| Paper: Paging Through History Contributor(s): Kurlansky, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393353702 ISBN-13: 9780393353709 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - Technology & Engineering | History - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 676.09 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Paper is one of the simplest and most essential pieces of human technology. For the past two millennia, the ability to produce it in ever more efficient ways has supported the proliferation of literacy, media, religion, education, commerce, and art; it has formed the foundation of civilizations, promoting revolutions and restoring stability. By tracing paper's evolution from antiquity to the present, with an emphasis on the contributions made in Asia and the Middle East, Mark Kurlansky challenges common assumptions about technology's influence, affirming that paper is here to stay. Paper will be the commodity history that guides us forward in the twenty-first century and illuminates our times. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kurlansky, Mark: - Mark Kurlansky is the New York Times best-selling author of twenty-nine books and a former foreign correspondent for The International Herald Tribune, The Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He lives in New York City. |