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The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image (Compass) by Dr Leonard Shlain Paperback, 496 Pages, Published 1999 ISBN-10: 0-14-019601-3 / 0140196013 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-019601-6 / 9780140196016 "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 audacious claim, one that The Alphabet Versus the Go |