Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Bernhard, Rachel / Holman, Mirya R., Gendered Jobs and Local Leaders: Women, Work, and the Pipeline to Local Political Office. (Elements in Gender and Politics) 100 pp. 2025:3 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <743-813>
ISBN 978-1-009-48289-9 hard ¥14,076.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99 *
ISBN 978-1-009-48285-1 paper ¥4,787.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00 *

Men from business are overrepresented in local politics in the United States. The authors propose a theory of gendered occupations and ambition: the jobs people hold-and the gender composition of those jobs-shape political ambition and candidate success. They test their theory using data on gender and jobs, candidacy and electoral outcomes from thousands of elections in California, and experimental data on voter attitudes. They find that occupational gendered segregation is a powerful source of women's underrepresentation in politics. Women from feminine careers run for office far less than men. Offices also shape ambition, candidates with feminine occupations run for school board, not mayor or sheriff. In turn, people see the offices that women run for as feminine and less prestigious. This Element provides a rich picture of the pipeline to office and the ways it favours men. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Bonu Rosenkranz, Giada / della Porta, Donatella (eds.), Feminist Movements in Time and Space: A European Perspective. (Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology) 311 pp. 2025:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <743-822>
ISBN 978-3-031-77273-3 hard ¥37,132.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This volume provides a broad analysis of feminist movements--both historical and present-day--in Europe. It will fill the gap in the literature on feminist mobilizations through a systematic analysis of European third wave feminism from a cross-national perspective (covering Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey) and a cross-time perspective (covering the time frame 2010-2021). In doing this, the authors also single out the different constellations of feminist movements as related to specific national political opportunities and networks of alliance and opposition. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in gender studies, feminist theory, and social movement studies.

Boenisch, Lea Ewe, Substantive Minority Representation in Parliament: A Comparative Analysis of Sexual Minorities. 307 pp. 2025:4 (Springer VS, GW) <743-823>
ISBN 978-3-658-46919-1 paper ¥25,527.- (税込) EUR 109.99

This book explores why members of parliament (MPs) substantively represent minorities with invisible characteristics-those lacking outwardly recognizable features. This invisibility complicates the representational relationship, as minority members often do not publicly self-identify, leaving MPs unaware of their electorate's composition and citizens uninformed about MPs' affiliations. Studies on those minorities yield mixed results on the importance of minority membership for MPs' legislative behaviour. Analysing sexual minorities' representation, this work attempts to provide a clearer picture. Moreover, it looks at political values and awareness as additional explanatory factors. Both parts, a quantitative analysis of parliamentary questions and a comparative case study of legislative processes regarding same-sex marriage, reveal that minority membership significantly affects individual and macro-level substantive representation, with political values and awareness being at play, too. Overall, this book adds conceptual, theoretical, and empirical insights to research on representation, legislative studies, and comparative politics in general. Thereby, this study provides important clues on how the integration of minority interests in liberal democracies can succeed.

Rickne, Johanna / Folke, Olle / Gruneau, Moa Froedin, Family Matters: How Romantic Partners Shape Politicians' Careers. (Elements in Gender and Politics) 75 pp. 2025:4 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <743-828>
ISBN 978-1-009-50062-3 hard ¥14,076.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99
ISBN 978-1-009-43782-0 paper ¥4,787.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00

This Element studies how career support from romantic partners affects career patterns and costs in politics. It argues that a lower level of career support from romantic partners leads to a lower likelihood for political promotion among women politicians (the partner support hypothesis), as well as greater stress on women politicians' relationships when they advance (the career stress hypothesis). Both predictions find support in Swedish data for more than 80,000 political careers over a 50-year period. Women politicians are in relationships that prioritize their male partner's career and where that partner does less unpaid work in the household. This is important in explaining women's career disadvantage. It also explains why promotions double the divorce rate for women but leave men's relationships intact. The analysis sheds light on the role played by romantic partners in gender inequality in politics. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

