{"product_id":"the-violence-of-the-letter-melanie-mcmahon-9780472055913","title":"The Violence of the Letter: Toward a Theory of Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe emergence of the alphabet in ancient Greece, usually heralded as the first step in the inexorable march toward reason and progress, in fact signaled the introduction of a chance technology that hijacked the future, with devastating consequences for humanity. By investigating an array of cultural artifacts, ranging from Kubrick's \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e to the Oracle at Delphi to Luther's challenge to the Church, this book demonstrates how the apparently benign emergence of writing made possible far-ranging systems of organized domination and unprecedented levels of violence. \u003ci\u003eThe Violence of the Letter\u003c\/i\u003e considers how a twenty-six-letter code changed the face of the world, and not always for the better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie McMahon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472055917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472055913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Melanie McMahon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44227673063679,"sku":"9780472055913","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aef1b1e0-a768-45c5-8f17-ed9b84ad8f1d.jpg?v=1692809958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-violence-of-the-letter-melanie-mcmahon-9780472055913","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}