The Book at War Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict by Andrew Pettegree
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- date: 19 October 2023
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The Book at War Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict by Andrew Pettegree | 17.39 MB
English | 480 Pages
Title: The Book at War: Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict
Author: Andrew Pettegree
Year: 2023
Description:
'Rich, authoritative and highly readable, Andrew Pettegree's tour de force will appeal to anyone for whom, whatever the circumstances, books are an abiding, indispensable part of life.' 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 culturfrom travel guides and scientific papers to Biggles and Anne Frank - has shaped, and been shaped, by the conflicts of the modern age.
From the American Civil War to the invasion of Ukraine, books, authors and readers have gone to waand in the process become both deadly weapons and our most persuasive arguments for peace.
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https://k2s.cc/file/9b72f2a7bc10f/The_Book_at_War__Libraries_and_Readers_in_an_Age_of_Conflict_by_Andrew_Pettegree_.rar
'Rich, authoritative and highly readable, Andrew Pettegree's tour de force will appeal to anyone for whom, whatever the circumstances, books are an abiding, indispensable part of life.' 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 culturfrom travel guides and scientific papers to Biggles and Anne Frank - has shaped, and been shaped, by the conflicts of the modern age.
From the American Civil War to the invasion of Ukraine, books, authors and readers have gone to waand in the process become both deadly weapons and our most persuasive arguments for peace.
DOWNLOAD:
https://rapidgator.net/file/9e3977e2991d4df7555b02ac4f53b3a9/The_Book_at_War__Libraries_and_Readers_in_an_Age_of_Conflict_by_Andrew_Pettegree_.rar
https://k2s.cc/file/9b72f2a7bc10f/The_Book_at_War__Libraries_and_Readers_in_an_Age_of_Conflict_by_Andrew_Pettegree_.rar
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