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Title: WRITING
THEORY AND HISTORY OF THE TECHNOLOGY OF CIVILIZATION
By: Barry B. Powell
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1118255321
ISBN 13: 9781118255322
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Publisher: JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
Pub. date: 9 February, 2012
Pages: 296
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
Illustrations: Illustrations, maps, music
Publication: US
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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