Libraries Burning: A Discussion to be Shared

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
2006
Author
Author: Sarah Prescott
Journal
Progressive Librarian
Volume
26
Issue
Winter
Pagination
40-45
Language
English
Region
Africa
Asia
Europe
Middle East
United States
Library Type
Archives and Special Collections
National Libraries
Religious Libraries
State/Government Libraries
Chronological Period
Ancient Period (pre 500)
13th century
16th century
1800-1849
1900-1949
1950-1999
21st century
Annotation

Ponders long history of library destruction in reaction to the looting and burning of the National and Koranic Libraries of Iraq.

Sections

  • Pre-19th Century Destruction (Library of Alexandria, Imperial Library of China, House of Wisdom, Iraq, Glastonbury Abbey, England, Library of Congress,
  • Post-19th Century Destruction (Catholic University of Louvain, Angevin Archives, Naples, Italy, Jaffna Library, Sri Lanka, Bosnian National and University Library, Sarejevo, Hakim Nasser Khosrow Balkhi Cultural Center, Afghanistan, National Library and Archives of Iraq & Library of Korans)
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