A Universal History of the Destruction of Books: From Ancient Sumer to Modern Iraq by Fernando Báez
A Universal History of the Destruction of Books: From Ancient Sumer to Modern Iraq

Fernando Báez

A Universal History of the Destruction of Books: From Ancient Sumer to Modern Iraq

Fernando Báez with Alfred J. MacAdam (Translator)

354 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced

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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 pos...

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