The Legacies of Literacy: Continuities and Contradictions in Western Culture and Society

Author/Contributor(s):	Graff, Harvey J ; Società Editrice Il Mulino S P a
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Date:	03/22/1987
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This book will be a monumental contribution to the topic and a staple of scholarship for decades. --Michael B. Katz

A remarkable volume of critical synthesis and passionate revisionism. --Journal of Economic History

. . . ambitious and stimulating . . . required reading not only for social historians but also for policy-makers and activists. --Histoire Sociale

Clearly an important book . . . marks a significant point in the history of literacy studies. --History of Education Quarterly

A stimulating challenge to traditional assumptions and scholarly commonplaces. --Journal of Communication