The Writing Revolution: Cuneiform to the InternetISBN: 978-1-4051-5406-2
Hardcover
328 pages
November 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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- A fascinating insight into the history of the original
Information Technology, a communication tool created to transcend
the limitations of human memory and to defy time and space
- Explores how writing has conquered the world, making possible
everything from complex bureaucracy, literature, and science, to
instruction manuals and love letters
- Draws on an engaging range of examples, from the first
cuneiform clay tablet, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Japanese
syllabaries, to the printing press and text messaging
- Weaves together ideas from a number of fields, including
history, cultural studies and archaeology, as well as linguistics
and literature, to create an interdisciplinary volume
- Traces the origins of each of the world’s major written traditions, along with their applications, adaptations, and cultural impact
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