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This study is the story of writing from its beginnings to its recent transformations through technology. The author shows how the written word originated, how it spread and how it figured in the evolution of civilization.

The History and Power of Writing

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    A Paperback / softback by Henri-Jean Martin, Lydia G. Cochrane

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 15/10/1995
      ISBN13: 9780226508368, 978-0226508368
      ISBN10: 0226508366
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      Historical and comparative linguistics

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      Book Synopsis
      This study is the story of writing from its beginnings to its recent transformations through technology. The author shows how the written word originated, how it spread and how it figured in the evolution of civilization.

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