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Universal History of the Destruction of Books: From Ancient Sumer to Modern-Day Iraq by Fernando Baez - 2008

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

by Fernando Baez

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New York: Atlass & Co, 2008. First American edition. Translated by Alfred MacAdam. Hardcover, red boards. 12mo.354pp. Fine in Fine dust jacket. "A best-seller in Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, and Brazil: the first-ever world history of the destruction of books. 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 censorship against authors past and present."
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  • Edition First American edition
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  • Publisher Atlass & Co
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 2008
  • Keywords book burning, censorship,

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