Description: This, the first full-length study of Simone de Beauvoir's political thinking, both examines Beauvoir in her own politico-intellectual context and demonstrates her originality and continuing significance. Insisting upon the ambiguity of all human action, Beauvoir presents an affirmation of human freedom and also a somber warning about the inevitability of failures in politics.
Review Quotes: "Kruks' book not only addresses many of Beauvoir's texts, philosophical as well as literary, but is also rich in outside sources and densely footnoted with comments on related subjects, helpful concepts, and resources for further inquiries and interpretations... it will be of service both to researchers and to graduate and undergraduate students in a number of fields..." --European Journal of Philosophy
"Simone de Beauvoir and the Politics of Ambiguity is valuable not only for its contribution of a missing link in contemporary Beauvoir scholarship, but also for the broader challenge it presents to political projects and philosophical considerations that fail to take seriously the contingency and ambiguity of situations and political action."
--Hypatia Reviews Online
"... Simone de Beauvoir and the Politics of Ambiguity provides readers with an erudite yet accessible reading of the political theory of one of the great intellects of the twentieth century. ... It is well worth careful study and raises questions that will haunt the reader long after it is concluded." --Review of Politics"... Sonia Kruks provides a highly readable, rich and concise account Beauvoir's ideas but also deftly navigates contemporary debates in political thinking. This book is a must read." --Canadian Journal of Political Science