The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict BetweenWord and Image by Leonard Shlain

The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict BetweenWord and Image

Leonard Shlain

464 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history philosophy informative reflective slow-paced
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"Literacy has promoted the subjugation of women by men throughout all but the very recent history of the West," writes Leonard Shlain. "Misogyny and patriarchy rise and fall with the fortunes of the alphabetic written word." That's a pretty audaci...

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