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A surprising history of the index

Published: Sept. 25, 2021, 11 a.m.

The index, the bit at the back of a book you mostly only turn to for reference, has a bit of a dowdy reputation \u2013 and it\u2019s an unfair one. Dennis Duncan discusses the index\u2019s surprising history \u2013 one that has saved heretics from the stake, kept politicians from office and proved a battleground for snarky academic rivalries.\xa0\n\xa0\n(Ad) Dennis Duncan is the author of Index, A Brief History of the (Allen Lane, 2021). Buy it now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Index-History-Dennis-Duncan/dp/0241374235/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-hexpod\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices