The origins of the art and practice of professional writing the written word as a tool for social justice then and now / Kathryn Rosser Raign.

Author/creator Raign, Kathryn Rosser
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press, 2024.
Descriptionpages cm.
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SeriesSUNY series, studies in technical communication
Contents Introduction : expanding the history and purpose of technical communication -- Cylinder seals : written communication's first technological breakthrough -- Ancient technical manuals and letters : the origins of instructional writing -- Finding our missing pieces : women technical writers in ancient Mesopotamia -- De-centering the history of the writing center : a case for the Mesopotamian -- Mythos, nomos, logos : evidence of sophistic reasoning before the sophists -- Myth, magic, and medicine : medical writing in ancient Mesopotamia -- Writing as social justice.
Abstract "Explores the origins of written communication to offer a counter-history to the separation of rhetoric/composition and technical/professional communication"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2023036395
ISBN9781438497280 (hardcover)
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