The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu

Joshua Hammer Paul Boehmer First published 2016

About this book

Led by mild-mannered archivist and historian Abdel Kader Haidara, a band of librarians in Timbuktu pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean's Eleven to save precious centuries-old Arabic texts from destruction by Al Qaeda.

Subjects

africa, north, history
arabic manuscripts
centre de documentation et de recherches "ahmed baba
centre de documentation et de recherches "ahmed baba"
centre de documentation et de recherches "ahmed baba."
cultural property
cultural property, protection
destruction and pillage
history
islamic learning and scholarship
large type books
librarians
libraries
libraries, africa
manuscripts
new york times bestseller
new york times reviewed
nyt:culture=2016-05-08
protection
tuareg rebellion (mali : 2012-) fast (ocolc)fst01907633