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:
| ISBN: | 9783030158187 |
| Publication date: | 14th August 2020 |
| Author: | Miriam Intrator |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 280 pages |
| Series: | New Directions in Book History |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Translation and interpretation Second World War |
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.
Books Across Borders features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Translation and interpretation, Second World War
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Books Across Borders was written by Miriam Intrator and published by Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Books Across Borders has 280 pages
Yes it is part of New Directions in Book History series
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