ABC
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In ABC: The Alphabetization of the Popular Mind philosopher and cultural analyst Ivan Illich and medieval scholar and literary critic Barry Sanders have produced an original, meticulous and provocative study of the advent, spread and present decline of literacy. They explore the impact of the alphabet on fundamental thought processes and attitudes, on memory, on political groupings and religious and cultural expectations. They examine the present erosion of literacy in the new technological languages of 'newspeak' and 'uniquack' and they point out how new attitudes to language are altering our world view; our sense of self and of community.
Published: Jan 1, 1988
| Section | Chapter | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | ||
| Preface | Ivan Illich, Barry Sanders | |
| Part I | ||
| Words and History | Ivan Illich, Barry Sanders | |
| Part II | ||
| Memory | Ivan Illich, Barry Sanders | |
| Part III | ||
| Text | Ivan Illich, Barry Sanders | |
| Part IV | ||
| Translation and Language | Ivan Illich, Barry Sanders | |
| Part V | ||
| The Self | Ivan Illich, Barry Sanders | |
| Part VI | ||
| Untruth and Narration | Ivan Illich, Barry Sanders | |
| Part VII | ||
| From Taught Mother Tongue to Newspeak and Uniquack | Ivan Illich, Barry Sanders | |
| Postscript | ||
| Silence and the We | Ivan Illich, Barry Sanders | |
Reviews
Cogent explanation of how writing gives knowledge a longer life than oral culture.
Los Angeles Times