About this title: This triumphant and genuinely revolutionary book began as an exceptional woman's attempt to find out who and what she was. It ended up shocking, infuriating, and galvanizing millions of readers and dramatically revising the way women talk and think about themselves. Forty years later, it retains all of its vitality and passion.
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Description: Good. 1989-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: 7th Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780679724513ISBN:0679724516
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight/ covers creased; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine hinge creased/ several pages have underlining and margin notes/ several pages and page tips creased. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1953.
Description: First American Edition. 8vo., 732pp., quarter blue over green cloth. Translated and edited by H. M. Parshley. Worn ex-library copy with front hinge cracked, all pages cockled and several pages dampstained. No jacket. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1957
Description: Near Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xxx, 732, xiv pp. Fourth printing. Cover faded, with light soiling, and scuffing at extremities. read more
Edition: Fourth Printing, Dec. 1957
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Inc, New York
Date Published: 1957
Description: Very Good in Fair jacket. History. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Simone de Beauvoir has made a study of the role and destiny of woman in ancient and modern times. The Second Sex is a total picture of what she has learned, observed, experienced and thought. This book is in great shape. The boards are a darker lavender color and the lettering is in gold. The previous owner has written her name on the first blank page. The dust jacket has seen better days. There are chips at all the corners and the top ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 1989-12-01
ISBN-13:9780679724513ISBN:0679724516
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780679724513. read more
Edition: Sixth Printing 1968
Binding: Black Spine-Green Cloth Ltr
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf, New York, N. Y
Date Published: 1952
Description: Very Good For Age in Near Very Good Price Intact jacket. 9 1/2 X 6 1/2. Pages are tight, bright and clean. Binding firm and straight, red/orange topstain. If needed for reference, research, lucubrations, dissertation or just enjoyment this is the one. No conspicuous wear. Boards, spine, peripheral edges and corners good+. 732 pages, plus index. Jacket in a crystal-clear polyester protector sleeve. Translated by H. M. Parshley. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780679724513ISBN:0679724516
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. Collectible 1989 Vintage book edition (pbk). 1st printing with 10 full numberline. Excellent condition. Appears unread. No writings/underlines/highlights. Pages are slightly tanned, otherwise very nice and clean. Visible shelfwear on edges/tips. Free deliver confirmation! Satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Edition: Complete and Unabridged.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1961
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Edge and corner wear. Very light cover creases. Light spine ends wear. Tanning pages. Light soiling or stains. Tight binding. 705 p. Translated and edited by H.M. Parshley. The subject is Woman--and the treatment is fascinating. "One of the few great books of our era. "--The Saturday Review read more
Edition: Limited/Numbered Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Franklin Library, Franklin Center
Date Published: 1979
Description: Fine with no dust jacket; Small 4to-9" to 11" tall; 714 pages; Dark leather with gold gilt decorations, no wear. Gilt leaf edges, ribbon bookmark, grey moire endpapers. Never read still stiff. Signed, limited edition. Contians perviously unpublished letter to the reader by the author. Early work on Femininism. 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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