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The second sex / Simone de Beauvoir ; translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier ; with an introduction by Judith Thurman.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Vintage, 2011.Edition: 1st Vintage Books edDescription: xxi, 800 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780307277787
Uniform titles:
  • DeuxieÌme sexe. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.401 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ1208 .B352 2011
Contents:
I. Facts and myths. Destiny : Biological data ; The psychoanalytical point of view ; The point of view of historical materialism -- History -- Myths : Montherlant or the bread of disgust ; D. H. Lawrence or phallic pride ; Claudel or the handmaiden of the Lord ; Breton or poetry ; Stendhal or romancing the real -- II. Lived experience. Formative years : Childhood ; The girl ; Sexual initiation ; The lesbian -- Situation : The married woman ; The mother ; Social life ; Prostitutes and hetaeras ; From maturity to old age ; Woman's situation and character -- Justifications : The narcissist ; The woman in love ; the mystic -- Toward liberation : The independent woman.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HQ1208 .B352 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001262293

"This translation originally published in slightly different form in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape ... in 2009, and subsequently published in ... the United States by Alfred A. Knopf ... in 2010."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Facts and myths. Destiny : Biological data ; The psychoanalytical point of view ; The point of view of historical materialism -- History -- Myths : Montherlant or the bread of disgust ; D. H. Lawrence or phallic pride ; Claudel or the handmaiden of the Lord ; Breton or poetry ; Stendhal or romancing the real -- II. Lived experience. Formative years : Childhood ; The girl ; Sexual initiation ; The lesbian -- Situation : The married woman ; The mother ; Social life ; Prostitutes and hetaeras ; From maturity to old age ; Woman's situation and character -- Justifications : The narcissist ; The woman in love ; the mystic -- Toward liberation : The independent woman.

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