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Writing
- Author(s)Barry B. Powell
- Edition1
- Published27th March 2009
- PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons (UK)
- ISBN
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.
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
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