A surprising history of the index

<p>The index, the bit at the back of a book you mostly only turn to for reference, has a bit of a dowdy reputation – and it’s an unfair one. Dennis Duncan discusses the index’s surprising history – one that has saved heretics from the stake, kept politicians from office and proved a battleground for snarky academic rivalries.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(Ad) Dennis Duncan is the author of <em>Index, A Brief History of the</em> (Allen Lane, 2021). Buy it now from Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Index-History-Dennis-Duncan/dp/0241374235/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-hexpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Index-History-Dennis-Duncan/dp/0241374235/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-hexpod</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>