A place for everything: the curious history of alphabetical order
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Published:
New York : Basic Books, 2020.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First US edition.
Physical Desc:
xxviii, 319 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781541675070, 154167507X, 9781541675070, 154167507X
Notes
General Note
Originally published: United Kingdom : Picador, 2020.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 243-264) and index.
Description
"The order of the alphabet ... plays far more of a role in our lives than we usually consider. From the school register to the telephone book, from dictionaries and encyclopaedias to the library shelves, our lives are ordered from A to Z. This magical system of organization not only guides us to the correct bus route or train schedule or the jar of coriander seeds between the cinnamon and the cumin in the supermarket, but it also, in the library or the bookshop, gives us the ability to sift through centuries of thought and writing, of knowledge and literature ... In this ... book, Judith Flanders draws our attention both to the neglected ubiquity of the alphabet and the long and complex history of its rise to prominence"--Publisher's description.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Flanders, J. (2020). A place for everything: the curious history of alphabetical order. First US edition. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Flanders, Judith. 2020. A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Flanders, Judith, A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order. Basic Books, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Flanders, Judith. A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order. First US edition. Basic Books, 2020.
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