Richard Ovenden

Burning the Books: RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK

A History of Knowledge Under Attack

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

'A stark and important warning about the value of knowledge . . . Vital reading for this day and age' PETER FRANKOPAN

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Murray Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 158mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 502g
• ISBN-13: 9781529378757
• ISBN-10: 1529378753
• Artikelnr.: 59984110

Autorenporträt

Richard Ovenden OBE is the 25th Bodley's Librarian (since the post was set up in 1600) at the Bodelian Library in Oxford. Since 1987 he has worked in a number of important archives and libraries, including the House of Lords Library, the National Library of Scotland (as a Curator of Rare Books) and in the University of Edinburgh, where he was Director of Collections. He is an Honorary Fellow of St Hugh's College, Oxford and holds a Professorial Fellowship at Balliol College, Oxford. His writing has been frequently published in major newspapers and online platforms.