Literacy in Traditional Societies

by Jack Goody

Book Overview

The importance of writing as a means of communication in a society formerly without it, or where writing has been confined to particular groups, is enormous. It objectifies speech, provides language... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521290058
• ISBN13: 9780521290050
• Release Date: December 1975
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"