{"product_id":"the-origins-of-the-art-and-practice-of-professional-writing-the-written-word-as-a-tool-for-social-justice-then-and-now-hardcover","title":"The Origins of the Art and Practice of Professional Writing: The Written Word as a Tool for Social Justice Then and Now - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathryn Rosser Raign\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the origins of written communication to offer a counter-history to the separation of rhetoric\/composition and technical\/professional communication\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Origins of the Art and Practice of Professional Writing\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the classic divide in teaching written skills between rhetoric\/composition and technical\/professional communication (TPC). It explores a body of texts that were created earlier than any yet identified by either field: ancient Mesopotamian documents, produced in the eighth century BCE. The book debunks two myths: it shows that rhetoric was practiced consciously and taught systematically long before the Greek civilization existed; and because a large swathe of the public, while not fully literate, had access to the services of scribes, not just men, but women, merchants, and even slaves utilized writing as a tool for social justice. From their earliest writings, humans consciously applied principles of persuasion to the documents that they produced. Rather than being two distinct fields, rhetoric and professional communication are intertwined in their histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathryn Rosser Raign \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of English at the University of North Texas. She is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eWrite and Communicate Like a Professional\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eWriting for Result\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45512615329894,"sku":"9781438497280","price":191.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/7cHWMaQ1AH9781438497280.webp?v=1776340227","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-origins-of-the-art-and-practice-of-professional-writing-the-written-word-as-a-tool-for-social-justice-then-and-now-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}