The book smugglers of Timbuktu : the quest for this storied city and the race to save its treasures
English, Charlie2018
Large Print
Two tales of a city: The historical race to reach one of the world's most mythologised places, and the story of how a contemporary band of archivists and librarians, fighting to save its ancient manuscripts from destruction at the hands of al Qaeda, added another layer to the legend.
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Edition:
Large print edition.
Imprint:
Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2018.©2017.
Collation:
479 pages (large print) : maps ; 24 cm.
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Notes:
Standard print edition originally published: London: William Collins, 2017.Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Prologue: A man of enterprise and genius -- Occupation -- A seeker of manuscripts -- A wide extended blank -- Hell is not far away -- The fourth traveller -- Al-Qaeda to the rescue -- It shall be mine -- Ismael's list -- Destruction -- The armchair explorer -- A headless horseman -- The pope of Timbuktu -- Secret agents -- Liberation -- Lives of the scholars -- The terrible twosome -- King Leopold's paperweight -- Auto-da-fé -- Chronicle of the researcher -- An Indiana Jones moment in real life! -- Manuscript fever -- The myth factory -- Epilogue.
ISBN:
9781528801355 (paperback)
Dewey class:
966
Language:
English
Subject:
Cultural property -- Protection -- Mali -- TombouctouManuscripts, Arabic -- Mali -- TombouctouLibraries -- Destruction and pillage -- Mali -- TombouctouIslamic learning and scholarship -- Mali -- TombouctouMali -- History -- Tuareg Rebellion, 2012- -- Destruction and pillageTombouctou (Mali) -- AntiquitiesTombouctou (Mali) -- Discovery and exploration
BRN:
365656
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Large Print - Nonfiction | 966 BOO | Available |