Isbn: 9781332841752 - the refusal, vol. 1 of 2 (classic reprint) (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. In the late 1700s, the world stands in moral disarray as women, the supposed arbiters of propriety, resort to backstabbing and underhanded tactics to advance their standing. This book takes the unsparing scalpel of social critique to the scandalous lives of high society and the complex motivations driving the apparently absurd behaviors of women. The author was a keen observer of her time, pointing out the contradiction between women's supposed purpose as nurturers and their actual preoccupation with vanity, status-seeking, and petty rivalries. The book exposes the societal double standards that made women easy targets for blame and ridicule while allowing men to act with impunity. By lifting the veil on the secret lives of society's elite, the author challenges the notion that morality and power are the exclusive domain of men. This book remains relevant today, offering a fresh perspective on the ways in which gender dynamics shape our understanding of virtue and vice. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…