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How Writing Changed the World
Title
How Writing Changed the World / PBS.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2020]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2020.
Copyright Notice Date
©2020
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (53 min., 5 sec)) : sound.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released by PBS, 2020.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 07, 2020.
Title from distributor's description
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Where would we be without the world's alphabets? Writing has played a vital role in the expansion and domination of cultures throughout history. But researchers are only now uncovering the origin story to our own alphabet from thousands of years ago. From the shape of the letter A to the role of writing in trade and storytelling, discover how the written word shaped civilization itself.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 15, 2020
Series
A to Z
Videorecording number
215264 Infobase
[215263]s Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Infobase, film distributor.
PBS (Firm)
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