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The Logic of Writing and the Organization of …

Paperback • 1986

The Logic of Writing and the Organization of …

By Jack Goody

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This book assesses the impact of writing on human societies, both in the Ancient Near East and in contemporary Africa, and highlights some general features of social systems that have been influenced by this major change in the mode of communication. Such features are central to any attempt at the theoretical definition of human society and such constituent phenomena as religious and legal systems, and in this study Professor Goody explores the role of a specific mechanism, the introduction of w...Show more

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9780521339629

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1986

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