| Description |
xii, 310 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps. |
| Series |
The language library |
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Language library.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-296) and index. |
| Contents |
The first IT revolution -- Cuneiform: forgotten legacy of a forgotten people -- Egyptian hieroglyphs and the quest for eternity -- Chinese: a love of paperwork -- Maya glyphs: calendars of kings -- Linear B: the clerks of Agamemnon -- Japanese: three scripts are better than one -- Cherokee: Sequoyah reverse-engineers -- The Semitic alphabet: Egypt to Manchuria in 3,400 years -- The empire of Sanskrit -- King Sejong's one-man renaissance -- Greek serendipity -- The age of Latin -- The alphabet meets the machine. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Writing -- History.
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Alphabet -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1405154063 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781405154062 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1405154071 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781405154079 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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