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Unesco has announced that the title of world book capital 2014 has been awarded to port harcourt in nigeria. The move was confirmed by culture minister, ed vaizey mp, who stated the governments intention to back the bid, in the hope of promoting the benefits of books and reading throughout the country. Oxford would be a wonderful city to host the world book capital of 2014. Oxford is the xxth largest city of the uk, the xxth largest cityof europe and the xxth largest city of the world. Unesco announcement selecting incheon as 2015 world book capital city. Ifla applications open for world book capital 2020. Oxford launched its bid to become a world book capital some time ago. An abridged edition oxford worlds classics kindle edition by marx, karl, david mclellan, david mclellan. Philip pulman, author and oxford university graduate, said. Marx did for social science what darwin had done for biology. World book online is an engaging, verified, and trustworthy digital resource for grades prek through high school. Oxford brookes university is among the partners backing a bid for oxford to become unesco world book capital in 2014.
Oxford world book capital 2014 will be brought to life through a strongly connected partnership of many organizations locally and further afield, including universities, local government organizations, publishers, booksellers, libraries and cultural organizations. Oxford pipped at the post for world book capital 2014 10 july 2012 while congratulating port harcourt, the committee behind oxford s bid for the title hopes that plans to programme a unique year of literary events will still go ahead in some form. Quillercouch from arthur quillercouchs 1919 introduction to this extensive collection. Last weeks gathering in the californian state capital was no ordinary event. Unesco announcement selecting wroclaw as 2016 world book capital. Oxford bids to be world book capital heart thames valley. Bodleian library bodleian libraries support oxfords bid to. Thanks to the world book capital, it was able to attract other national events such as the korea reading festival and the korean library associations general conference. The bid has been coordinated by oxford inspires on behalf of a steering committee made up of eleven local organizations, including oxford university press.
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Oxford encyclopedia of the modern world oxford reference. Free ebook library oxford owl from oxford university press. World book capital title set to benefit nigerian children. We work with leading global brands and businesses to break world records as part of. Cities designated as unesco world book capital undertake to promote books and reading and to organize activities over the year. Port harcourt, rivers state, nigeria is the unesco world book capital for 2014. Sharjah it has become a major cultural hub, drawing in huge crowds to its literary festivals, and on tuesday sharjah achieved global recognition as it was named world book capital by unesco. The epochmaking event would, no doubt, remain indelible on the minds of residents of the garden city and the entire people of the state as port harcourt. One of oxford s greatest bookstores is undoubtedly blackwells, whose name has long been synonymous with the city and its unrivalled academia. It has also proved to be the most influential work in social science in the twentieth century. World book capital cities cultural diversity and the city. Look at most relevant world book capital for iphone free apps. International publishers association world book capital. The first world book capital chosen prior to the adoption of 31 cresolution 29 was madrid, in 2001.
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