Writing

Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of
Civilization traces the origins of writing tied to speech from
ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond.

• Examines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in
  the fourth millennium BC, the origins of purely phonographic
  systems, and the mystery of alphabetic writing
  
  


• Includes discussions of Ancient Egyptian,Chinese, and Mayan
  writing
  
  


• Shows how the structures of writing served and do serve social
  needs and in turn create patterns of social behavior
  
  


• Clarifies the argument with many illustrations