Böcker i Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book-serien

How literature and reading practices reflected cold war paranoia

Between 1933 and 1945, Nazi Germany systematically destroyed an estimated 100 million books throughout occupied Europe, an act that was inextricably bound up with the murder of 6 million Jews. This book examines this bleak chapter in the history of printing, reading, censorship, and libraries. It also includes an annotated bibliography.

Offering insights into urban literacy and conceptions of reading, this text explores the controversy that ensued over the alleged discovery of St Augustine's bones in Pavia, Italy, in 1695. Re-examining the dispute over Augustine's bones illuminates aspects of Catholic spirituality at the time.