Books on fire : the destruction of libraries throughout history / Lucien X. Polastron ; translated by Jon E. Graham.
2007
Z721 .P5613 2007 (Mapit)
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Title
Books on fire : the destruction of libraries throughout history / Lucien X. Polastron ; translated by Jon E. Graham.
Author
Polastron, Lucien X.
Uniform Title
Livres en feu. English
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
ISBN
9781594771675
1594771677
1594771677
Publication Details
Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, 2007.
Language
English
Description
xii, 371 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
Z721 .P5613 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification
027.009
Summary
"A historical survey of the destruction of knowledge from ancient Babylon and China to modern times"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-362) and index.
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Graham, Jon.
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Table of 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.
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.