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Following its publication in 1949, The Second Sex quickly became one of the fundamental works of feminist thought. In it, Simone de Beauvoir (1908 86) offered up a statement that has informed nearly allfeminist and gender scholarship that has followed, One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman. And it is the woman Beauvoir became who continues to fascinate, fostering a legend of coffee-drinking Parisian intellectuals debating existentialism in smoky cafes along the Left Bank.

Beauvoir lived through some of the most dramatic and significant events of the twentieth century,...

"The volume convincingly demonstrates the enduring value of Beauvoir's work, and makes a very distinctive contribution to contemporary French film studies." - Modern and Contemporary France

" The editors] accomplish this genre's most important task: framing the collection with an urgency that leads a reader to wonder how such a book didn't already exist...By the time I'd reached the end of the book, I wanted more which] suggests the strength of this book, its provocative existential claims a compelling reason for its own existence." - H-France Review

"This collection of essays on...

This book examines the contemporary situation of women in France and makes an essential contribution to the growing interdisciplinary interest in la condition feminine. It addresses both mainstream issues - such as women's paid and unpaid work, women in politics with particular reference to the current parity debates, leisure and contemporary women's writing - as well as under-represented areas, namely women in rural France, immigrant and exiled women and the situation of lesbians.

Authors examine the problems facing women at home and at work and critically assess the policy...

This book examines the contemporary situation of women in France and makes an essential contribution to the growing interdisciplinary interest in la condition feminine. It addresses both mainstream issues - such as women's paid and unpaid work, women in politics with particular reference to the current parity debates, leisure and contemporary women's writing - as well as under-represented areas, namely women in rural France, immigrant and exiled women and the situation of lesbians.

Authors examine the problems facing women at home and at work and critically assess the policy...