"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
That's a pretty audacious claim, one that The Alphabet Versus the Goddess provides extensive historical and cultural correlations to support. Shlain's thesis takes readers from the evolutionary steps that distinguish the human brain from that of the primates to the development of the Internet. The very act of learning written language, he argues, exercises the human brain's left hemisphere--the half that handles linear, abstract thought--and enforces its dominance over the right hemisphere, which thinks holistically and visually. If you accept the idea that linear abstraction is a masculine trait, and that holistic visualisation is feminine, the rest of the theory falls into place. The flip side is that as visual orientation returns to prominence within society through film, television, and cyberspace, the status of women increases, soon to return to the equilibrium of the earliest human cultures. Shlain wisely presents this view of history as plausible rather than definite, but whether you agree with his wide-ranging speculations or not, he provides readers eager to "understand it all" with much to consider. --Ron Hogan, Amazon.com
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
£ 3.37
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0670878839
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0670878839
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # newMercantile_0670878839
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # DADAX0670878839
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0670878839
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0670878839
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # BC107
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.8. Seller Inventory # Q-0670878839
Book Description Condition: new. Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!. Seller Inventory # PSN0670878839
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # XBF3--0144