{"product_id":"writing-theory-and-history-of-the-technology-of-civilization-9781118255322","title":"Writing - Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization","description":"\u003ci\u003eWriting: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e traces the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and the mystery of alphabetic writing\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussions of Ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Mayan writing\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how the structures of writing served and do serve social needs and in turn create patterns of social behavior\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClarifies the argument with many illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarry B. Powell\u003c\/b\u003e is Halls-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has written extensively on ancient Greek literature and the history of writing. His books include \u003ci\u003eHomer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eA New Companion to Homer\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, with Ian Morris) (1997), \u003ci\u003eWriting and the Origins of Greek Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and two editions of \u003ci\u003eHomer\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, Blackwell, 2007).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50414752235794,"sku":"9781118255322","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0a12e891-2f44-423f-82da-cd992481b737.jpg?v=1729381990","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/writing-theory-and-history-of-the-technology-of-civilization-9781118255322","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}