Author: Fernando Báez
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Examines the many reasons and motivations for the destruction of books throughout history, citing specific acts from the smashing of ancient Sumerian tablets to the looting of libraries in post-war Iraq.
A Universal History of the Destruction of Books
Author: Fernando Báez
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Examines the many reasons and motivations for the destruction of books throughout history, citing specific acts from the smashing of ancient Sumerian tablets to the looting of libraries in post-war Iraq.
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Examines the many reasons and motivations for the destruction of books throughout history, citing specific acts from the smashing of ancient Sumerian tablets to the looting of libraries in post-war Iraq.
Library of Universal History
Author: Israel Smith Clare
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Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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Universal History
Author: Leopold von Ranke
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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Library of Universal History
Author: Israel Smith Clare
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ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 546
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ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
A Universal History of Infamy
Author: Jorge Luis Borges
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ISBN: 9780140180336
Category : Spanish fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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ISBN: 9780140180336
Category : Spanish fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Books on Fire
Author: Lucien X. Polastron
Publisher: Lucien X. POLASTRON
ISBN: 9781594771675
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Almost as old as the idea of the library is the urge to destroy it. Author Lucien X. Polastron traces the history of this destruction, examining the causes for these disasters, the treasures that have been lost, and where the surviving books, if any, have ended up. Books on Fire received the 2004 Societe des Gens de Lettres Prize for Nonfiction/History in Paris.
Publisher: Lucien X. POLASTRON
ISBN: 9781594771675
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Almost as old as the idea of the library is the urge to destroy it. Author Lucien X. Polastron traces the history of this destruction, examining the causes for these disasters, the treasures that have been lost, and where the surviving books, if any, have ended up. Books on Fire received the 2004 Societe des Gens de Lettres Prize for Nonfiction/History in Paris.
Library of Universal History, Containing a Record of the Human Race from the Earliest Historical Period to the Present Time
Author: Israel Smith Clare
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Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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The Modern Part of an Universal History
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Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
An Exposition of the Doctrine of the Catholic Church, in Matters of Controversy
Author: Jacques Bénigne Bossuet
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Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Ancient oriental nations
Author: Israel Smith Clare
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Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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ISBN:
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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