The Second Sex

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• The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

  This book was first published in France in the late 1940s and was an instant success. Much praise is heaped upon it as we see from the back cover; but the line which resonates with me, is simply The Second Sex is required reading for anyone who belie ... (read full critics)

  thebookbag published on Wed, 27 Oct 2010

• Dispatches From the Other

  In 1946, when Simone de Beauvoir began to write her landmark study of women, “The Second Sex,” legislation allowing French women to vote was little more than a year old. Birth control would be legally denied them until 1967. Next door, in Switzerland ... (read full critics)

  nytimes published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

2 Reviews

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  This is a thorough research about the position of women in the world. It is neat, detailed and very serious. It doesn’t take sides, but the fact that women have been always looking to the wrong side of the gun arises in an inevitable manner. Women have been wise enough to turn most of their disadvan ... (continue)

  This is a thorough research about the position of women in the world. It is neat, detailed and very serious. It doesn’t take sides, but the fact that women have been always looking to the wrong side of the gun arises in an inevitable manner. Women have been wise enough to turn most of their disadvantages into opportunities, but the fact remais that they have always been treated unfairly with an unfairness driven by their inherent relative weakness.

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  ariadna73 said on May 10, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  I wish more women had this intelligence and sensitivity

  This book is a real masterpiece by a great writer who manages to create a lucid,
  systematic, clear portrait of women's history and situation. It touches both the practical
  side of women's condition and the more subtle sociological and psychological issues that
  explain the whys and how ... (continue)

  This book is a real masterpiece by a great writer who manages to create a lucid,
  systematic, clear portrait of women's history and situation. It touches both the practical
  side of women's condition and the more subtle sociological and psychological issues that
  explain the whys and hows of their condition. It is not an "agry" book againts males, but a
  very balanced analysis that puts the blame for discrimination both on the arrogance and hypocrisy
  of the dominating male gender and on the passive acceptance that women often offer in exchange
  for indulgence and "adoration". I wish I could say that this book is now old and outdated, but having lived
  both isn the US and Italy, I must say that its content is very much actual and relevant today in
  both countries. Don't think this book is hard to read. It will be hard only if you are one of those
  persons wwo have lost the ability and habit of thinking (too much TV maybe?) This book WILL make
  you think. Remember that this is no boring essay but some arid sociologist but the work
  of a great artist and as such will touch on philosophy, and on a deep view of human character,
  desires and aspirations. Another very strong point of this book is the beautiful writing style
  of Simone, so if you have even a basic grasp of French try by all means to read in its original language.

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  The Teach said on Nov 3, 2009 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 800 Pages
• Edition: Reissue
• ISBN-10: 0679724516
• ISBN-13: 9780679724513
• Publisher: Vintage
• Pub date: Dec 17, 1989
• Dimensions: 1355 mm x 839 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio Cassette and Others
• In other languages: other languages Livres Français, Deutsche Bücher, Libros en Español, Livros em Português, Libri Italiani, Svenska böcker

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