The storied city : the quest for Timbuktu and the fantastic mission to save its past /

The story of how a team of librarians and archivists joined forces to spirit tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts into hiding when al-Qaeda-linked jihadists surged across Mali in 2012, threatening the existence of these precious documents. Relying on extensive research and firsthand reporting, C...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	English, Charlie (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Riverhead Books, 2017.
Subjects:	Tuareg Rebellion (Mali : 2012-) Tombouctou (Mali) > Discovery and exploration. Tombouctou (Mali) > Antiquities. Mali > History > Tuareg Rebellion, 2012- > Destruction and pillage. Manuscripts, Arabic > Mali > Tombouctou. Libraries > Destruction and pillage > Mali > Tombouctou. Islamic learning and scholarship > Mali > Tombouctou. Cultural property > Protection > Mali > Tombouctou. Antiquities. Cultural property > Protection. Destruction and pillage. Discoveries in geography. Islamic learning and scholarship. Libraries > Destruction and pillage. Manuscripts, Arabic. Mali. Mali > Tombouctou. 2012 History.

Evans: Library Stacks

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Call Number:		DT551.9.T55 E54 2017

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