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Alpha Beta

Man, John
Heftet / 2009 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780553819656
Publisert
2009
Utgiver
Vendor
Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Vekt
231 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
127 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
01, P, U, G, 06, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Man, John

Om bidragsyterne

John Man is an historian and travel writer with a special interest in Mongolia and China. His books include The Great Wall,The Terracotta Army,The Gutenberg Revolution, Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, and Attila the Hun.

Alpha Beta

Man, John
Heftet / 2009 / Engelsk
Man, John
Heftet / 2009 / Engelsk
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Crisp, taut, and as clear as a bell ... a fascinating story with many a beguiling subplot along the way.

New Scientist

The story of how [the alphabet] came into being is a fascinating one and Man is the ideal writer to tell it. His scholarship seems boundless... he also has a journalist's ear for a story... straight out of Indiana Jones

Times Educational Supplement

Absorbing tale ... many surprises on the way.

Sunday Telegraph

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A scholarly and fascinating history of the alphabet, from hieroglyphics to letters, and its dissemination from culture to culture and from past to present

The Times

The idea behind the alphabet - that language with all its wealth of meaning can be recorded with a few meaningless signs - is an extraordinary one. So extraordinary, in fact, that it has occurred only once in human history: in Egypt about 4000 years ago. Alpha Beta follows the emergence of the western alphabet as it evolved into its present form, contributing vital elements to our sense of identity along the way. The Israelites used it to define their God, the Greeks to capture their myths, the Romans to display their power. And today, it seems on the verge of yet another expansion through the internet.Tracking the alphabet as it leaps from culture to culture, John Man weaves discoveries, mysteries and controversies into a story of fundamental historical significance.
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The idea behind the alphabet - that language with all its wealth of meaning can be recorded with a few meaningless signs - is an extraordinary one.
Crisp, taut, and as clear as a bell ... a fascinating story with many a beguiling subplot along the way.
How the alphabet shaped the western world

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Crisp, taut, and as clear as a bell ... a fascinating story with many a beguiling subplot along the way.

New Scientist

The story of how [the alphabet] came into being is a fascinating one and Man is the ideal writer to tell it. His scholarship seems boundless... he also has a journalist's ear for a story... straight out of Indiana Jones

Times Educational Supplement

Absorbing tale ... many surprises on the way.

Sunday Telegraph

Se alle

A scholarly and fascinating history of the alphabet, from hieroglyphics to letters, and its dissemination from culture to culture and from past to present

The Times

The idea behind the alphabet - that language with all its wealth of meaning can be recorded with a few meaningless signs - is an extraordinary one. So extraordinary, in fact, that it has occurred only once in human history: in Egypt about 4000 years ago. Alpha Beta follows the emergence of the western alphabet as it evolved into its present form, contributing vital elements to our sense of identity along the way. The Israelites used it to define their God, the Greeks to capture their myths, the Romans to display their power. And today, it seems on the verge of yet another expansion through the internet.Tracking the alphabet as it leaps from culture to culture, John Man weaves discoveries, mysteries and controversies into a story of fundamental historical significance.
Les mer
The idea behind the alphabet - that language with all its wealth of meaning can be recorded with a few meaningless signs - is an extraordinary one.
Crisp, taut, and as clear as a bell ... a fascinating story with many a beguiling subplot along the way.
How the alphabet shaped the western world

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780553819656
Publisert
2009
Utgiver
Vendor
Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Vekt
231 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
127 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
01, P, U, G, 06, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Man, John

Om bidragsyterne

John Man is an historian and travel writer with a special interest in Mongolia and China. His books include The Great Wall,The Terracotta Army,The Gutenberg Revolution, Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, and Attila the Hun.

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