北アイルランドにおける女性の政治参加、草の根の平和構築、横断的な政治
Eitrem Holmgren, Linda, Bridging Divides Through Gender-Just Citizenship: Women's Political Participation, Grassroots Peacebuilding and Transversal Politics in Northern Ireland. (Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies) 307 pp. 2025:3 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <743-843>
ISBN 978-3-031-83474-5 hard ¥11,601.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This open access book explores how to build a gender-just peace in which women's political citizenship is foregrounded through a case study of Northern Ireland. It addresses the role that civil society can play in peacebuilding and in political life in deeply divided transitional societies. It specifically focuses on women's groups, and, as such, studies what grassroots peacebuilding across an ethnic divide can look like in practice. Further, it analyses what it means to build a gender equal citizenship based on the lived expertise and experiences of women's activism, political participation and interethnic cooperation during and after conflict. Based on material collected through interviews, participant observation and official documents, the book explores the potential for gender-just political citizenship but also the risk of backlash in terms of women's rights during a transition from armed conflict to peace. Essential reading for students and researchers in Political Science, Gender Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Transitional Justice.

Campangne, Herve-Thomas, The Wokisme Controversy: The Americanization of Debates on Identity, Race, and Gender in France. 224 pp. 2025:6 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <743-848>
ISBN 979-87-651-3239-5 hard ¥22,528.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

Matossian, Anahid, Syrian-Armenian Women Migrants in Armenia: Gender, Identity, and Painful Belonging. (Armenians in the Modern and Early Modern World) 232 pp. 2025:2 (I. B. Tauris, UK) <743-854>
ISBN 978-0-7556-4846-7 hard ¥23,936.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00 *

After the outbreak of the 2011 Syrian War, a number Syrian-Armenians who had lived in the territory for generations, fled to the Republic of Armenia. This book traces the experiences of Syrian-Armenian women as they navigated their changing and gendered identities from their adopted 'homeland' to their socially constructed new 'ancestral' home in Armenia. The rich ethnographic research conducted over 6 years by the author reveals how women adjusted to new lives in Armenia, supported themselves through gendered work such as embroidery production, yet mostly challenge simple identities such as 'refugee' or 'repatriate,' existing in a state of what the author terms "painful belonging". The book further reveals crucial insight into how experiences and traumatic memories of war in Syria and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict reciprocally shape each other in the minds of the women interviewed.

Quah, Ee Ling, Fire Dragon Feminism: Asian Migrant Women's Tales of Migration, Coloniality and Racial Capitalism. 216 pp. 2025:5 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <743-947>
ISBN 978-1-350-44781-3 hard ¥18,304.- (税込) GB￡ 65.00
ISBN 978-1-350-44782-0 paper ¥6,191.- (税込) GB￡ 21.99

Featuring stories of early settler and contemporary Asian migrant women in Asia-Pacific region, Fire Dragon Feminism discusses Asian migrant women's encounters with coloniality and racial capitalism at their workplace and in their everyday life.Centring anti-colonial, anti-racist feminist philosophies and strategies, this open access book introduces 'fire dragon feminism' - a migrant feminist strand that aims to blow flames at colonial, racial capitalist and neoliberal structures and build solidarities for more just and sustainable futures. Based on in-depth interviews with 40 Asian migrant employees in Australian universities, the book examines how Asian migrant women are implicated and complicit in white race-making projects while being subjected to racialisation and marginalisation simultaneously. Fire Dragon Feminism presents a historicised and sociological discussion of the contradictions, trade-offs, complicities and refusals in the Asian migrant women's tales of migration, coloniality and racial capitalism. The author ends the book with a celebration of anti-colonial, anti-racist grassroots feminist activisms.The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective.

Mason, Elliot / Mason, Elliot C. / Moro, Valentina, Judith Butler and Marxism: The Radical Feminism of Performativity, Vulnerability, and Care. 232 pp. 2025:3 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <743-95>
ISBN 978-1-5381-9626-7 hard ¥25,740.- (税込) US$ 120.00 *

Baron, Teresa, The Artificial Womb on Trial. (Elements in Bioethics and Neuroethics) 80 pp. 2025:2 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <743-97>
ISBN 978-1-009-54450-4 hard ¥14,076.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99 *
ISBN 978-1-009-54449-8 paper ¥4,787.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00 *

