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Le deuxième sexe

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An edition of The Second Sex (1949)

Le deuxième sexe

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  • 12 Ratings
  • 382 Want to read
  • 35 Currently reading
  • 23 Have read

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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Gallimard
Language
French
Pages
416

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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
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Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), Judith Thurman
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France
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20th Century

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Cover of: The Second Sex
The Second Sex
May 03, 2011, Vintage
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The Second Sex
2011, Penguin Random House
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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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Collection Folio/essais

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Library of Congress
PQ2603.E362, HQ1208 .B35 2004

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Pagination
2 v. ;
Number of pages
416

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Open Library
OL18434917M
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ledeuxiemesexe00beau
ISBN 10
207032351X, 2070323528
OCLC/WorldCat
6313888, 20292072
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7846699
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21124
426675

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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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