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9780521728263: The First Writing: Script Invention as History and Process
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ISBN 10: 0521728266 ISBN 13: 9780521728263
Editorial: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Sinopsis

Ancient writing gives us our first glimpse of history, people and institutions, and yet its origins remain mysterious. This book offers a treatment and examination of the origins of ancient writing. It studies often neglected writing systems, such as those of Mesoamerica. The leading scholars in the field collectively discuss new topics and highlight new subtlties about how these scripts came into existence and development during the first centuries of use. Egypt, Mesopotamia, Elamite, Mesoamerica and the Maya, Shang, and Runic are all represented.

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Acerca del autor

Stephen Houston is Professor of Anthropology at Brown University, Rhode Island. A scholar of the ancient Maya in Mexico and Central America, he is the author of many books on the Maya, most recently The Memory of Bones: Body, Being and Experience among the Classic Maya (with David Stuart and Taube, 2010).

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Editorial
Cambridge University Press
Año de publicación
2008
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0521728266
ISBN 13 
9780521728263
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
436
Editor
Houston Stephen
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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