Books on Fire The Destruction of Libraries Throughout History

Name: Books on Fire The Destruction of Libraries Throughout History
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ISBN: 9781594771675

ISBN-10: 1594771677

ISBN-13: 9781594771675

Edition: 2007

Authors: Lucien X. Polastron, Jon E. Graham

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A historical survey of the destruction of knowledge from ancient Babylon and China to modern times - Includes the three separate destructions of the Library of Alexandria as well as many equally significant collections around the world - Examines the causes of violence directed at repositories of knowledge - Looks at the dangers posed by digitalization of books to the free availability of knowledge in the futureHebrew, Hindu, Nordic, and Islamic traditions share the belief of a vast library existing before the creation of the world. The Vedas say that this library predated the creator's creation of himself. Yet, almost as old as the idea of the library is the urge to destroy it. The reasons…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Inner Traditions International, Limited
Publication date: 8/13/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface



In the Cradle of 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 Great Writers Are Unanimous: Delenda est bibliotheca!



A Short History of the Census of Lost Books with a Legend to Bring It to a Close-The Hidden Library



A Selective Chronology


Notes


Bibliography


Index