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A Universal History of the Destruction of Books is the result of a decade of research and collaboration with leading American and European universities. The book traces the tragic history of book destruction across cultures and epochs, from the smashed tablets of ancient Sumer and the leveling of the Library of Alexandria to post‑war looting in Iraq, Crusader and Nazi book burnings, and contemporary censorship. Báez offers a detailed investigation into the motives behind these acts and the anti‑creationist ethos that has guided them.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Fernando Báez
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