Literacy and Power in the Ancient World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521587365)

This collection attempts to set the study of literacy in the ancient world in the wider contexts of the debates among anthropologists over the impact of writing on society. Was writing a revolutionary innovation or fundamentally repressive?

Author: Alan K. Bowman
ISBN-10: 0521587360
ISBN-13: 9780521587365
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/28/1997
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.03w x 0.51d