Routledge Library Editions: Literacy Ser.: Literacy : Writing, Reading and ...

Taylor & Francis Inc

Literacy\nby John Oxenham\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: John Oxenham\nTitle: Literacy\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Education\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis\nPublication year: 2017\nEdition: 1\nISBN-13: 9780815372691\nISBN-10: 0815372698\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nOriginally published in 1980. The skills of reading and writing have been proclaimed as universal human rights. This book explores why this should be so. In particular, it examines whether or not the possession of reading or writing skills has, or has not, influenced the values and organisation of society. Viewing literacy as a technology, the author maintains that like all technologies, it is created by man for limited purposes. Nevertheless, given the right conditions, it can be used by man to change .