{"product_id":"beauvoir-and-the-second-sex-feminism-race-and-the-origins-of-existentialism-9780742512467","title":"Beauvoir and the Second Sex: Feminism, Race, and the Origins of Existentialism","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Margaret a. Simons\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Movements - Existentialism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45409410908311,"sku":"9780742512467","price":3515.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780742512467.webp?v=1767672368","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/beauvoir-and-the-second-sex-feminism-race-and-the-origins-of-existentialism-9780742512467","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}