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An intense examination of the effects of technology on literacy and language. The authors argue that there is a phenomenon transforming modern culture--language is becoming part of a technology of "information systems" with an emphasis on control, rather than human exchange. As a result, all language is becoming debased.Ivan Illich is the author of 'ABC: Alphabetization of the Popular Mind', published 1989 under ISBN 9780679721925 and ISBN 0679721924.
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