Empire and Communications

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; PREFACE; 1

INTRODUCTION; 2

EGYPT; 3

BABYLONIA; 4

THE ORAL TRADITION AND GREEK CIVILIZATION; 5

THE WRITTEN TRADITION AND THE ROMAN EMPIRE; 6

PARCHMENT AND PAPER; 7

PAPER AND THE PRINTING PRESS; NOTES; MARGINALIA; SUGGESTED READING; INDEX