Overview
- Summary
- "A historical survey of the destruction of knowledge from ancient Babylon and China to modern times"--Provided by publisher.
- Uniform Title
- Livres en feu. English
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, 2007
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed
- Contents
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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. - Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-362) and index.
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.
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- English
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- 9781594771675
1594771677 - Physical Description
- xii, 371 p. ; 24 cm.
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