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The Book at War
Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict
Taschenbuch von Andrew Pettegree
Sprache: Englisch

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'Rich, authoritative, and highly readable ... [a] tour de force' David Kynaston

Chairman Mao was a librarian. Stalin was a published poet. Evelyn Waugh served as a commando - before leaving to write Brideshead Revisited. Since the advent of modern warfare, books have all too often found themselves on the frontline.

In The Book at War, acclaimed historian Andrew Pettegree traces the surprising ways in which written culture - from travel guides and scientific papers to Biggles and Anne Frank - has shaped, and been shaped, by the vast conflicts of the modern age.

From the American Civil War to the invasion of Ukraine, books, authors and readers have gone to war - and in the process become both deadly weapons and our most persuasive arguments for peace.

'Rich, authoritative, and highly readable ... [a] tour de force' David Kynaston

Chairman Mao was a librarian. Stalin was a published poet. Evelyn Waugh served as a commando - before leaving to write Brideshead Revisited. Since the advent of modern warfare, books have all too often found themselves on the frontline.

In The Book at War, acclaimed historian Andrew Pettegree traces the surprising ways in which written culture - from travel guides and scientific papers to Biggles and Anne Frank - has shaped, and been shaped, by the vast conflicts of the modern age.

From the American Civil War to the invasion of Ukraine, books, authors and readers have gone to war - and in the process become both deadly weapons and our most persuasive arguments for peace.

Über den Autor
Andrew Pettegree, FBA, is Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews. He is the co-author of The Library: A Fragile History, and the prize-winning The Book in the Renaissance and The Invention of News. He is a former Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society and founding director of the Universal Short Title Catalogue.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Allgemeine Lexika, Importe
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 480 S.
16 farbige Bildtaf.
ISBN-13: 9781800814943
ISBN-10: 1800814941
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Pettegree, Andrew
Auflage: Main
Hersteller: Profile Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Abbildungen: 16PP section colour b&w integrated images
Maße: 196 x 128 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Pettegree
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2024
Gewicht: 0,398 kg
Artikel-ID: 128661310
Über den Autor
Andrew Pettegree, FBA, is Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews. He is the co-author of The Library: A Fragile History, and the prize-winning The Book in the Renaissance and The Invention of News. He is a former Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society and founding director of the Universal Short Title Catalogue.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Allgemeine Lexika, Importe
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 480 S.
16 farbige Bildtaf.
ISBN-13: 9781800814943
ISBN-10: 1800814941
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Pettegree, Andrew
Auflage: Main
Hersteller: Profile Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Abbildungen: 16PP section colour b&w integrated images
Maße: 196 x 128 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Pettegree
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2024
Gewicht: 0,398 kg
Artikel-ID: 128661310
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