The Independent Woman
| AUTHOR | de Beauvoir, Simone; Beauvoir, Simone de; Beauvoir, Simone de et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Vintage (11/06/2018) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
"Like man, woman is a human being." When The Second Sex was first published in Paris in 1949--groundbreaking, risqu , brilliantly written and strikingly modern--it provoked both outrage and inspiration. The Independent Woman contains three key chapters of Beauvoir's masterwork, which illuminate the feminine condition and identify practical social reforms for gender equality. It captures the essence of the spirited manifesto that switched on light bulbs in the heads of a generation of women and continues to exert profound influence on feminists today.
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ISBN-13:
9780525563402
ISBN-10:
0525563407
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
160
Carton Quantity:
125
Product Dimensions:
4.60 x 0.40 x 6.30 inches
Weight:
0.20 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
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Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory
Social Science | Movements - Existentialism
Social Science | Gender Studies
Dewey Decimal:
305.4
Library of Congress Control Number:
2018016683
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"Like man, woman is a human being." When The Second Sex was first published in Paris in 1949--groundbreaking, risqu , brilliantly written and strikingly modern--it provoked both outrage and inspiration. The Independent Woman contains three key chapters of Beauvoir's masterwork, which illuminate the feminine condition and identify practical social reforms for gender equality. It captures the essence of the spirited manifesto that switched on light bulbs in the heads of a generation of women and continues to exert profound influence on feminists today.
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