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The Alphabet Effect: A Media Ecology Understanding of the Making of Western Civilization
This work is a study of this evolution of writing systems. It describes the role the phonetic alphabet has played in the development of Western civilization. Drawing a variety of conclusions about how societies advance, the author shows how the advent of mass communication and the use of computers affect how we communicate.
265 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2004
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