{"product_id":"becoming-a-woman-megan-burke-9781509561995","title":"Becoming a Woman: Simone de Beauvoir and the Politics of Trans Existence","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis highly engaging analysis of the contemporary global social and political landscape of trans antagonisms draws specific attention to gender-critical mobilizations of Simone de Beauvoir's account of becoming a woman in \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sex\u003c\/i\u003e to advance and justify trans-exclusionary positions. Through a careful examination and application of Beauvoir's philosophical and political commitments, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e compellingly explores the significance of her notion of becoming not only as affirmative of trans women, but also as an ethical demand to affirm trans possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore than a reply to gender-critical readings of Beauvoir, this book develops an original, Beauvoirian ethics of gender affirmation that shows why we ought to challenge trans exclusion and anti-trans movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Megan Burke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509561994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509561995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Megan Burke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46431694979327,"sku":"9781509561995","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96d9fdea-36ef-4546-8833-41652311518f.jpg?v=1735142113","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-a-woman-megan-burke-9781509561995","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}