TY - BOOK ID - 313240 TI - A universal history of the destruction of books : from ancient Sumer to modern Iraq. AU - Báez, Fernando AU - MacAdam, Alfred PY - 2008 SN - 9781934633014 1934633011 PB - New York Atlas & Co. DB - UniCat KW - Book history KW - Libraries KW - Censorship KW - Prohibited books KW - Destruction and pillage KW - History. KW - 02 <09> KW - 024.8 KW - Bibliotheekwezen:--algemene geschiedenis KW - Beschadiging, verlies en diefstal van boeken door gebruikers. Checkpoint KW - 024.8 Beschadiging, verlies en diefstal van boeken door gebruikers. Checkpoint KW - 02 <09> Bibliotheekwezen:--algemene geschiedenis KW - Libraries and state KW - Banned books KW - Bibliography KW - Books, Prohibited KW - Censorship of the press KW - Children's literature KW - Condemned books KW - Press KW - Books and reading KW - Illegal libraries KW - Documentation KW - Public institutions KW - Librarians KW - State and libraries KW - Cultural policy KW - History KW - Destruction and pillage&delete& KW - Government policy KW - 024.8 Beschadiging, verlies en diefstal van boeken (door gebruikers). KW - Beschadiging, verlies en diefstal van boeken (door gebruikers). KW - Bibliothèques KW - Censure KW - Livres prohibés KW - Irak KW - Destruction et pillage KW - Histoire UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:313240 AB - 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 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. ER -