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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.

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Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393353702
ISBN-13
9780393353709
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
PAPER : Paging Through History
Author
Mark Kurlansky
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, World
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
13.1 Oz

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Ts1090.K87 2017
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An historical journey well worth the ride. [Kurlansky] has a deep instinct for telling detail, which he combines with a disarmingly fun narrative style. Kurlansky makes a compelling case that paper has always been a revolutionary force - a foundation for expression of every sort -- and that it is certainly not dead yet., Curious, vital, prolific, and witty.... Kurlansky's work makes brilliant use of paper as a key to civilization., A beautiful thing to hold and feel, and it presents a fine argument for the retention of paper as an aesthetically lusty object., [An] historical journey well worth the ride. [Kurlansky] has a deep instinct for telling detail, which he combines with a disarmingly fun narrative style., Kurlanksy tells [the history of paper] vividly in this compact and well-illustrated book....He has a sharp eye for curious details....[and] offers a versatile introduction to this long and complicated history.
Copyright Date
2017
Dewey Decimal
676.09
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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