ABC
The Alphabetization of the Popular Mind
by Barry Sanders, Ivan Illich
166 pages· 1988
About
An intense examination of the effects of technology on literacy and language. The authors argue that there is a phenomenon transforming modern culture--language is becoming part of a technology of "information systems" with an emphasis on control, rather than human exchange. As a result, all language is becoming debased.
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