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This work describes the crucial role libraries played in ancient Egypt, Han-dynasty China, the ancient Western Classical world (the great library of Alexandria, which was lost to us in stages over many years), the Baghdad of Harun-al-Rashid, and medieval and Renaissance Europe. It continues with the libraries of colonial America, the Library of Congress, university libraries, and today's large public library system.

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'We now have a book with ideas to impress general readers from the outside and stretch library-history insiders, especially those of us who are lucky enough to be teaching library history courses, for which this should now be the text of choice.' Librari

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Fred Lerner was previously an Information Scientist at the National Centrer for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, White River Junction, Vermont, USA. He holds degrees in history and library science from Columbia University, where he received his doctorate. He has also written widely on contemporary science fiction and produced a bibliographical database indexing literature on posttraumatic stress disorder.

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