The Second Sex
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (988 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 030727778X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 832 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Newly translated and unabridged in English for the first time, Simone de Beauvoir’s masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of “woman,” and a groundbreaking exploration of inequality and otherness. This long-awaited new edition reinstates significant portions of the original French text that were cut in the first English translation. Vital and groundbreaking, Beauvoir’s pioneering and impressive text remains as pertinent today as it was sixty years ago, and will continue to provoke and inspire generations of men and women to come.
Dina A. said Excellent content but size 8 handwritingthis is the only edition for the book anyway. The book content needs no reviewshe is a guru in her thought regarding every point especially how women used to be free during early times of human history till they were suppressed during the industrial erai adore her or her thoughts and styleinsights and philosophical orientationbad thing is the handwriting of the book almost size 8-tight wordseye hurting and tiringread it with glasses on and during day since no other editions for the english translated book .I dont know why dont editors magnify the handwr. StevieGee19Simone de Beauvoir makes her points very well. She StevieGee1945 Simone de Beauvoir makes her points very well. She does get a bit over-done with biology is destiny. Because women are burdened with being the mothers of any clan, they allegedly are destined to be subordinate to men. Really? But she does think technology will liberate women to a degree. I want to re-read this book. It's a lot to take in the first time.. 5 said Simone de Beauvoir makes her points very well. She. Simone de Beauvoir makes her points very well. She does get a bit over-done with biology is destiny. Because women are burdened with being the mothers of any clan, they allegedly are destined to be subordinate to men. Really? But she does think technology will liberate women to a degree. I want to re-read this book. It's a lot to take in the first time.. Tiny, impossible to read font. reallygoodthing The book is fantastic and de Beauvoir a genius, but this newly issued edition has been printed with such tiny, tiny font that it is nearly impossible to read more than a page without experiencing a crippling migraine. Greedy publishers trying to save a few pennies on paper.
"One wonders if women still exist, if they will always exist, whether or not it is desirable that they should ," she says in this comprehensive treatise on women. She weaves together history, philosophy, economics, biology, and a host of other disciplines to show women's place in the world and to postulate on the power of sexuality. This is a powerful piece of writing in a time before "feminism" was even a phrase, much less a movement. . In The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir posed questions many men, and women, had yet to ponder when the book was released in 1953