TY  - BOOK
AU  - BaÌez,Fernando
AU  - Mac Adam,Alfred J.
TI  - A universal history of the destruction of books: from ancient Sumer to modern Iraq 
SN  - 1934633011
AV  - Z659 .B3413 2008
U1  - 098.109 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Atlas & Co., Distributed to the trade by W.W. Norton
KW  - Libraries
KW  - Destruction and pillage
KW  - History
KW  - Censorship
KW  - Libraries and state
KW  - Prohibited books
KW  - Kleitabletten
KW  - gtt
KW  - Handschriften
KW  - Boeken
KW  - Bibliotheken
KW  - Irak
N1  - Originally published: Barcelona : Ediciones Destino, 2004, under title: Historia universal de la destruccioÌn de libros: de las tablillas sumerias a la Guerra de Irak; Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-336) and index
N2  - 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, BaÌez 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  -