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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World by Ostler, Nicholas

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HarperPerennial, London, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: maps. clean second-hand copy, no damage to describe, no annotations. Illustrated with a number of maps. The book reveals the amazing innovations in education, culture and diplomacy devised by speakers in the Middle East; surveys the uncanny resilience of Chinese throughout 20 centuries of invasion; charts the progress of Sanskrit from northern India to Java and Japan; describes the struggle gave birth to the languages of modern Europe; and measures the global spread of English. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: maps. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0007118716. ISBN/EAN: 9780007118717. Inventory No: 0284663. . 9780007118717
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