Chinese emperors have the power to easily give order to burn books. But the most famous book-burning incident happened during Qin Dynasty (around 221-206BC), when all of the books, except the books of medicine, adivinar and agriculture, got burned.
You may be thinking that Hitler & the Nazis burned books. Yes some books that the Nazis did not like were burned, however this was done for publicity. Actually book burnings were not a major feature of Nazi German life. The Germans valued books & education in general, and would have burned anti-Nazi books & books written by Jews.
There have been several famous books that have been burned in protest. The Bible has been burned on several occasions. Other books include the Torah, Fahrenheit 451, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and 1984.
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Out of a Berlin library containing nearly 1 million books, the Nazis specifically selected and burned 20,000 books with homosexual and/or beastiality, urine fetish and feces fetish related topics.
As the is An Adolf Hitler question. The Nazi's burned the books to show the hatred to the Jews 20,000 books were burned many by Jews and others like si-fi they didint like imagination also albert ensteins works were burnt because he was a Jew. "Where they burn books, at the end they also burn people" 1823 Heinrich Heine shows how right that is about the Nazis
because the emperor thougth of them as spirits in a different form.
emporer qin shin Huang
Qin Shi Huangdi burned all history books. He burned them because they discussed history, or previous regimes, and he did not want 'competition' so to speak. If any rulers or leaders were talked about in books, he had them burned because he was called "The Only First"; which he came up with himself. He was the first emperor of China, and was a cruel leader.
ordered that all books be burned
somewhat, he burned books that did not agree with legalism and buried students who didn't agree with him. He also forced slaves to build the grate wall of china which was bone breaking work.
Burned them.
The Bible.
Charles Darwin's books were burned in Germany by the Nazis because they were considered "un-german"
You may be thinking that Hitler & the Nazis burned books. Yes some books that the Nazis did not like were burned, however this was done for publicity. Actually book burnings were not a major feature of Nazi German life. The Germans valued books & education in general, and would have burned anti-Nazi books & books written by Jews.
Emperor Qin burned the books as part of his efforts to centralize power and control over information. By destroying texts that contained conflicting viewpoints or criticized his rule, he aimed to unify public opinion and prevent dissent. It also helped erase the past and solidify his reign as the first emperor of China.
Adeles books and Angels.
There have been several famous books that have been burned in protest. The Bible has been burned on several occasions. Other books include the Torah, Fahrenheit 451, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and 1984.