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Save and burn

From ancient China, India, Islam, and the Graeco-Roman world, the library has radiated knowledge and spiritual values, and facilitated the cross-fertilization of ideas from one culture to another.

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  • "From ancient China, India, Islam, and the Graeco-Roman world, the library has radiated knowledge and spiritual values, and facilitated the cross-fertilization of ideas from one culture to another."@en
  • ""From ancient China, India, Islam, and the Graeco-Roman world, the library has radiated knowledge and spiritual values, and facilitated the cross-fertilization of ideas from one culture to another"."
  • "The first half of the film discusses the history of libraries and how they have facilitated the cross fertilization of ideas from one culture to another throughout history. The second half switches focus towards libraries in the political realm, including a discussion of the fate of libraries and their collections during periods of social unrest. Topics in this portion include the Patriot Act, the destruction of Palestinian libraries by Israeli soldiers, and the fate of Iraqi libraries during the country's "liberation"."
  • ""From ancient China, India, Islam, and the Graeco-Roman world, we see how the library radiated knowledge and spiritual values, and facilitated the cross fertilization of ideas from one culture to another"--Container."
  • ""From ancient China, India, Islam, and the Graeco-Roman world, we see how the library radiated knowledge and spiritual values, and facilitated the cross fertilization of ideas from one culture to another"--Container."@en
  • "Save and Burn builds from The Library in Crisis by deepening an understanding of the history of civilization through the phenomenon of the library. From ancient China, India, Islam, and the Graeco Roman world, we see how the library radiated knowledge and spiritual values, and facilitated the cross fertilization of ideas from one culture to another. Save and Burn puts the institution of the library within a startling political context. Generally considered a preserver of culture, the documentary points out how libraries are subject to the ideologies of their time and place, and not above them, as may have been assumed. The film assays the commercialization of libraries, the irresponsible weeding and closing of libraries, the excesses of copyright law, but most of all, the fact that the West has not recognized the Orient for much of its cultural heritage. The film is packed with provocative ideas. Historically, libraries have been used to promote or inhibit democratic debate, with a nod to the Patriot Act. The filmmaker combines exquisite footage of the Alexandrian Library, the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, and Bromley House in Nottingham. Interviews include Tom Twiss, Government Information Librarian, University of Pittsburgh, who describes the destruction of Palestinian libraries by Israeli soldiers, as well as the fate of Iraqi libraries during the "liberation.""@en
  • ""Ce documentaire pose un regard sur l'histoire des civilisations, vue à travers le phénomène des bibliothèques. Sources de changements sociaux, mais également instruments de contrôle social, plusieurs bibliothèques, aujourd'hui victimes de la commercialisation, sont menacées de fermeture. Portrait de l'actuelle destruction de livres en Irak et questionnement sur la reconnaissance du patrimoine culturel oriental."--Site Web Voir.ca, 27 mars 2006."

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  • "Documentary"@en

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  • "Save and burn"@en
  • "Save and burn"

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