The history and power of writing / Henri-Jean Martin ; translated by Lydia G. Cochrane
- Bib ID:
- 1897674
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Martin, H. J. (Henri Jean), 1924-
- Uniform Title:
- Histoire et pouvoirs de l'ecrit. English
- Description:
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- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1994
- xv, 591 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0226508366 (alkaline paper) (paperback)
- 0226508358 (alkaline paper) (cloth)
- Full contents:
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- Foreword / Pierre Chaunu
- 1. Writing Systems
- 2. The Written and the Spoken Word
- 3. Speech and Letters
- 4. The Death and Resurrection of Written Culture
- 5. The Arrival of Print
- 6. The Reign of the Book
- 7. The Forms and Functions of Writing: Fifteenth-Eighteenth Centuries
- 8. The Book and Society
- 9. The Industrial Era
- 10. Beyond Writing.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-560) and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2094 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2024
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1994
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