The alphabet effect
Subtitle: a media ecology understanding of the making of Western civilization
By: Robert K. Logan.
Series: The Hampton Press communication series.
Publisher: Hampton Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cresskill, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
Subjects: Alphabet -- History; Writing -- History; Civilization -- History
Description: "This book is a study of the evolution of writing systems. It describes the role the phonetic alphabet has played in the development of Western Civilization, in contrast with the role of pictographic writing systems in China and elsewhere. Because the alphabet is so much a part of our information environment, we often take its existence for granted and are blind to its effects. Drawing a variety of conclusions about how societies advance, the author shows how the advent of mass communication and the use of computers effect how we communicate."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.   ) and indexes.