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Books on fire : the destruction of libraries throughout history / Lucien X. Polastron ; translated by Jon E. Graham.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, 2007.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: xii, 371 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781594771675
  • 1594771677
Uniform titles:
  • Livres en feu. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 027.009 POL
LOC classification:
  • Z721 .P5613 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Preface; 2. In the Cradle of Libraries: When Earth had the word; 3. The Papyrus Region; Egypt: The Construction of Alexandria; The Destruction of Alexandria; Athens; Rome; Constantinople; 4. Islam of the Origins; Al-Andaluz; Eastern Medieval Islam; 5. People of the Book; 6. Asia Before the 20th Century; Paper Burns Better than Bamboo; India at the Source of Knowledge; The Sword and the Brush; 7. The Christian West; Inquisition; Catholic Spain; New World; From the Middle Ages to the Age of Revolutions: The Middle Ages and How to Get Out of them; The Renaissance\'s Dances of Death; Revolutions and Evaluations; 8. The New Bibliocasts; Books in Wars; Nazism and the Holocaust; An End of the Century World Tour: USSR; China; Cambodia; Sri Lanka; Kashmir; Cuba; France; Africa; Bosnia; Afghanistan; Iraq; 9. Peace Damages; The Elements; The Library in the Sea; Theft; Death; 10. An Embarassment of Modernity; 11. Flameproof Knowledge; 12. Return to Alexandria.
Summary: "A historical survey of the destruction of knowledge from ancient Babylon and China to modern times"--Provided by. publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 027.009 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 203308

Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-362) and index.

1. Preface; 2. In the Cradle of Libraries: When Earth had the word; 3. The Papyrus Region; Egypt: The Construction of Alexandria; The Destruction of Alexandria; Athens; Rome; Constantinople; 4. Islam of the Origins; Al-Andaluz; Eastern Medieval Islam; 5. People of the Book; 6. Asia Before the 20th Century; Paper Burns Better than Bamboo; India at the Source of Knowledge; The Sword and the Brush; 7. The Christian West; Inquisition; Catholic Spain; New World; From the Middle Ages to the Age of Revolutions: The Middle Ages and How to Get Out of them; The Renaissance\'s Dances of Death; Revolutions and Evaluations; 8. The New Bibliocasts; Books in Wars; Nazism and the Holocaust; An End of the Century World Tour: USSR; China; Cambodia; Sri Lanka; Kashmir; Cuba; France; Africa; Bosnia; Afghanistan; Iraq; 9. Peace Damages; The Elements; The Library in the Sea; Theft; Death; 10. An Embarassment of Modernity; 11. Flameproof Knowledge; 12. Return to Alexandria.

"A historical survey of the destruction of knowledge from ancient Babylon and China to modern times"--Provided by. publisher.

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