Beauvoir and The Second Sex : Feminism, Race, and the Origins of Existentialism Paperback / softback
by Margaret A. Simons
Paperback / softback
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In a compelling chronicle of her search to understand Beauvoir's philosophy in The Second Sex, Margaret A.
Simons offers a unique perspective on BeauvoirOs wide-ranging contribution to twentieth-century thought.
She details the discovery of the origins of Beauvoir's existential philosophy in her handwritten diary from 1927; uncovers evidence of the sexist exclusion of Beauvoir from the philosophical canon; reveals evidence that the African-American writer Richard Wright provided Beauvoir with the theoretical model of oppression that she used in The Second Sex; shows the influence of The Second Sex in transforming Sartre's philosophy and in laying the theoretical foundations of radical feminism; and addresses feminist issues of racism, motherhood, and lesbian identity. Simons also draws on her experience as a WomenOs Liberation organizer as she witnessed how women used The Second Sex in defining the foundations of radical feminism.
Bringing together her work as both activist and scholar, Simons offers a highly original contribution to the renaissance of Beauvoir scholarship.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication Date:07/02/2001
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- ISBN:9780742512467
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication Date:07/02/2001
- Category:
- ISBN:9780742512467
