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Author:

Gu, Baotong, 1963-

Title:

From oracle bones to computers : the emergence of writing technologies in China / Baotong Gu.

Publisher:

Parlor Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

ix, 267 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Writing--China--History.--History.
Written communication--History.--China--History.
Written communication--History.--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-255) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : (de)mystifying the Chinese culture -- (Un)loading technology -- Rhetoricizing and operationalizing technology -- Oracle and bronze inscriptions -- Early forms of pen, ink, and paper -- The modern form of paper -- Block printing and movable type -- The Chinese typewriter -- The computer and the Internet -- Conclusion : toward a more pluralistic model of knowledge construction.

ISBN:

1602351007 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9781602351004 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
1602351015 (acid-free paper)
9781602351011 (acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)316098303

LCCN:

2009008637

Locations:

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)