Stolen libraries
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On May 10, 1933, in many cities, the Ministry of Propaganda of Fascist Germany arranged an indicative burning of books organized as part of the action “Against the Negerman Spirit”. During the action by students, professors and local leaders of the Nazi party, tens of thousands of books were burned, the authors of which were persecuted by fascist Germany.
However, this story is about something else. This is a story about the systematic plunder of the Nazis of European libraries and a small team of librarians working to return the stolen books to their legal owners.
Books in the hands of Nazi soldiers after the robberies of European libraries and bookstores were not burned. Instead, the Nazis began to collect their own library, which could be used to conduct intellectual war with world literature and history. In this secret war, the library of Jews, Communists, liberal politicians, LGBT activists, Catholics and many other disgraced groups were assigned to Nazi research and were used as intellectual weapons against their own owners. But when the war ended, most of the books were never found.
The book that you hold in your hands shows the history of the discovery and return of the European cultural heritage from the captivity of history and the role of a book for culture, which has been threatened with destruction.
However, this story is about something else. This is a story about the systematic plunder of the Nazis of European libraries and a small team of librarians working to return the stolen books to their legal owners.
Books in the hands of Nazi soldiers after the robberies of European libraries and bookstores were not burned. Instead, the Nazis began to collect their own library, which could be used to conduct intellectual war with world literature and history. In this secret war, the library of Jews, Communists, liberal politicians, LGBT activists, Catholics and many other disgraced groups were assigned to Nazi research and were used as intellectual weapons against their own owners. But when the war ended, most of the books were never found.
The book that you hold in your hands shows the history of the discovery and return of the European cultural heritage from the captivity of history and the role of a book for culture, which has been threatened with destruction.
Author:
Author:Ридел Андрес
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Arts & Photography
- Category:Culture
- Category:Reference books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-386-14176-9
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