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- Author: Melanie McMahon
- Publisher: University of Michigan Press
- ISBN-10: 0472055917
- ISBN-13: 9780472055913
- Format: 15.8 x 21.8 x 2 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English
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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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- Author: Melanie McMahon
- Publisher: University of Michigan Press
- ISBN-10: 0472055917
- ISBN-13: 9780472055913
- Format: 15.8 x 21.8 x 2 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
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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