Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Reading Empire and Communications: Above and below the Line vii
4. Notes on the Text xliii
5. Empire and Communications, 1972 edition xlvii
6. Foreword xlix
7. Author’s Preface lvii
8. Editor’s Note lix
9. 1 Introduction 1
10. 2 Egypt 12
11. 3 Babylonia 26
12. 4 The Oral Tradition and Greek Civilization 53
13. 5 The Written Tradition and the Roman Empire 85
14. 6 Parchment and Paper 116
15. 7 Paper and the Printing Press 141
16. Bibliography 171
17. Index 195