Writing and Script - A Very Short Introduction

Without writing there would be no recording, no history, no science, and of course, no books, newspapers or emails. Writing is an integral and essential part of our lives. 

But when, where and how did it start? How did ancient scripts like cuneiform and hieroglyphs develop into today's writing? how do we decipher forgotten scripts?

All of these questions are answered in this Very Short Introduction. Starting with the origins of writing, Andrew Robinson explains how it evolved into hundreds of scripts from the Roman alphabet to Chinese characters. He reveals how the modern writing systems we take for granted - including airport signage and electronic  text messaging - resemble ancient scripts much more closely than we think.