LEADER 03223nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910784162103321 005 20230422044457.0 010 $a1-84150-881-0 010 $a9786610477340 010 $a1-280-47734-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000338281 035 $a(EBL)283015 035 $a(OCoLC)476029134 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000362557 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12124996 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000362557 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10363895 035 $a(PQKB)11528791 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000192999 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11182969 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192999 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10197265 035 $a(PQKB)11750463 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC283015 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL283015 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10035642 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL47734 035 $a(OCoLC)52665698 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000338281 100 $a20010315d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLiteracy and the politics of writing$b[electronic resource] /$fAlbertine Gaur 210 $aBristol ;$aPortland $cIntellect$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (194 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84150-011-9 311 $a1-84150-882-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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? 327 $aSome final thoughtsIndex; Back Cover 330 $aWith 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 knowled 606 $aWritten communication 606 $aWriting$xHistory 606 $aBooks$xHistory 606 $aLiteracy 615 0$aWritten communication. 615 0$aWriting$xHistory. 615 0$aBooks$xHistory. 615 0$aLiteracy. 676 $a302.2/244 700 $aGaur$b Albertine$0448761 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784162103321 996 $aLiteracy and the politics of writing$93818603 997 $aUNINA