{"product_id":"writing-c-barry-b-powell-9781405162562","title":"Writing C","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e traces the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and the mystery of alphabetic writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussions of Ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Mayan writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how the structures of writing served and do serve social needs and in turn create patterns of social behavior\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClarifies the argument with many illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry B. Powell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405162562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405162562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.44w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/03\/2009 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009","brand":"Barry B. Powell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45980813033727,"sku":"9781405162562","price":136.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_08519b2a-1031-4497-b856-f34e84ff0076.jpg?v=1722416811","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writing-c-barry-b-powell-9781405162562","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}