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100 1 $aBáez, Fernando,$d1970-
240 10 $aHistoria universal de la destrucción de libros.$lEnglish
245 12 $aA universal history of the destruction of books :$bfrom ancient Sumer to modern Iraq /$cFernando Báez ; translated from the Spanish by Alfred MacAdam.
260 $aNew York :$bAtlas & Co. :$bDistributed to the trade by W.W. Norton,$cc2008.
300 $axii, 354 p., [12] p. of plates :$bill., map ;$c19 cm.
546 $aTranslated from the Spanish.
500 $aOriginally published: Barcelona : Ediciones Destino, 2004, under title: Historia universal de la destrucción de libros: de las tablillas sumerias a la Guerra de Irak.
520 $aA 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 censorship against authors past and present. With diligence and grace, Báez mounts a compelling investigation into the motives behind the destruction of books, reading man's violence against writing as a perverse anti-creation. His findings ultimately attest to the lasting power of books as the great human repository of knowledge and memory, fragile yet vital bulwarks against the intransigence and barbarity of every age.--From publisher description.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [283]-336) and index.
650 0 $aLibraries$xDestruction and pillage$xHistory.
650 0 $aCensorship$xHistory.
650 0 $aLibraries and state$xHistory.
650 0 $aProhibited books$xHistory.
650 17 $aKleitabletten.$2gtt
650 17 $aHandschriften.$2gtt
650 17 $aBoeken.$2gtt
650 17 $aBibliotheken.$2gtt
651 7 $aIrak.$2gtt
700 1 $aMac Adam, Alfred J.,$d1941-