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Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization Book

Traces the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond. This book 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. It also discusses Ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Mayan writing.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    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...

  • ASDA

    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.

  • Foyles

    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..."

  • 1405162562
  • 9781405162562
  • Barry B. Powell
  • 27 March 2009
  • Wiley-Blackwell
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 296
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