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UNINA9910964893003321 |
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Haarmann Harald |
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Titolo |
Early civilization and literacy in Europe : an inquiry into cultural continuity in the Mediterranean world / / by Harald Haarmann |
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Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 1996, c1995 |
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Edizione |
[Reprint 2012] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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207, [184] p. : ill., maps |
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Collana |
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Approaches to Semiotics [AS] ; ; 124 |
Approaches to semiotics ; ; 124 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Writing - Europe - History |
Writing - Mediterranean Region - History |
Signs and symbols - History |
Civilization, Ancient |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-207) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface / Haarmann, Harald -- Introduction -- 1. Iconography, symbolism and writing at the dawn of civilization - Old Europe from the seventh to the fourth millennia B.C. -- 2. The organizing principles of Old European writing - Motivated and arbitrary symbols and their affinity with the mythical symbolism -- 3. Writing from Old Europe to ancient Crete - A case of cultural continuity -- 4. Literacy in ancient Crete - On the social functions of linear and hieroglyphic writing -- 5. The Cretan legacy in the East: Writing systems in the multilingual society of ancient Cyprus -- 6. The spread of European writing beyond ancient Cyprus - The influence of Aegean and Cypriot literacy in Asia Minor and the Near East -- 7. On the three ways of writing the oldest literary language in the world: Greek -- 8. The impact of Aegean culture on the western periphery - The case of the Lipari script and the role of Etruscan writing in Italy -- Conclusion: Giving profile to a new paradigm for research into antiquity -- Bibliography -- Illustrations, figures, tables and maps -- Index |
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UNINA9910955243403321 |
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Autore |
Lane Jan-Erik |
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Titolo |
Culture and politics : a comparative approach / / Jan-Erik Lane and Svante Ersson |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Aldershot, Hants, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2005 |
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1-315-57545-0 |
1-317-15598-X |
1-317-15597-1 |
1-281-20792-6 |
9786611207922 |
0-7546-8107-6 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (392 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Politics and culture |
Political culture |
Religion and politics |
Cultuur |
Politieke aspecten |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-358) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Does Culture Matter?; PART I: CULTURE AND OUTCOMES; PART II: ETHNICITY; PART III: CIVILIZATIONS; PART IV: LEGACIES; PART V: UNIVERSAL VALUES; APPENDICES; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This second edition of a well-established text has been expanded and fully updated in line with new events. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the enduring phenomenon of culture and its impact on contemporary society and politics, and is a book that no serious scholar or student of political culture should be without. |
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