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An edition of The Second Sex (1949)

The second sex

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The Second Sex (French: Le Deuxième Sexe) is a 1949 book by the French existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, in which the author discusses the treatment of women throughout history. Beauvoir researched and wrote the book in about 14 months between 1946 and 1949. She published the work in two volumes: Facts and Myths (Les faits et les mythes), and Lived Experience (L’expérience vécue). Some chapters first appeared in the journal Les Temps modernes. One of Beauvoir’s best-known books, The Second Sex is often regarded as a major work of feminist philosophy, and as the starting inspiration point of second-wave feminism.

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Alfred A. Knopf
Language
English
Pages
800

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Subjects

Women, Sex, Feminism, Sexual Behavior, Non-Fiction, Gender, Gender Studies, Theory, Philosophy, Sociology, Classics, Cultural, France, Sexuality, Economics, Biology, Deuxième sexe (Beauvoir, Simone de), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism, New York Times reviewed, Féminisme, Society, Social sciences, Women's studies, Teori, filosofi, Genus (socialt kön), Hq1208 .b352 1989, Reference, Dictionaries, Sex role

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Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), Judith Thurman

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France

Times

20th Century

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Cover of: The Second Sex
The Second Sex
2011, Penguin Random House
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The Second Sex
May 03, 2011, Vintage
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The second sex
2010, Alfred A. Knopf
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The Second Sex
August 7, 1997, Vintage
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The second sex
1993, Alfred A. Knopf
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The Second Sex
December 17, 1989, Vintage
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The Second Sex
July 8, 1988, Picador
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Le deuxième sexe
1986, Gallimard
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The second sex.
1974, Vintage Books
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The second sex
1953, Knopf
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Table of Contents

I. Facts and myths. Destiny : Biological data ; The psychoanalytical point of view ; The point of view of historical materialism
History
Myths : Montherlant or the bread of disgust ; D. H. Lawrence or phallic pride ; Claudel or the handmaiden of the Lord ; Breton or poetry ; Stendhal or romancing the real
II. Lived experience. Formative years : Childhood ; The girl ; Sexual initiation ; The lesbian
Situation : The married woman ; The mother ; Social life ; Prostitutes and hetaeras ; From maturity to old age ; Woman's situation and character
Justifications : The narcissist ; The woman in love ; the mystic
Toward liberation : The independent woman.

Edition Notes

"This translation originally published in slightly different form in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape ... in 2009"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
305.401
Library of Congress
HQ1208 .B352 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxi, 800 p. ;
Number of pages
800

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OL24533255M
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ISBN 10
0307265560
ISBN 13
9780307265562
LCCN
2009023164
OCLC/WorldCat
405105574

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Woman? Very simple, say the fanciers of simple formulas: she is a womb, an ovary; she is a female-this word is sufficient to define her.
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