The Writing Revolution: Cuneiform to the InternetISBN: 978-1-4051-5406-2
Hardcover
328 pages
November 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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"This informative, yet accessible and entertaining, book will be of interest to readers with an interest in the history and evolution of world languages, as well as to students and instructors looking for a comprehensive and enjoyable overview of the subject.." (Language in Society, 14 December 2009)“Gnanadesikan writes about language’s evolution into modernity with the rise of technology and the World Wide Web and how writing has made possible everything from complex bureaucracy to love letters.” (Princeton Alumni Weekly Online, February 2009)
Writing is the most consequential technology ever invented. In this important book Amalia Gnanadesikan combines a fascinating narrative of human ingenuity with an up-to-date analysis of the world’s most important writing systems.–Florian Coulmas, author of The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Writing Systems
Gnanadesikan has written an excellent book describing the
structures of the important writing systems of the world. The
author has a gift for bringing dusty old scribes to life, showing
their relevance in the history of writing, one of the major
achievements of human beings. The writing is exceptionally clear,
making it quite accessible to those without a strong technical
knowledge of linguistics.
–Henry Rogers, author of Writing Systems: A
Linguistic Approach
This is a rare find: a work of impeccable scholarship that is
also enormously witty and entertaining.
–John J. McCarthy, University of Massachusetts
Amherst
After the invention of fire, writing has been humankind’s
greatest discovery. Complete in its coverage, fascinating in
detail, and eloquently presented, this is the best single survey of
the subject in print.
–Michael Coe, author of Breaking the Maya
Code