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First published in 1986, this book looks at the impact of mass literacy on everyday life, discussing the fundamental differences between traditional oral cultures and contemporary industrialised societies where most people rely on complex combinations of oral and literate communication. There is…
Paperback – 2018-09-19
Routledge
Routledge Revivals: Language, Education and Society Series
First published in 1987, this book examines mathematics school teaching from the perspective that it is a language — arguing that this can illuminate many events that occur in classes and highlight issues that may not have previously seemed important. The central concern is with the processes of…
Paperback – 2018-09-19
Routledge
Routledge Revivals: Language, Education and Society Series
Why does a large proportion of the population engage in some form of gambling, although they know they are most likely to lose, and that the gambling industry makes huge profits? Do gamblers simply accept their losses as fate, or do they believe that they will be able to overcome the negative odds…
Paperback – 2018-09-18
Routledge
Routledge Library Editions: Addictions
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