Writing - Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization by Powell, Barry B.

Writing - Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781118255322)

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Writing - Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization by Powell, Barry B.

Writing - Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization

$45.95
Writing - Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization by Powell, Barry B.

Writing - Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization

$45.95
Format: Paperback
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Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization traces the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond.
  • Examines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and the mystery of alphabetic writing
  • Includes discussions of Ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Mayan writing
  • Shows how the structures of writing served and do serve social needs and in turn create patterns of social behavior
  • Clarifies the argument with many illustrations


Author: Barry B. Powell
ISBN-10: 1118255321
ISBN-13: 9781118255322
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 02/20/2012
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
By Barry B. Powell
By Barry B. Powell
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Barry B. Powell is Halls-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has written extensively on ancient Greek literature and the history of writing. His books include Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet (1991), A New Companion to Homer (editor, with Ian Morris) (1997), Writing and the Origins of Greek Literature (2001), and two editions of Homer (second edition, Blackwell, 2007).

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