{"title":"Tim Brookes","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Tim Brookes collection, where the celebration of language and cultural heritage takes centre stage. Tim Brookes, a talented author with a passion for preserving the diversity of written language, brings you compelling works that educate and inspire. His books, such as \u003cem\u003eAn Atlas of Endangered Alphabets\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into the fascinating world of scripts that are on the brink of extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrookes has a profound dedication to education and reference, making his works essential for anyone interested in linguistics and the preservation of cultural identity. Through his insightful storytelling and detailed research, Tim Brookes not only highlights the struggles faced by these fading alphabets but also emphasises the importance of keeping them alive for future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a language enthusiast, a student of cultures, or simply someone eager to expand your horizons, the books in this collection offer a unique window into the vibrancy and richness of our world's written heritage. Immerse yourself in the fascinating stories woven by Tim Brookes and gain a deeper appreciation of the incredible diversity that exists within human communication.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"an-atlas-of-endangered-alphabets-by-tim-brookes-9781529408249","title":"An Atlas of Endangered Alphabets","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA global exploration of the many writing systems that are on the verge of vanishing, and the stories and cultures they carry with them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf something is important, we write it down. Yet 85% of the world's writing systems are on the verge of vanishing - not granted official status, not taught in schools, discouraged and dismissed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a culture is forced to abandon its traditional script, everything it has written for hundreds of years - sacred texts, poems, personal correspondence, legal documents, the collective experience, wisdom, and identity of a people - is lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eAtlas\u003c\/i\u003e is about those writing systems, and the people who are trying to save them. From the ancient holy alphabets of the Middle East, now used only by tiny sects, to newly created African alphabets designed to keep cultural traditions alive in the twenty-first century: from a Sudanese script based on the ownership marks traditionally branded into camels, to a secret system used in one corner of China exclusively by women to record the songs and stories of their inner selves: this unique book profiles dozens of scripts and the cultures they encapsulate, offering glimpses of worlds unknown to us - and ways of saving them from vanishing entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075885973740,"sku":"9781529408249","price":70.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14504213482732.jpg?v=1765188697"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/tim-brookes.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}