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How things got better : speech, writing, printing, and cultural change
- Title
- How things got better : speech, writing, printing, and cultural change / Henry J. Perkinson.
- Author
- Perkinson, Henry J.
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 1995.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | P94.6 .P47 1995 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiii, 172 pages; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-167) and index.
- Contents
- Pt. 1. How Speech Made Things Better. Ch. 1. The Beginnings of Humanity -- Pt. 2. Writing and the Origins of Civilization. Ch. 2. Proto-Writing. Ch. 3. Alphabetic Writing -- Pt. 3. Printing and the Origins of Rational Civilization. Ch. 4. Printing and the Open Society. Ch. 5. Printing and Modern Science. Ch. 6. Printing and the Modern State. Ch. 7. Printing and Capitalism.
- ISBN
- 0897894316 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 94038492
- OCLC
- 31328510
- ocm31328510
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries