The storied city: the quest for Timbuktu and the fantastic mission to save its past
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Published:
New York : Riverhead Books, 2017.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
400 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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The story of how a team of librarians and archivists joined forces to spirit tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts into hiding when al-Qaeda-linked jihadists surged across Mali in 2012, threatening the existence of these precious documents. Relying on extensive research and firsthand reporting, Charlie English expertly twines a fraught and fascinating account of one of the planet's extraordinary places, and the myths from which it has become inseparable. --
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LC Subjects
Cultural property -- Protection -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Islamic learning and scholarship -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Mali -- History -- Tuareg Rebellion, 2012- -- Destruction and pillage.
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Tombouctou (Mali) -- Antiquities.
Tombouctou (Mali) -- Discovery and exploration.
Islamic learning and scholarship -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Mali -- History -- Tuareg Rebellion, 2012- -- Destruction and pillage.
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Tombouctou (Mali) -- Antiquities.
Tombouctou (Mali) -- Discovery and exploration.
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Street Date:
1703
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781594634284, 1594634289
UPC:
40027097927
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The story of how a team of librarians and archivists joined forces to spirit tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts into hiding when al-Qaeda-linked jihadists surged across Mali in 2012, threatening the existence of these precious documents. Relying on extensive research and firsthand reporting, Charlie English expertly twines a fraught and fascinating account of one of the planet's extraordinary places, and the myths from which it has become inseparable. --,from dust jacket.
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APA Citation (style guide)
English, C. (2017). The storied city: the quest for Timbuktu and the fantastic mission to save its past. New York, Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)English, Charlie. 2017. The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past. New York, Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)English, Charlie, The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past. New York, Riverhead Books, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)English, Charlie. The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past. New York, Riverhead Books, 2017.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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