Babel (Record no. 990918)
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| fixed length control field | 01382nam a2200217Ia 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20241025163656.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780063356085 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 813.6 |
| Item number | KUA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kuang, R. F. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 19332 |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Babel |
| Remainder of title | : or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford translators' revolution |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Harper Voyager |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2022 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 546 p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This book is an interrogative and brilliant alternative fantastical history that explores colonial history and the Industrial Revolution. The book follows Robin Swift, a Chinese boy orphaned by cholera, who trains in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese at Oxford University's Royal Institute of Translation (Babel). Babel is the world's center for translation and magic, and its knowledge serves the British Empire's quest for colonization. Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. As Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide whether powerful institutions can be changed from within or if revolution always requires violence. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Anti-imperialist movements |
| 9 (RLIN) | 19333 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Diplomatic relations |
| 9 (RLIN) | 9090 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Historical fiction |
| 9 (RLIN) | 6703 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| 947 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
| a | 899 |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Fiction | Jammu | Jammu | General Stacks | 15/06/2024 | Technical Bureau | 611.32 | 813.6 KUA | IIMJ-9315 | 24/09/2024 | 899.00 | 15/06/2024 | Book |