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Writing - Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization Paperback - 2012 - 1st Edition
by Powell, Barry B
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- Title Writing - Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization
- Author Powell, Barry B
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons
- Date 2012-02-20
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # 1118255321.G
- ISBN 9781118255322 / 1118255321
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Dewey Decimal Code 411.09
From the rear cover
Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization offers a coherent system of terms and categories for the study of the complex phenomena in the world's writing systems.
Tracing the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond, the book examines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the relations of these systems to Egyptian and Chinese writing, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and the mystery of alphabetic writing.
With examples from contemporary and historical writing systems, and many illustrations, Writing shows how the structures of writing served and do serve certain social needs and in turn create deep patterns of social behavior.