Alpha Beta
How 26 Letters Shaped the Western World
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2001
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Headline Book Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-7472-6447-7 (ISBN)
Headline Book Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-7472-6447-7 (ISBN)
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This is a story of adventure, passion and intrigue in man's quest for a written language, and although today many languages around the world divide humanity, the alphabet largely units mankind. This book traces the history of the written word.
An alphabet is a system for organising and recording thought and the very earliest letters, which demonstrate this ('a' was the first sound of the Semitic word for 'ox', 'b' for 'house'), are still with us, virtually unchanged across the millennia. And while the western world today is divided by languages, it remains largely united by alphabet. Where these letters came from and how they have evolved over the years is more than just an academic exercise. John Man's ALPHA BETA tells a thrilling story of adventure, passion and intrigue.
An alphabet is a system for organising and recording thought and the very earliest letters, which demonstrate this ('a' was the first sound of the Semitic word for 'ox', 'b' for 'house'), are still with us, virtually unchanged across the millennia. And while the western world today is divided by languages, it remains largely united by alphabet. Where these letters came from and how they have evolved over the years is more than just an academic exercise. John Man's ALPHA BETA tells a thrilling story of adventure, passion and intrigue.
John Man is a historian and travel writer with a special interest in Mongolia. His most recent books are GOBI: TRACKING THE DESERT and THE ATLAS OF THE YEAR 1000. He also wrote THE WAORANI: JUNGLE NOMADS OF ECUADOR and THE ATLAS OF D-DAY. He devised and presented the BBC Radio 4 series 'Survivors'.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.5.2001 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | maps |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 19 mm |
| Gewicht | 226 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften ► Paläografie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7472-6447-3 / 0747264473 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7472-6447-7 / 9780747264477 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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