The Book at War

Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict

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Beschreibung

<p><b>'Rich, authoritative, and highly readable ... [a] <i>tour de force</i>' David Kynaston</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781800814943

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

196 x 128 x 32 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

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