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Literacy and the politics of writing / / Albertine Gaur



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Autore: Gaur Albertine Visualizza persona
Titolo: Literacy and the politics of writing / / Albertine Gaur Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Bristol ; ; Portland, : Intellect, 2000
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
Disciplina: 302.2/244
Soggetto topico: Written communication
Writing - History
Books - History
Literacy
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Cover
Sommario/riassunto: With 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
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ISBN: 1-84150-881-0
9786610477340
1-280-47734-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910826940603321
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