num_pages: 352
description: From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the Internet, A History of Writing offers a fascinating investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. " "[An] authoritative account . . . if you're intrigued with writing's past, Fischer's book is well worth a read . . . a brilliant book"- New Scientist Steven Roger Fischer is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures, Auckland, New Zealand. From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the Internet, A History of Writing offers a fascinating investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world." "[An] authoritative account . . . if you're intrigued with writing's past, Fischer's book is well worth a read . . . a brilliant book"- New Scientist Steven Roger Fischer is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures, Auckland, New Zealand. From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the Internet, A History of Writing offers a fascinating investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world." "[An] authoritative account . . . if you're intrigued with writing's past, Fischer's book is well worth a read . . . a brilliant book"- New Scientist Steven Roger Fischer is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures, Auckland, New Zealand.
language: English
title: A History of Writing
publisher: Reaktion Books