Catalog Search Results
Showing Results using Keyword index
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
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...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request