Man Made Language - Softcover

Spender, Dale

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0710203152 ISBN 13: 9780710203151

Publisher: Thorsons, 1985

Synopsis

Edition Pandora, Second & Revised Edition, 1987. ISBN: 0-04-440766-1. PAPERBACK. 266 pages, size: 13.8 x 20.5 x 1.9 cm. Just tanning to paper edges. Other than that, the book remains in very good condition throughout: Soft cover in good form; text all clean, neat and tight. Prompt dispatch from UK. (Please note the illustrating pictures you see next to our description are from the actual item in our stock and might not match with the main page's image, which is sometimes confusing).

About this title

From the Back Cover

One of the great classics of the women's movement, 'Man made language' opened our eyes to the myriad ways in which the rules and uses of language promote a male, and so inherently partial, view of the world.

Spender also argues that since language is crucial to human-ness, it is through the patriarchal language that much of women's subordination is structured and maintained.

Often imitated, never replaced, 'Man Made Language' has become a cornerstone of modern feminist thought.

'A clever, lively and entertaining book. I have to admit she has a point.'
PHILIP HOWARD, 'The Times'

Synopsis

This edition of this feminist study of language offers clear analysis of the ways in which our language is "man-made", of all the subtle and not-so-subtle ways in which the masculine is asserted as the norm, while feminine experience is muted and pushed to the margins of life and language.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorsons
• Publication date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0710203152
• ISBN 13: 9780710203151
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 264