The second sex
Book |
1st American ed. |
Alfred A. Knopf,
New York :
c2010.
- 2 of 2 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby | 305.401 Bea | Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Welland Main | 305.401 Bea | Adult Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
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- ISBN: 9780307265562
- Physical Description: xxi, 800 p.print
- Edition: 1st American ed.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2010.
- General Note: "This translation originally published in slightly different form in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape ... in 2009"--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note: 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.