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Afrikan Alphabets : The Story of Writing in Africa by Saki Mafundikwa (2006, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBatty Publisher, LLC, Mark
ISBN-100977282767
ISBN-139780977282760
eBay Product ID (ePID)63188253
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAfrikan Alphabets : the Story of Writing in Africa
Publication Year2006
SubjectAfrican Languages (See Also Swahili), Alphabets & Writing Systems, Graphic Arts / Typography, Graphic Arts / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorSaki Mafundikwa
Subject AreaDesign, Foreign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight20.5 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width8.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal411.096
SynopsisAfrikan alphabets have a long history, fantastic variety, and some continue to be in current use today. They are comparatively little known due largely to their suppression by colonial powers. This book sets the record straight. An entertaining and anecdotal text explains the wealth of highly graphical and attractive illustrations. Writing systems across the Afrikan continent are reviewed: the scripts of the West Africans - Mende, Vai, Nsibidi, Bamum and the Somali, and Ethiopian scripts are included, analyzed and illustrated. Other alphabets, writing styles, paintings, pictographs, ideographs, and symbols are compared and contrasted. All the writing systems are put into the context of their use as a means to impart and record information and to communicate complex ideas., Due to popular demand for the first edition, Mark Batty Publisher proudly announces a reissue of this title in paperback. Because the book sets the record straight about how colonial powers suppressed the rich cultural and artistic histories of Afrikan alphabets, this title should appeal to individual readers as well as schools and universities. Both entertaining and anecdotal, Afrikan Alphabets presents a wealth of highly graphical, attractive and inspiring illustrations. Writing systems across the Afrikan continent and the Diaspora are analyzed and illustrated; syllabaries, paintings, pictographs, ideographs and symbols are compared and contrasted. This colourful, extensively illustrated and informative visual journey will be of interest to everyone seeking inspiration from, or more information about, Afrikan culture and art.
LC Classification NumberPL8005
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