A universal history of the destruction of books : from ancient Sumer to modern Iraq / Fernando Báez...
A universal history of the destruction of books : from ancient Sumer to modern Iraq / Fernando Báez...
A universal history of the destruction of books : from ancient Sumer to modern Iraq / Fernando Báez ; translated from the Spanish by Alfred MacAdam.
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New York : Atlas & Co. : Distributed to the trade by W.W. Norton, 2008.
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Date
2008.
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N098.109/2
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English
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Physical content
xii, 354 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., map ; 19 cm.
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Publisher
New York : Atlas & Co. : Distributed to the trade by W.W. Norton, 2008.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
A product of ten years of research and support from leading American and European universities, A Universal History of the Destruction of Books traces a tragic story: the smashed tablets of ancient Sumer, the widespread looting of libraries in post-war Iraq, the leveling of the Library of Alexandria, book burnings by Crusaders and Nazis, and censor...
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A universal history of the destruction of books : from ancient Sumer to modern Iraq / Fernando Báez ; translated from the Spanish by Alfred MacAdam.
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"Orignally published as Historia universal de la destrucción de libros: De las tablillas sumericas a la Guerra de Irak, Ediciones Destinos, S.A., Barcelona, 2004"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-336) and index.
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Translated from the Spanish.
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N098.109/2
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ISBN
1934633011
9781934633014
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098.109 027.009
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991001738849702626
