Cultural policy in a time of war: The American response to endangered books in World War II

Library Trends

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 370-386

  Peiss, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 34247506436     PISSN: 00242594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lib.2007.0018     Document Type: Review

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