The Second Sex

Description

Product ID:	9780099499381
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	The Second Sex
Authors:	Author: Simone de Beauvoir, Sheila Malovany-Chevallier, Constance Borde
Page Count:	848
Subjects:	Feminism and feminist theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, Gender studies: women
Description:	Select Guide Rating 'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman'First published in Paris in 1949, The Second Sex by Simone de Beavoir was a groundbreaking, risquÃ© book that became a runaway success. ''One is not born, but rather becomes, woman'' First published in Paris in 1949, The Second Sex by Simone de Beavoir was a groundbreaking, risqué book that became a runaway success. Selling 20,000 copies in its first week, the book earned its author both notoriety and admiration. Since then, The Second Sex has been translated into forty languages and has become a landmark in the history of feminism. Required reading for anyone who believes in the equality of the sexes, the central messages of The Second Sex are as important today as they were for the housewives of the forties.
Imprint Name:	Vintage
Publisher Name:	Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2010-11-04

Weight	934 g
Dimensions	232 × 154 × 50 mm