{"product_id":"9781118255322","title":"Writing - Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWriting - Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBarry B. Powell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Alphabets \u0026amp; Writing Systems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWriting:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTheory and History of the Technology of Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e offers a coherent system of terms and categories for the study of the complex phenomena in the world’s writing systems.  \u003cp\u003eTracing the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond, the book examines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the relations of these systems to Egyptian and Chinese writing, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and the mystery of alphabetic writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith examples from contemporary and historical writing systems, and many illustrations, \u003ci\u003eWriting\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the structures of writing served and do serve certain social needs and in turn create deep patterns of social behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eBarry B. Powell\u003c\/b\u003e is Halls-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has written extensively on ancient Greek literature and the history of writing. His books include \u003ci\u003eHomer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eA New Companion to Homer\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, with Ian Morris) (1997), \u003ci\u003eWriting and the Origins of Greek Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and two editions of \u003ci\u003eHomer\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, Blackwell, 2007).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 February 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118255322\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310524985484,"sku":"9781118255322","price":39.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118255322_8e21dcc3-77cc-4373-a5f6-282129212eef.jpg?v=1780162222","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118255322","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}