Isbn: 9780226508351 - the history and power of writing (6 resultados)

Condición: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condición: Good. This text is a study of writing from its very beginnings to its recent transformations through technology. Traversing four millennia, the author offers a chronicle of writing as a cultural system, a means of communication and a history of technologies. He shows how the written word originated, how it spread and how it figured in the evolution of civilization. An examination of the interactions of individuals and cultures to produce forms of "writing" in the many senses of authorship, language rendition and script is also included. The text examines to what extent the development of writing is owed to practical necessity and how much to religious and social systems of symbols. It describes the precursors to writing and reveals their place in early civilization as devices in service of the spoken word. The tenacity of the oral tradition plays an important part in this text - even as late as the 18th century educated individuals were trained in classical rhetoric and preferred to rely on the arts of memory. Finally, Martin discusses the changes to writing wrought by the electronic revolution, offering insights into the influence these new technologies have had on children born into the computer age.…

hardcover. Condición: Good. exlibrary hardcover no dust jacket. usual library markings, has some light wear throughout. has some stains to book edges.

Hardcover. Condición: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. . 9.33 X 6.40 X 1.49 inches. 608 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.