{"product_id":"writing-revolution-9781405154062","title":"Writing Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Amalia E. Gnanadesikan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Alphabets \u0026amp; Writing Systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world of rapid technological advancements, it can be easy to forget that writing is the \u003ci\u003eoriginal\u003c\/i\u003e Information Technology, created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy time and space. \u003ci\u003eThe Writing Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e picks apart the development of this communication tool to show how it has conquered the world.   *Explores how writing has liberated 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 the 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 influences\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45201723523223,"sku":"9781405154062","price":9698.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781405154062.webp?v=1767307545","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/writing-revolution-9781405154062","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}