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Books Across Borders: UNESCO and the Politics of Postwar Cultural Reconstruction, 1945-1951 is a history of the emotional, ideological, informational, and technical power and meaning of books and libraries in the aftermath of World War II, examined through the cultural reconstruction activities undertaken by the Libraries Section of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The book focuses on the key actors and on-the-ground work of the Libraries Section in four central areas: empowering libraries around the world to acquire the books they wanted and needed; facilitating expanded global production of quality translations and affordable books; participating in debates over the contested fate of confiscated books and displaced libraries; and formulating notions of cultural rights as human rights. Through examples from France, Poland, and surviving Jewish Europe, this book provides new insight into the complexities and specificities of UNESCO’s role in the realm of books, libraries, and networks of information exchange during the early postwar, post-Holocaust, Cold War years.

Literature-History and criticism. --- Literature-Translations. --- World War, 1939-1945. --- Literature, Modern-20th century. --- Literary History. --- Translation Studies. --- History of World War II and the Holocaust. --- Twentieth-Century Literature. --- European War, 1939-1945 --- Second World War, 1939-1945 --- World War 2, 1939-1945 --- World War II, 1939-1945 --- World War Two, 1939-1945 --- WW II (World War, 1939-1945) --- WWII (World War, 1939-1945) --- History, Modern --- Literature—History and criticism. --- Literature—Translations. --- Literature, Modern—20th century. --- Literature --- Comparative literature. --- Literature, Modern --- Comparative Literature. --- Comparative literature --- Literature, Comparative --- Philology --- Appraisal of books --- Books --- Evaluation of literature --- Criticism --- Literary style --- History and criticism. --- 20th century. --- History and criticism --- Appraisal --- Evaluation