594398533     

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From Oracle Bones to Computers : the Emergence of Writing Technologies in China / Baotong Gu

West Lafayette, Indiana : Parlor Press, c2009

ix, 267 p : ill ; 23 cm

Englisch

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.

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

978-1-60235-101-1 (acid-free paper); 978-1-60235-100-4 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

2009008637

OCoLC: 948494399     

Z45

303.48/30951     Ähnliche Literatur

LOC-SH: Writing materials and instruments -- China -- History ; Written communication -- Technological innovations -- China -- History ; Written communication -- Technological innovations -- History