Paper : paging through history
(Large Type)
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, Gale Cengage Learning, ©2016.
Status
Central - Adult Large Type
LT 676 KURLA
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LT 676 KURLA
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, Gale Cengage Learning, ©2016.
Format
Large Type
Physical Desc
635 pages (large print) ; 23
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Paper is one of the simplest and most essential pieces of human technology. For the past two millennia, the ability to produce it in ever more efficient ways has supported the proliferation of literacy, media, religion, education, commerce, and art; it has formed the foundation of civilizations, promoting revolutions and restoring stability. Now, amid discussion of "going paperless" - and as speculation about the effects of a digitally dependent society grows rampant - we've come to a world-historic juncture. Thousands of years ago, Socrates and Plato warned that written language would be the end of "true knowledge," replacing the need to exercise memory and think through complex questions. Similar arguments were made about the switch from handwritten to printed books, and today about the role of computer technology. By tracing paper's evolution from antiquity to the present, with an emphasis on the contributions made in Asia and the Middle East, Mark Kurlansky challenges common assumptions about technology's influence, affirming that paper is here to stay.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kurlansky, M. (2016). Paper: paging through history . Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, Gale Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kurlansky, Mark. 2016. Paper: Paging Through History. Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, Gale Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kurlansky, Mark. Paper: Paging Through History Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, Gale Cengage Learning, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kurlansky, Mark. Paper: Paging Through History Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, Gale Cengage Learning, 2016.
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