About this title: "One is not born a woman, one becomes one"--this is the main theme of de Beauvoir's classic 1949 study of the status of women, in which she attempts to show how simply being born female affects a woman's life and choices. The book counsels women not to passively accept their lot, but to pursue meaningful work, and to fight the status of "second sex" that has been unfairly allotted to them because of their capacity to bear children. De Beauvoir weaves together history, philosophy, economics, biology, and literature in a scholarly but accessible study that was ahead of its time.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1970
Description: Good. No Jacket as Issued. Light edgewear and a small crease to the bottom of the front cover. Mild page toning. Otherwise a clean text with an uncreased spine. read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 1952
Description: All pages and binding are intact. Book is used and may have some shelf wear but has no marks or highlights, looks great. All books shipped from a smoke free home in Michigan. (WMN) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin, New York
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780140034639ISBN:0140034633
Description: Good/Wraps. . Trade paperback, good condition, w. ltly tanned, ltly rubbed wraps, sme lt marks. Ltly slanted sp, lt sp crease. Ltly bumped corners, sme lt edgwr. Tanned p. edges, ltly tanned ins wraps, pp. Lt spot on fr ins wrap, o/w cln, tight, unmarked. read more
Edition: 10th Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1952
Description: Near Very Good. No Jacket. 4"X7" This paperback book has a color illustrated cover with black lettering on the front and black lettering on the white spine of the cover. 704 indexed pages. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Description: Fine. B000GZTEK6 Like New! ! ! 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Shipping! ! ! We are ECO-CONSCIOUS by using recycled packaging materials, when possible, and send order confirmations/receipts digitally via E-mail. Thank you for your consideration. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1997-08-07
ISBN-13:9780099744214ISBN:009974421X
Description: Good. 1997 Vintage pub. Thick Softcover. Medium reading wear. Small edge tear to cover and first few pages. A little underling in text. Light tanning. Ship same or next day. More de Beauvoir books in our store. Matching ISBN. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin, Harmondsworth
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780140034639ISBN:0140034633
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Rubbing/slight fraying on cover, dents & folds, slight curling, stains on cover & 1st few pgs, tanning, else text clean, binding tight. 1st thus. Text in English, French. 762p.; 20 cm. This translation originally published, London: Cape, 1953. -Translation of 'Le Deuxième sexe'. Paris: Gallimard, 1949. Includes index. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Four Square / New English Library, Great Britain
Date Published: 1961
Description: Good. 416 pages. Translated from the French and edited by H. M. Parshley. Pages browned. Previous owners details on title page. Cover edges rubbed. Cover has a crease. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1965
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean but pages are somewhat yellowed with age. P/O name is on FFEP. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780679420163ISBN:0679420169
Description: Very Good in No jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Volume No. 137 of Everyman's Library. Translated from the French. Navy cloth with gilt on black cover lettering and decoration, navy ribbon bookmark, 786 pages with extensive index. The book is in very good condition, looks and feels new, with sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. read more
"One of the most complex, confusing, and thought provoking book that I have ever read. Simone de Beauvior--one of the great philosophers of all time. This book truly makes you THINK and understand the dynamics of human interactions... between men and women. She brings a kind of truth that MOST of us either does not realize or by choice live between the clouds. Whatever the case, Ms. Beauvoir will make you think different as she sheds light on the most profound philosophical thoughts of this century. She takes every component of man and women and compares, contrast and explains in every sense the difference between the sexes. She argues that the perception of women is what makes them inferior to men--and proves to you how and why by using biology, history, and pyschology on this premise.
If you can find a good translated version of this book and are able to understand the writing.. then I promise.. you will be enlightened!"
"As a fundimental feminist text, this was actually a surprisingly interesting read. I disagreed with so much of it. Mostly I don't support the general idea that "liberty" and "what is natural" is always positive. In my opinion, women by nature of their biological position are always at a slight physical and general disadvantage (based on their need to undergo pregnancy, for example). Creating a system in which this basic problem is removed is an important step, but to call this new system "natural" was frustrating to me. This is not "liberation" in the sense that she means it, but the creation of equality. It is not our social systems that cause inequality, but biology. Our social systems must correct for biological inequity, and blaming them for causing or widening the biological issues is sort of silly. Not to mention that I felt her entire interpretation of the biological differences were silly (men and women put in an equal amount of effort in the creation of a child? really?)."
"I didn't read this book from cover to cover. See, I had to read this book because I was using feminism theory on my final thesis. But I do agree with Simone de Beauvoir's opinions that in many countries including Indonesia, women are positioned mostly as citizen number two who have less privileges than men do in so many aspects of life. What I dislike most is the double standards applied to women. It's not enough for a woman to be good at one aspect of her life, she has to be good in all aspects to be called a good woman. For example, if you are a successful career woman, it will worth nothing if you are not a good mother (knows how to do everything at home), a good wife, a good caretaker. It doesn't work that way for men. They are either good at work or good at home and that's OK. When they're good at both, they are superb, a super dad, a super husband. And what makes it worst is, many women agree with this way of thinking. Sad."
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