Re: OT: libraries (was Re: dialectal diversity in English)
| From: | Roger Mills <romilly@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, May 8, 2003, 18:23 |
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Just my 2cents on this......
Andreas Johansson wrote:
> Sure, but I can't imagine what interest group would object to more books
on
> non-Western history.
Just those who think that W. European/Christian civilization & history (and
specifically US) are the only ones that count. Good grief, you wouldn't
want people getting the idea that someplace else might be different, or
possibly (gasp) better????
>
The library here in Tinytown is part of a 3 or 4-town system; theyre happy
to order a best-seller from down the road, but they charge $5.00 for
anything else-- which includes all the stuff I want. Humbug.
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