WRITING by Barry B. Powell ( 9781405162562 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

WRITING
THEORY AND HISTORY OF THE TECHNOLOGY OF CIVILIZATION

By:

Barry B. Powell

Format:

Hardback

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£86.95

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ISBN 10:

1405162562

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9781405162562

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

27 March, 2009

Pages:

298

Description:

"This is an excellent, accessible introduction to writing's origins and development; Powell's jargon-free exposition clarifies many important issues in a way that specialist discussions have rarely achieved to date.

Synopsis:

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

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Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

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