03223nam 2200709Ia 450 991078416210332120230422044457.01-84150-881-097866104773401-280-47734-2(CKB)1000000000338281(EBL)283015(OCoLC)476029134(SSID)ssj0000362557(PQKBManifestationID)12124996(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000362557(PQKBWorkID)10363895(PQKB)11528791(SSID)ssj0000192999(PQKBManifestationID)11182969(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192999(PQKBWorkID)10197265(PQKB)11750463(MiAaPQ)EBC283015(Au-PeEL)EBL283015(CaPaEBR)ebr10035642(CaONFJC)MIL47734(OCoLC)52665698(EXLCZ)99100000000033828120010315d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiteracy and the politics of writing[electronic resource] /Albertine GaurBristol ;Portland Intellect20001 online resource (194 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84150-011-9 1-84150-882-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Introduction; 1. What is writing?; 2. Non-linguistic forms of writing; 3. The introduction of language elements; 4. Extinct scripts: the infrastructure of palace and temple; 5. The common origin of contemporary writing systems; 6. The special place of certain writing systems; 7. The political success of unsuitable writing systems; 8. Script inventors and script inventions; 9. Rewards and problems of decipherment; 10. Calligraphy - a corporate logo?; 11. What is a book?; 12. Printing, the writing masters and the Internet; 13. What is literacy?Some final thoughtsIndex; Back CoverWith the growth of modern information technology, it is time to re-examine the concept and purpose of writing, and question the long cherished idea that the alphabet stands at the apex of a hierarchy towards which all 'proper' forms of writing must necessarily progress. This beautifully illustrated book shows that the primary purpose of writing is the ability to store and transmit information, information essential to the social, economical and political survival of a particular group. Writing, in whatever form, allows the individual the interact with the group, to acquire an amount of knowledWritten communicationWritingHistoryBooksHistoryLiteracyWritten communication.WritingHistory.BooksHistory.Literacy.302.2/244Gaur Albertine448761MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784162103321Literacy and the politics of writing3818603UNINA