In ABC... philosopher and cultural analyst Ivan Illich and medieval
scholar and literary critic Barry Sanders have produced an original,
meticulous and provocative study of the advent, spread and present
decline of literacy. They explore he impact of the alphabet on
fundamental thought processes and attitudes, on memory, on political
groupings and religous and cultural expectations. Their examination of
the present erosion of literacy in the new technological languages of
'newspeak' and 'uniquack' and they point out how new attitudes to
language are altering our world view; our sense of self and of
community.
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ISBN
9780714521503
Publisert
2016
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Marion Boyars
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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