The Second Sex - Softcover

Beauvoir, Simone De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679724516 ISBN 13: 9780679724513

Publisher: Vintage Books, 1989

The classic manifesto of the liberated woman, this book explores every facet of a woman's life.

Review:

In The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir posed questions many men, and women, had yet to ponder when the book was released in 1953. "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. --Christine Buttery

Review:

'a masterpiece'
--Vogue

• Publisher: Vintage Books
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0679724516
• ISBN 13: 9780679724513
• Binding: Paperback