Alpha Beta. How Our Alphabet Changred The World

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2001
Edition: Reprint

Description: 312 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page. Tracking The Alphabet As It Leaps From Culture To Culture.Man Weaves Discoveries,mysteries And Controversies Into A Story Of Fundamental Historical Significance.

Publishers Description: An alphabet is a system for organising and recording thought and the very earliest letters, which demonstrate this ('a' was the first sound of the Semitic word for 'ox', 'b' for 'house'), are still with us, virtually unchanged across the millennia. And while the western world today is divided by languages, it remains largely united by alphabet. Where these letters came from and how they have evolved over the years is more than just an academic exercise. John Man's ALPHA BETA tells a thrilling story of adventure, passion and intrigue.

ISBN: 0747264473