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Literacy in the Persianate World
Writing and the Social Order
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Edited by:
Brian Spooner
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English
Published/Copyright:
2012
About this book
This book offers the first comparative study of the historical role of writing in three languages, including two in non-Roman scripts, over a period of two and a half millennia, which provides an opportunity for reassessment of the work on literacy in English that has accumulated over the past half century.
This book offers the first comparative study of the historical role of writing in three languages, including two in non-Roman scripts, over a period of two and a half millennia, which provides an opportunity for reassessment of the work on literacy in English that has accumulated over the past half century.
Author / Editor information
Brian Spooner is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. William L. Hanaway is Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Part Two: Spread
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Part Three: Vernacularization and Nationalism
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Senzil Nawid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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The Role of Persian in South Asian Culture and Literature Muhammad Aslam Syed Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Part Four: The Larger Context
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Joseph Farrell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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eBook published on:
March 19, 2012
eBook ISBN:
9781934536568
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456
eBook ISBN:
9781934536568
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