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Suzette Haden Elgin
In the final volume of the Native Tongue trilogy, Earth will be euthanized-unless women can alter humanity’s destructive behavior and avoid extinction.
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In this feminist science fiction classic, a secret language created by women holds the power to overthrow an oppressive ruling order.
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In the sequel to the feminist classic Native Tongue, a covert female agent is sent to infiltrate the resistance.
Continues: The gentle art of verbal self defense. 1980.
A feminist classic of science fiction comes to the Masterwork list - praised by Ursulua Le Guin, this is a cult novel due to be rediscovered.
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No matter how or when it occurs, abusive language can have grave long-term consequences for a victim’s physical and psychological health. This study offers a practical programme for coping with…
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Based on her proven techniques, Suzette Haden Elgin gives parents, teachers, youth workers, law enforcement personnel, and anyone who needs to talk effectively with children a system of language behaviour…
Disarming communication tactics from the author of The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense . In every aspect of our lives we have to deliver or respond to negative messages at…
This text shows how to defend oneself against verbal abuse, including casual racist or sexist language, and explains how to use e-mail and voice-mail to handle sensitive issues.
How multilingualism enhances the human experience and why our decisions about English Only language policies are shortsighted.
This book includes material from 1st Dictionary and Grammar (1988) and merges it with new vocabulary created for the Laadan website. Elgin died in 2015, but interest persists in the…
