The manuscripts of Timbuktu: armed conflict and the preservation of memory

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dc.contributor.authorRasmussen, Valancy
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-02T20:54:20Z
dc.date.available2015-10-02T20:54:20Z
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the events surrounding the rescue of manuscripts from Timbuktu in 2012/2013. It also explores the significance of these materials, which include works from a variety of disciplines including law, theology, history, science and mathematics and that date from the 12th to the 20th century. Timbuktu was once a prominent center of scholarship and its manuscripts represent a confluence of peoples and cultures, with works from throughout the Islamic world including those produced by the city's own scholars. They are part of the extraordinary, yet little known, history of Africa's documentary heritage.
dc.description.degreeM.L.I.S.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/100472
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa
dc.relationTheses for the degree of Master of Library and Information Science (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Library and Information Science.
dc.rightsAll UHM dissertations and theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission from the copyright owner.
dc.subjectPreservation
dc.subjectManuscripts
dc.subjectCultural heritage
dc.subjectIslamic Civilization
dc.titleThe manuscripts of Timbuktu: armed conflict and the preservation of memory
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.dcmiText
dcterms.spatialAfrica, West
dcterms.spatialMali--Tombouctou

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