Symbols
Subtitle: a universal language
By: Joseph Piercy
Publisher: Michael O'Mara
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781782430001; 9781782431961; 9781782430735; 9781782430728
Subjects: Historia; Sociala aspekter; Social aspects; Symboler; History; Signs and symbols
Description: "Symbols: A Universal Language looks at the story behind the world's most famous symbols, from the peace sign to the smiley. It shows just how much importance has been attached to the smallest and simplest of ideas and features over 40 of the most significant symbols from religion, politics and popular culture down the centuries. Did you know that 15 per cent of all tweets on twitter contain the hash tag symbol? That's over 41 million uses of # each day. Or that the 'smiley face' originated in Massachusetts in the 1960s? This fascinating book highlights the roles symbols have played throughout history and how they have shaped our understanding of the world."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 211) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Part one: Early signs and symbols.; title: Part two: Symbols of ideology, identity and belonging; title: Part three: Symbols of value, ownership and exchange; title: Part four: Symbols of protection, direction and survival; title: Part five: Symbols of the present and the future.