{"product_id":"the-independent-woman-paperback","title":"The Independent Woman - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimone de Beauvoir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like man, woman is a human being.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sex\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in Paris in 1949--groundbreaking, risqu , brilliantly written and strikingly modern--it provoked both outrage and inspiration. \u003ci\u003eThe Independent Woman\u003c\/i\u003e contains three key chapters of Beauvoir's masterwork, which illuminate the feminine condition and identify practical social reforms for gender equality. It captures the essence of the spirited manifesto that switched on light bulbs in the heads of a generation of women and continues to exert profound influence on feminists today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimone de Beauvoir was born in Paris in 1908. In 1929 she became the youngest person ever to obtain the agrégation in philosophy at the Sorbonne. After the war, she emerged as one of the leaders of the existentialist movement, working with Jean-Paul Sartre on \u003ci\u003eLes Temps Modernes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e The Second Sex, \u003c\/i\u003efirst published in 1949, has been translated into forty languages and become a landmark in the history of feminism. Beauvoir was the author of many other books, including the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Mandarins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was awarded the Prix Goncourt. She died in 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6.3 x 4.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756565233952,"sku":"9780525563402","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cb160a52aebbd82d7273d9e9f335bc80.webp?v=1780081026","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-independent-woman-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}