The Strange Tools of Human Communication

The Strange Tools of Human Communication: The Voice, the Pen, and the Lyre explores the tools of communication that weave together history, art and science. It is an ideal supplement to upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in cultural anthropology, sociocultural linguistics and cultural studies.

Ruth Finnegan OBE is Emeritus Professor at the Open University, UK

1. A strange, magical, landscape 2. In the beginning was the voice 3. Pen, brush, and blade 4. Voice meets pen 5. The unawares communicating 6. The lyre with its music 7. The start of music 8. The mysterious world of intercommunicating 9. The hand of history 10. "Only connect ... "