The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
Describes how a group of Timbuktu librarians enacted a daring plan to smuggle the city's great collection of rare Islamic manuscripts away from the threat of destruction at the hands of Al Quaeda militants to the safety of southern Mali.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2016.
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu : |b and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts / |c Joshua Hammer. |
| 250 | |a First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Simon & Schuster, |c 2016. | |
| 300 | |a 278 pages ; |c 22 cm | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-263) and index. | ||
| 520 | |a Describes how a group of Timbuktu librarians enacted a daring plan to smuggle the city's great collection of rare Islamic manuscripts away from the threat of destruction at the hands of Al Quaeda militants to the safety of southern Mali. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Libraries |x Destruction and pillage |z Mali |z Tombouctou. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Manuscripts, Arabic |z Mali |z Tombouctou. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Cultural property |x Protection |z Mali. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Mali |x History |y Tuareg Rebellion, 2012- |x Destruction and pillage. | |
| 610 | 2 | 0 | |a Centre de documentation et de recherches "Ahmed Baba." |
| 650 | 0 | |a Islamic learning and scholarship |z Mali |z Tombouctou. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Librarians |z Mali |z Tombouctou. | |
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| 938 | |a Baker and Taylor |b BTCP |n BK0017357472 | ||
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