内容简介
Firstpublishedin1963,"TheFeminineMystique"ignitedarevolutionthatprofoundlychangedourculture,ourconsciousness,andourlives.Todayitnewlypenetratestotheheartofissuesdeterminingourlives-andsoundsacalltoarmsagainsttheveryrealdangersofanewfemininemystiqueintheeconomicandpoliticalturbulenceofthe1990s.
作者简介
BettyFriedan(1921-2006)ishailedbyhistoriansasaseminalfigureinthe'SecondWave'ofthewomen'sfeministmovement.In1957,Friedanwroteaquestionnaireforherformerclassmatesatareunionattheall-female,SmithCollege.Theresultsrevealedthatmanywomensharedthesamefrustrationsasherintheirrolesashousewivesandmothers.Friedan'sfindingsprovidedaclear-eyedanalysisoftheissuesthataffectedwomen'slivesinthedecadesaftertheSecondWorldWar,andbecamethebasistoherbook,TheFeminineMystique.Asensationonpublicationsellingover3millioncopies,itestablishedFriedanasoneofthechiefarchitectsofthewomen'sliberationmovement.Anovelistandjournalist,LionelShriverwasborninNorthCarolinaandeducatedatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork.HereightpublishednovelsincludeNewYorkTimesbestsellerThePost-BirthdayWorldandinternationalbestsellerWeNeedtoTalkAboutKevin,forwhichshewontheOrangePrizein2005.HerninthnovelSoMuchforThatwillbepublishedin2010.ShewritesregularlyfortheGuardian,theTimes,andTheDailyTelegraph,andhaspublishedfeatures,reviews,andcolumnsintheNewYorkTimes,theWallStreetJournal,theFinancialTimes,andtheEconomist,amongmanyotherpublications.ShelivesinLondon.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.
