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The lost libraries of Timbuktu /

Timbuktu: once a desert trading post, it grew into a golden city which gained World Heritage status in 1988. During the last 30 years some 20 libraries have been set up to house collections of books and manuscripts written by the city's ancestors. In fact, it is estimated that over 700,000 of T...

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Other Authors: Trayler-Smith, Richard (Director, Producer), Forna, Aminatta (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2009.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
History, Ancient.
Manuscripts > Mali.
Libraries > Mali > Tombouctou.
Archaeology and history > Africa.
Africa, West > Antiquities.
Africa, West > Colonization.
Africa > Civilization.
Tombouctou (Mali) > History.
Tombouctou (Mali) > Intellectual life.
Histoire ancienne.
Manuscrits > Mali.
Bibliothèques > Mali > Tombouctou.
Archéologie et histoire > Afrique.
Afrique occidentale > Colonisation.
Antiquities.
Archaeology and history.
Civilization.
Colonization.
Intellectual life.
Libraries.
Manuscripts.
Africa.
West Africa.
Mali.
Mali > Tombouctou.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
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