The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu [LP] and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts that had fallen into obscurity. The Bad-Ass Librarians...
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| Language: | English |
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Waterville, Maine :
Thorndike Press Large Print,
2016.
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| Edition: | Large print edition. |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu [LP] : |b and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts / |c Joshua Hammer. |
| 250 | |a Large print edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Waterville, Maine : |b Thorndike Press Large Print, |c 2016. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2016 | |
| 300 | |a 429 pages (large print) : |b illustration, map ; |c 23 cm. | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-426). | ||
| 520 | |a In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts that had fallen into obscurity. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu tells the story of how Haidara, a mild-mannered archivist and historian from the legendary city of Timbuktu, later became one of the world's greatest and most brazen smugglers. In 2012, thousands of Al Qaeda militants from northwest Africa seized control of most of Mali, including Timbuktu. They imposed Sharia law, chopped off the hands of accused thieves, stoned to death unmarried couples, and threatened to destroy the great manuscripts. As the militants tightened their control over Timbuktu, Haidara organized a dangerous operation to sneak all 350,000 volumes out of the city 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. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Large print books. |2 lcgft | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Oldham, Helen G. tribute. | |
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