The Book Smugglers Of Timbuktu: Quest For This Storied City And Race To Save Its Treasures Charlie English William Collins Αγγλικά Βιβλία History

‘An Exemplary Work Of Investigative Journalism That Is Also A Wonderfully Colourful Book History And Travel’ Observer The Year ‘A Piece Postmodern Historiography Quite Extraordinary Sophistication Ingenuity… [Written With] Exceptional Delicacy Restraint’ Tls Fabled City Timbuktu Has Captured Western Imagination For Centuries Search This ‘African El Dorado’ Cost Lives Many Explorers But Rich Beyond Its Legends Home To Thousands Ancient Manuscripts On Poetry Religion Law Pharmacology Astronomy Been Centre Learning Since Medieval Times When Jihadists Invaded Mali In 2012 Threatening Destruction Timbuktu’s Libraries Remarkable Thing Happened Team Librarians Archivists Joined Forces Spirit Precious Into Hiding Based New Research First-Hand Reporting Charlie English Expertly Tells Story Set One World’s Most Fascinating Places Myths From Which It Become Inseparable Σελίδες: 416 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm