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Paper by Mark Kurlansky · Booklabria

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First published: 2016
Language: English
Editions: 3

Synopsis

Tracing paper's evolution from antiquity to the present, the bestselling author of Cod and Salt challenges common assumptions about technology's influence, affirming that paper is here to stay. Paper will be the commodity history that guides us forward and illuminates our times.

Subjects: History
World history
Papermaking
Paper
Paper industry
Paper making and trade

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