Thesis
The evolution of literacy: a cross-cultural account of literacy’s emergence, spread, and relationship with human cooperation
- Abstract:
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Social theorists have long argued that literacy is one of the principal causes and hallmark features of complex society. However, the relationship between literacy and social complexity remains poorly understood because the relevant data have not been assembled in a way that would allow competing hypotheses to be adjudicated. The project set out in this thesis provides a novel account of the multiple origins of literate behaviour around the globe, the principal mechanisms of its cultural t...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2014
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
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- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:10989
- Deposit date:
- 2015-04-14
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- Copyright holder:
- Mullins, D
- Copyright date:
- 2014
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