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Zusatztext This is an excellent introductory and overview text written in accessible prose. It not only situates Beauvoir and the vicissitudes of her thought, writings, and other activities within her historical context and intellectual milieu, but it also uses one of the 20th-century's foremost intellectuals to illuminate the history of France and Europe. - Marc Matera, University of California, Santa Cruz Informationen zum Autor Sandrine Sanos is a cultural and intellectual historian of Modern Europe, educated in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Her scholarship and teaching focus on 20th century France and its empire, specifically the intersections of gender and sexuality, the relation of aesthetics and politics, the question of violence, war, exile, and feminist theory. Her book, The Aesthetics of Hate: Far-Right Intellectuals, Antisemitism and Gender in 1930s France was published in 2012 by Stanford University Press. She has also written about European film and French literature and received awards for her teaching and scholarship. Her current work examines the cultural representation of violence, displacement, and gender in France after 1945. Klappentext . Zusammenfassung Sandrine Sanos's biography of Simone de Beauvoir situates Beauvoir's life and works in historical context, charting how she was enmeshed in most 20h century events and developments from WW2, to Decolonization, the Cold War, Socialist Politics, Feminism--as well as topics and ideas of contemporary relevance (war crimes, human rights, the possibilities and limits of political activism in support of social justice). Building on recent scholarship, this biography focuses especially on the colonial, transnational, and postcolonial influences that shaped Beauvoir and emphasizes her paradoxical and complicated relationship to politics. Written in accessible and lively prose, the book is divided in 7 chapters and includes lesser-known photos of Beauvoir, as well as primary sources of both historical and contemporary interest (on the question of justice, complicity with oppressive regimes, torture, gender politics). Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Dutiful Daughter: Obligations, Hopes, and Possibilities: 1909-1939; 2. Living Through the War: Responsibilities and Choices: 1939-1944; 3. Becoming an Author: Desires, Dialogues, and Engagement: 1945-1954; 4. Being A Woman: The Making of A Feminist Philosophy: 1949 and After; 5. Being Free in the World: Ethics and Engagement: 1954-1964; 6. Acting in the World: Politics, Paradoxes, and Disillusions: 1961-1970; 7. Reflecting on the World: Feminism, Fame, and Scandal: 1970-1986; Primary Documents & Study Questions:; An Eye for an Eye (1946); Introduction, The Second Sex (1949); Introduction, Djamila Boupacha (1962); Chapter 7, The Force of Circumstance (1963); Introduction, The Bobigny Affair Report (1973); Further Reading; Credits; Index...
