<![CDATA[História Universal da Destruição dos Livros]]>

false <![CDATA[História Universal da Destruição dos Livros]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241015596m/6434707.jpg 2627504 4 A best-seller in Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, and Brazil: the first-ever world history of the destruction of books. A product of ten years of research and support from leading American and European universities, A Universal History of the Destruction of Books traces a tragic story: the smashed tablets of ancient Sumer, the widespread looting of libraries in post-war Iraq, the leveling of the Library of Alexandria, book burnings by Crusaders and Nazis, and censorship against authors past and present. With diligence and grace, Báez mounts a compelling investigation into the motives behind the destruction of books, reading man's violence against writing as a perverse anti-creation. "By destroying," Báez argues, "man ratifies this ritual of permanence, purification and consecration; by destroying, man brings to the surface a behavior originating in the depth of his personality." His findings ultimately attest to the lasting power of books as the great human repository of knowledge and memory, fragile yet vital bulwarks against the intransigence and barbarity of every age. 2652205 2004 A Universal History of the Destruction of Books: From Ancient Sumer to Modern-day Iraq total:39|5:12|4:15|3:7|2:5|1:0| 39 151 133 24 4 3 false false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 15:29:14 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 16:48:17 -0700 2008
You know, the title pretty much says it all. And it's chronological, so you start way back when, in the days when "books" were cuneiform on mud tablets. Many of those surv...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 11:30:02 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 10:41:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 12:04:44 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 19:16:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 12 19:33:10 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 19:40:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 11:12:48 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 11:20:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 08:31:38 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 08:34:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 00:13:33 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 14:22:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 08 14:06:47 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 28 07:45:01 -0800 2009
Destruction is a fundamental element of world history, and it is as relevant as what we preserve. Baez demonstrates this in this comprehensive history of annihilation. From the beginnings of the written word, to the present situation in I...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 21 09:39:17 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 23 16:38:43 -0700 2009
As definitively laid out in the book’s introduction, A Universal History of the Destruction of Books is not parti...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 06 13:38:28 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 16:22:15 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 16:56:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 08:53:27 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 10:03:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun May 03 22:30:13 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 22:34:22 -0700 2009

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Desde as tabuinhas sumérias à guerra do Iraque, uma imensa enumeração de catástrofes irremediáveis: ir-re-me-di-á-veis.

12 anos de trabalho, 30 páginas de notas, 40 ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 10:16:36 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 10:17:38 -0700 2009
The book shape itself, though, I loved. This beautiful thick petite square that I just wanted to hold in my hand.]]> 0 0 false false Tue Dec 16 15:49:51 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 16:04:28 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 12:02:19 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 12:05:02 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 17 08:45:01 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 13:30:08 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 08 18:35:26 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 06 17:22:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 23 15:05:41 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 08 15:47:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6434707