Description: Writing Revolution : Cuneiform to the Internet, Hardcover by Gnanadesikan, Amalia E., ISBN 1405154063, ISBN-13 9781405154062, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In a world of rapid technological advancements, it can be easy to forget that writing is the original Information Technology, created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy time and space. The Writing Revolution picks apart the development of this communication tool to show how it has conquered the world.
- Explores how writing has liberated the world, making possible everything from complex bureaucracy, literature, and science, to instruction manuals and love letters
- Draws on an engaging range of examples, from the first cuneiform clay tablet, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Japanese syllabaries, to the printing press and the text messaging
- Weaves together ideas from a number of fields, including history, cultural studies and archaeology, as well as linguistics and literature, to create an interdisciplinary volume
- Traces the origins of each of the world’s major written traditions, along with their applications, adaptations, and cultural influences
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Book Title: Writing Revolution : Cuneiform to the Internet
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Name: Writing Revolution : Cuneiform to the Internet
Language: English
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Subject: Alphabets & Writing Systems, Linguistics / General
Publication Year: 2008
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 19.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Amalia E. Gnanadesikan
Subject Area: Language Arts & Disciplines
Item Width: 6 in
Series: The Language Library
Format: Hardcover
