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P211 .G29 2000eb
P211
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G29
2000eb
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1280477342
1841508810
6610477345
9781280477348
9781841508818
9786610477340
1841500119
9781841500119
b746821
Literacy and the politics of writing /
[Book]
Albertine Gaur.
Portland :
Intellect,
2000.
1 online resource (iv, 188 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Introduction; 1. What is writing?; 2. Non-linguistic forms of writing; 3. The introduction of language elements; 4. Extinct scripts: the infrastructure of palace and temple; 5. The common origin of contemporary writing systems; 6. The special place of certain writing systems; 7. The political success of unsuitable writing systems; 8. Script inventors and script inventions; 9. Rewards and problems of decipherment; 10. Calligraphy -- a corporate logo?; 11. What is a book?; 12. Printing, the writing masters and the Internet; 13. What is literacy?
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With the growth of modern information technology, it is time to re-examine the concept and purpose of writing, and question the long cherished idea that the alphabet stands at the apex of a hierarchy towards which all 'proper' forms of writing must necessarily progress. This beautifully illustrated book shows that the primary purpose of writing is the ability to store and transmit information, information essential to the social, economical and political survival of a particular group. Writing, in whatever form, allows the individual the interact with the group, to acquire an amount of knowled.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Ingram Content Group
31809781841508818
Literacy and the politics of writing.
1841500119
Books-- History.
Literacy.
Writing-- History.
Written communication.
Books.
Geschichte
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Literacy.
Literacy.
Schreiben
Schrift
Schriftlichkeit
Writing.
Written communication.
LAN-- 010000
302
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P211
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G29
2000eb
Gaur, Albertine.
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