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    From Movable Type Printing to the World Wide Web: Essays on Civilizations, Cultures and Education
    From Movable Type Printing to the World Wide Web: Essays on Civilizations, Cultures and Education
    From Movable Type Printing to the World Wide Web: Essays on Civilizations, Cultures and Education
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    From Movable Type Printing to the World Wide Web: Essays on Civilizations, Cultures and Education

    By H K Chang

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    The author narrates in twenty-one articles his thoughts about world civilizations, culture and life, society, education as well as science and technology, and invites readers to join him on his intellectual and sentimental journey.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCity University of Hong Kong Press
    Release dateApr 1, 2007
    ISBN9789629374709
    From Movable Type Printing to the World Wide Web: Essays on Civilizations, Cultures and Education

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