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The anthropology of writing : understanding textually-mediated worlds /
We live in a textually-mediated world where writing is central to society, its cultural practices and institutions. Writing has been the subject of much research but it is usually highly visible and valued texts that are studied -- the work of novelists, poets and scholars. The studies included in t...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autres auteurs: | , |
| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Continuum International Pub. Group,
©2010.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | We live in a textually-mediated world where writing is central to society, its cultural practices and institutions. Writing has been the subject of much research but it is usually highly visible and valued texts that are studied -- the work of novelists, poets and scholars. The studies included in this book examine every day acts of writing and their significance. Ordinary quotidian writing may be viewed as mundane and routine, but it is central to how societies operate and the ways individuals relate to each other and to institutions. Examples discussed in the book including writing in area. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (xi, 240 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441136718 1441136711 1441108858 9781441108852 1282576860 9781282576865 9786612576867 6612576863 |