The Violence of the Letter : Toward a Theory of Writing /
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Elektroninen E-kirja |
| Kieli: | englanti |
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Ann Arbor, Michigan :
University of Michigan Press,
2023.
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| Sarja: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Linkit: | Full text available: |
| Tagit: |
Ei tageja, Lisää ensimmäinen tagi!
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| Abstrakti: | The emergence of the alphabet in ancient Greece, usually heralded as the first step in the inexorable march toward reason and progress, in fact signaled the introduction of a chance technology that hijacked the future, with devastating consequences for humanity. By investigating an array of cultural artifacts, ranging from Kubrick's “2001: A Space Odyssey” to the Oracle at Delphi to Luther's challenge to the Church, this book demonstrates how the apparently benign emergence of writing made possible far-ranging systems of organized domination and unprecedented levels of violence. The Violence of the Letter considers how a twenty-six letter code changed the face of the world, and not always for the better. |
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| Ulkoasu: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9780472903238 |
| Pääsy: | Open Access |