The Social and Cultural Contexts of Historic Writing Practices

Writing is not just a set of systems for transcribing language and communicating meaning, but an important element of human practice, deeply embedded in the cultures where it is present and fundamentally interconnected with all other aspects of human life. 'The Social and Cultural Contexts of H...

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Main Author: Boyes, Philip J. (-)
Other Authors: Steele, Philippa M., Elvira Astoreca, Natalia
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Havertown : Oxbow Books, Limited 2021.
Series:Contexts of and Relations Between Early Writing Systems
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009655406406719
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Summary:Writing is not just a set of systems for transcribing language and communicating meaning, but an important element of human practice, deeply embedded in the cultures where it is present and fundamentally interconnected with all other aspects of human life. 'The Social and Cultural Contexts of Historic Writing Practices' explores these relationships in a number of different cultural contexts and from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including archaeological, anthropological and linguistic. It offers new ways of approaching the study of writing and integrating it into wider debates and discussions about culture, history and archaeology.
Physical Description:1 online resource (385 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781789254792