The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu : and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
(Book - Regular Print)
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 22 cm
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Illustrations on endpapers.
Description
Describes how a group of Timbuktu librarians enacted a daring plan to smuggle the city's great collection of rare Islamic manuscripts away from the threat of desctuction at the hands of Al Quaeda militants to the safety of southern Mali.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Camp Verde Community Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | 025.8 HAM | Find It Now |
| Cottonwood Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | 025.82 HAM | Find It Now |
| Jerome Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | HISTORY GENERAL 025.8 HAM | Find It Now |
| Prescott Public Library - DISPLAYB - On Display | 025.82 HAM | On Display |
| Prescott Valley Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | 025.82 HAM | Find It Now |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Centre de documentation et de recherches "Ahmed Baba."
Cultural property -- Protection -- Mali.
Islamic learning and scholarship -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Librarians -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Mali -- History -- Tuareg Rebellion, 2012- -- Destruction and pillage.
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Cultural property -- Protection -- Mali.
Islamic learning and scholarship -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Librarians -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Mali -- History -- Tuareg Rebellion, 2012- -- Destruction and pillage.
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hammer, J. (2016). The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu: and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts . Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hammer, Joshua, 1957-. 2016. The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hammer, Joshua, 1957-. The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts Simon & Schuster, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hammer, Joshua. The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts Simon & Schuster, 2016.
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