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  A Universal History of the Destruction of Books: From Ancient Sumer to Modern-day Iraq (Paperback) By (author) Fernando Baez

  

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  Short Description for A Universal History of the Destruction of Books Baez's well-researched work traces a tragic story: the widespread looting of libraries, book burnings, and censorship against authors past and present as well as the motives behind the destruction of books.
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  • Publisher: Atlas & Co
  • Published: 18 November 2010
  • Format: Paperback 354 pages
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  • Categories: Literary Studies: General | General & World History | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Social & Cultural History
  • ISBN 13: 9781934633243 ISBN 10: 1934633240
  • Sales rank: 317,528

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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 post-war Iraq, the leveling of the Library of Alexandria, book burnings by Crusaders and Nazis, and suppressive censorship against authors past and present. With diligence and grace, Baez mounts a compelling investigation into the motives behind the destruction of books, reading man s violence against writing as a perverse anti-creation. By destroying, Baez argues, man ratifies this ritual of permanence, purification and consecration; by destroying, man brings to the surface a behavior originating in the depth of his personality. His findings ultimately attest to the lasting power of books as the great human repository of knowledge and memory, fragile yet vital bulwarks against the intransigence and barbarity of every age.