The Alphabet Effect: A Media Ecology Understanding of the Making of Western CivilizationThis book is a study of this evolution of writing systems. It describes the role the phonetic alphabet has played in the development of Western civilization. Drawing a variety of conclusions about how societies advance, the author shows how the advent of mass communication and the use of computers affect how we communicate. |
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Alphabet Mother of Invention | 1 |
The Origin of Writing | 9 |
The Invention | 35 |
Copyright | |
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The Alphabet Effect: A Media Ecology Understanding of the Making of Western ... Robert K. Logan No preview available - 2004 |
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