TY - BOOK AU - Man,John TI - Alpha beta: how our alphabet changed the western world SN - 0747271364 AV - P211 .M238 2000 U1 - 411 21 PY - 2000/// CY - London PB - Headline KW - Alphabet KW - History N1 - Maps on lining papers; Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301) and index ER -