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Parity of the Sexes
Sylviane Agacinski
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Hardback. Describes that sexual difference should be affirmed rather than denied. This book points out sex is not a social, cultural, or ethnic characteristic - it is a universal human trait. Translator(s): Walsh, Lisa. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 317.
Sylviane Agacinski has never shied away from controversy. Vilified by some-including many feminists-and celebrated by others as a pioneer of gender equality, she has galvanized the French political scene. Her articulation of the theory of "parity" helped inspire a law that went into effect in May 2000 requiring the country's political parties to fill 50 percent of the candidacies in every race with women. Sylviane Agacinski, according to The New Yorker, "is sometimes credited with making parite respectable." Agacinski begins with the notion that sexual difference should be affirmed rather than denied. Sex, Agacinski points out, is not a ... Read more
Sylviane Agacinski has never shied away from controversy. Vilified by some-including many feminists-and celebrated by others as a pioneer of gender equality, she has galvanized the French political scene. Her articulation of the theory of "parity" helped inspire a law that went into effect in May 2000 requiring the country's political parties to fill 50 percent of the candidacies in every race with women. Sylviane Agacinski, according to The New Yorker, "is sometimes credited with making parite respectable." Agacinski begins with the notion that sexual difference should be affirmed rather than denied. Sex, Agacinski points out, is not a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231115667
SKU
V9780231115667
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About Sylviane Agacinski
Sylviane Agacinski teaches at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes in Paris, and has written extensively on philosophy, architecture, and other topics. She is the wife of the current Prime Minister of France, Lionel Jospin. Her books include Aparte: Conceptions and Death of Soren Kierkegaard, translated into English in 1988. In recent years, she has played a pivotal role in the ... Read more
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