From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, A History of Writing offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world.
From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, A History of Writing offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world.
Illustrated with numerous examples, this book offers a global overview in a format that everyone can follow. Steven Roger Fischer also reveals his own discoveries made since the early 1980s, making it a useful reference for students and specialists as well as a delightful read for lovers of the written word everywhere.
'[An] authoritative account...if you're intrigued with writing's past, Fischer's book is well worth a read...a brilliant book.' New Scientist
'[It] is wonderful...to see a subject that embraces so much of human civilisation handled with the wide knowledge and breadth of vision it deserves.' Nature
From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, A History of Writing offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world.
Illustrated with numerous examples, this book offers a global overview in a format that everyone can follow. Steven Roger Fischer also reveals his own discoveries made since the early 1980s, making it a useful reference for students and specialists as well as a delightful read for lovers of the written word everywhere.
'[An] authoritative account...if you're intrigued with writing's past, Fischer's book is well worth a read...a brilliant book.' New Scientist
'[It] is wonderful...to see a subject that embraces so much of human civilisation handled with the wide knowledge and breadth of vision it deserves.' Nature
In a new and updated edition, Writing Histories: Imagination and Narration is a book for anyone wanting to write histories that capture the imagination and challenge the intellect. It aims to show...
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