Goody 1986

Goody, Jack. 1986.The logic of writing and the organization of society. New York: Cambridge University Press. 213 pages. 0521327458. Location: Dallas SIL Library 303.4 G658.

Deals with long-term effects of writing on the organization of society. Attempts to spell out some general differences between the social organization of societies without writing and those with writing, as well as the process of transition from one to another. Tackles this broad topic through assessment of the impact of writing on human societies in the ancient Near East and in contemporary Africa. Is divided into four sections to discuss

• the influence of writing on religion
• government and politics
• the concept of law, and
• the part played by economic activities in the origin of the first writing system.

• Bibliography module: Goody 1986
• In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): G
• In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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