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FACT FINDER: WRITING & PRINTING PB (E05) - Softcover

Harrison, Steve

 
9780563347873: FACT FINDER: WRITING & PRINTING PB (E05)

Synopsis

Looks at the history and development of writing and printing across many societies. The book looks at pre-writing times and continues up to our hi-tech present, describing the social and cultural impact of mass communications. The book links in with the Landmarks series on BBC TV.

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From the Back Cover

This book looks at the history of writing and printing in a broadly chronological way, from pre-writing times to our hi-tech present. Drawing on world-wide developments, it illustrates that writing is not solely a product of Near Eastern or European culture, but that it developed in many societies to meet needs and the desire to communicate.

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