The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu : and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
(Book - Large Print)
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press Large Print, 2016.
Format
Book - Large Print
Edition
Large print edition.
ISBN
9781410490032, 1410490033
Physical Desc
429 pages (large print) : illustration, map ; 23 cm.
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Greenwood - Adult Nonfiction Large Print | HAM HERO | Available |
Merrill - Adult Large Print Nonfiction | 025.8209 HAM | In Transit |
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LC Subjects
Biographies.
Centre de documentation et de recherches "Ahmed Baba."
Cultural property -- Protection -- Mali.
Islamic learning and scholarship -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Large type books.
Librarians -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Mali -- History -- Tuareg Rebellion, 2012- -- Destruction and pillage.
Mali -- Tombouctou.
Mali.
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Centre de documentation et de recherches "Ahmed Baba."
Cultural property -- Protection -- Mali.
Islamic learning and scholarship -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Large type books.
Librarians -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Mali -- History -- Tuareg Rebellion, 2012- -- Destruction and pillage.
Mali -- Tombouctou.
Mali.
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press Large Print, 2016.
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781410490032, 1410490033
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-426).
Description
In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts that had fallen into obscurity. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu tells the story of how Haidara, a mild-mannered archivist and historian from the legendary city of Timbuktu, later became one of the world's greatest and most brazen smugglers. In 2012, thousands of Al Qaeda militants from northwest Africa seized control of most of Mali, including Timbuktu. They imposed Sharia law, chopped off the hands of accused thieves, stoned to death unmarried couples, and threatened to destroy the great manuscripts. As the militants tightened their control over Timbuktu, Haidara organized a dangerous operation to sneak all 350,000 volumes out of the city to the safety of southern Mali.
Citations
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 (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press Large Print.
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. Thorndike Press Large Print.
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 Thorndike Press Large Print, 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 Large print edition., Thorndike Press Large Print, 2016.
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