Other Titles: Livres en feu. English
Author: Polastron, Lucien X.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, 2007.
ISBN: 9781594771675
1594771677
Description: xii, 371 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject: Libraries Destruction and pillage History.
Libraries History.
Censorship History.
Contents: In the cradle of the libraries -- The papyrus region -- Islam of the first days -- People of the book -- Asia before the twentieth century -- The Christian West -- The new biblioclasts -- Peace damages -- An embarrassment of modernity -- Flameproof knowledge -- Epilogue: return to Alexandria.
Summary: "A historical survey of the destruction of knowledge from ancient Babylon and China to modern times"--Provided by publisher.
| Library | Shelf Location | Status | Date | ||
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| Section | Call Number and Collection | Format | |||
| Dunning | Adult | Z721.P5613 2007 | Hardcover | Not Checked Out | 12/18/2012 |
| HWLC 6th Floor | Adult | Z721.P5613 2007 coll. Professional Collection | Hardcover | Not Checked Out | 05/21/2013 |
| HWLC 6th Floor | Adult | Z721.P5613 2007 coll. Professional Collection | Hardcover | Not Checked Out | 05/16/2013 |
| Sulzer Regional | Adult | Z721.P5613 2007 | Hardcover | Not Checked Out | 04/25/2013 |