Books Across Borders

Miriam Intrator is Special Collections Librarian responsible for rare books at Ohio University, USA. She received her PhD in Modern European History from the Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA, in 2013, and received the 2015 Phyllis Dain Library History Dissertation Award.

• Chapter One - Introduction: The UNESCO Libraries Section.- Chapter Two - Wartime Planning, Postwar Response.- Chapter Three - Books between Libraries: Sharing, Exchange, and Purchasing.- Chapter Four - Books across Borders: Translation and Cheap Books.- Chapter Five - The Contested Fate of Confiscated Books and Objectionable Literature.- Chapter Six - Non-Restitutable Books and The Library That Never Was.- Chapter Seven - Access to Books, Libraries, and Information: Cultural Right, Human Right.- Chapter Eight - Conclusion: From the Postwar to Today.

“It is well written and tells a complex tale in a clear and careful way. ... While librarians and book historians will find this book of great interest, it also deserves a broader audience. Intrator’s study is invaluable for those who are interested in the history of global organizations such as UNESCO and its role in shaping understandings of culture after the Second World War, as well as its successes and failures on the ground.” (Amanda Laugesen, Libraries- Culture, History, and Society, Vol. 5 (1), 2021)