . "Història del llibre." . . "Bibliothèques Censure Histoire 20e siècle Cas, Études de." . . "Bibliothèques - Censure - Histoire - 20e siècle - Cas, Études de." . "Censorship Case studies History 20th century." . . "Knjižnice Uničevanje Zgodovina 20.st. Študije primerov." . . "Država Odnosi Knjižnice 20.st. Študije primerov." . . "Censura Século 20." . . "Bibliotecas Destrucciones y saqueos." . . "Buchzensur Geschichte 20. Jh." . . "Bibliothek." . . "Biblioteques Destrucció i saqueig Història S. XX." . . "Censura." . . "Libraries and state Case studies History 20th century." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Case studies"@en . "Case studies" . . . . "Libricide the regime-sponsored destruction of books and libraries in the twentieth century" . "Libricide the regime-sponsored destruction of books and libraries in the twentieth century"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Casestudies (vorm)" . . "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, 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. Readers will learn why some people--even those not subject to authoritarian regimes--consider the destruction of books a positive process. Knuth promotes understanding of the reasons behind extremism and patterns of cultural terrorism, and concludes that what is at stake with libricide is nothing less than the preservation and continuation of the common cultural heritage of the world. Anyone committed to freedom of expression and humanistic values will embrace this passionate and valuable book." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . . . . . . "Libricide : the regime-sponsored destruction of books and libraries in the twentieth century" . . . "Censur historia 1900-talet fallstudier." . . "Censura Història S. XX." . . "Censure Histoire 20e siècle Cas, Études de." . . "Censure - Histoire - 20e siècle - Cas, Études de." . "Libraries and state History 20th century Case studies." . . "Geschichte 1900-2000." . . "Autoritarisme." . . "Libraries Case studies Censorship History 20th century." . . "Electronic books." . . "Biblioteques i Estat Història S. XX." . . "Libraries Censorship" . . "Libraries Destruction and pillage" . . "S. XX" . . "Zerstörung." . . "Censorship History 20th century Case studies." . . "Boekverbrandingen." . . "Bibliotecas." . . "Bücherverbrennung Geschichte 1900-2000." . . "Llibres Destrucció i saqueig Història S. XX." . . "Libros Censura." . . "Bibliotek censur historia 1900-talet fallstudier." . . "POLITICAL SCIENCE Censorship." . . "Biblioteques Censura Història S. XX." . . "Història de les biblioteques." . . "Cases" . . "Biblioteker" . . "Politische Verfolgung." . . "Libraries Destruction and pillage History 20th century Case studies." . . "Censorship" . . "Bibliothèques Censure 20e siècle." . . "Historie" . . "Bücherverbrennung." . . "Livros." . . "Bibliothek Zerstörung Geschichte 1900-2000." . . "Censuur." . . "Bibliotecas Censura." . . "Cenzura Zgodovina 20.st. Študije primerov." . . "Libraries and state" . . "Bøger" . . "Knjige Uničevanje Zgodovina 20.st. Študije primerov." . . "Bibliothèques Politique gouvernementale Histoire 20e siècle Cas, Études de." . . "Bibliothèques - Politique gouvernementale - Histoire - 20e siècle - Cas, Études de." . "Zensur." . . . . "1900 - 1999" . . "Autodafés de livres 20e siècle." . . "Saqueig." . .