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Journeying from ancient Mesopotamia to modern times, this book shows how the urge to write, read and collect books has always gone hand in hand with the impulse to destroy them. This investigation also the reveals a new danger facing libraries today: the threat of the digitalization of books.

Book burning --- Libraries --- Autodafé de livres --- Bibliothèques --- History --- Censorship --- Histoire --- Censure --- Destruction and pillage --- 027.71 <493 LEUVEN> --- 021.8 --- 355.012 --- 7.025.1 --- 021.84 --- Universiteitsbibliotheken--België--LEUVEN --- Bibliotheek en overheid --- Oorlogsmisdaden --- Kunstwerken: schade; averij; vernieling; verwoesting; vandalisme --- 7.025.1 Kunstwerken: schade; averij; vernieling; verwoesting; vandalisme --- 355.012 Oorlogsmisdaden --- 021.8 Bibliotheek en overheid --- 027.71 <493 LEUVEN> Universiteitsbibliotheken--België--LEUVEN --- Autodafé de livres --- Bibliothèques --- Documentation --- Public institutions --- Librarians --- Destruction and pillage&delete& --- Libraries - Destruction and pillage - History --- Libraries - History --- Censorship - History --- Autodafes de livres --- Bibliotheques