Artificial womb technology is approaching over the scientific horizon. Recent proof-of-principle experiments using foetal animals have prompted a new surge of bioethical interest in the topic: scholars have asked what ectogenesis would mean for individuals, family, oppressed groups, and society at large; how we can or should regulate the technology; and whose interests motivate ectogenic research. However, a full investigation of the bioethics of ectogenesis must ask, 'how do we get there?' This Element places the research and development process itself under the microscope and explores the bioethical issues raised by human subject trials of ectogenic prototypes. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Ma, Hua, Becoming Beautiful: Female Beauty and Beauty Practices in Contemporary China. (Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences) 233 pp. 2025:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <743-971>
ISBN 978-3-031-80008-5 hard ¥27,848.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book explores young women's negotiations of female beauty and beauty practices in contemporary China, based on 20 semi-structured interviews, 10 beauty diaries, and 10 follow-up interviews with women aged 18-25. The research takes an interdisciplinary feminist approach to explore several themes related to beauty, including reasons for engaging in beauty practices, daily beauty routines and their understanding of what constitutes female beauty. Focusing on the under-researched everyday beauty practices in Chinese culture, the book addresses gaps in feminist work on beauty, particularly by examining postfeminism in China. It reveals how young Chinese women use postfeminist discourse of choice and pleasure to explain their beauty practices, while also negotiating inner and outer beauty within a Chinese social and political context. This study highlights how local values and postfeminism shape attitudes toward beauty. This book also foregrounds the issues of cultural specificity within beauty culture studies. Combining rich empirical data with feminist analysis, this work appeals to students and scholars of sociology, women's and gender studies, feminist theory, media and cultural studies, and Chinese and East Asian studies.

Johnston, Rebekah, Failed Relations: Oppression and Relational Autonomy. (Studies in Feminist Philosophy) 256 pp. 2025:6 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <743-56>
ISBN 978-0-19-779576-7 hard ¥21,235.- (税込) US$ 99.00
ISBN 978-0-19-779577-4 paper ¥7,507.- (税込) US$ 35.00

Theories of personal autonomy identify the conditions that must be met in order for a person's life, identity, desires, motivations, values, and actions truly to count as her own. To make one's life one's own, in the senses relevant to personal autonomy, however, is not to escape relation---autonomy is intricately dependent on relations. Failed Relations articulates significant ways in which oppressive social circumstances constrain the autonomy of marginalized agents by failing to provide and sustain the relations required for autonomy. While much has been done to articulate the causally relational connections between oppression and autonomy, Failed Relations elaborates on the undertheorized ways in which oppressive social circumstances are constitutively relevant to autonomy. Rebekah Johnston moves away from a focus on socialization and the internalization of oppressive norms. Instead, she centers in her analysis the implications for autonomy of living with those empowered to harass and engage in racial profiling, of experiences of epistemic injustice, of the political distribution of negative affect, and of practices of displacing the first personal, experiential perspectives of marginalized agents from the public sphere. These alternative considerations bring into focus the constitutively relational relevance of oppression to autonomy. They also provide an interpretive lens that can accommodate the claim that an agent may not internalize oppressive norms and values in ways that damage her, yet may nevertheless find her autonomy constrained by oppressive social relations.

Duignan, Sharon, Transforming Justice for Women. (Gender, Justice and Legal Feminism 3) 173 pp. 2025:2 (Springer, GW) <743-562>
ISBN 978-3-031-82454-8 hard ¥30,169.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book delves into the transformative efforts that sought to redefine punishment and rehabilitation, highlighting the pivotal role of Community Service Orders (CSO) and the legislative push to abandon the use of Short-Term Prison Sentences (STPS) for fine default. However, a deeper investigation reveals a critical oversight: the unique predicaments of women entangled in the criminal justice system were neglected. Through meticulous research and analysis, this work sheds light on the nuances of judicial discretion in the District Court, the inconsistencies in sentencing, and the challenges in implementing effective diversion policies. It presents an in-depth exploration of the legislative adjustments aimed at both ends of the sentencing spectrum and the unforeseen consequences these changes have had, particularly on women. Quantitative and qualitative research demonstrate that, in Ireland, there is a higher risk that when a woman reoffends this leads to increasingly harsher penalties. Women are offered fewer meaningful opportunities for self-improvement or programs aimed at addressing the socio-economic factors underscored by their offences. This book will be of interest to a broad spectrum of readers interested in criminal justice reform, gender studies, and socio-political history. It appeals to academics, practitioners, and policymakers in the fields of criminology, sociology, and law, offering fresh insights into the complexities of penal reform and its implications for different genders. Additionally, it caters to a general audience intrigued by the intersection of social justice, legal reforms, and gender equality.

リベラルな国家における女性の権利
Stopler, Gila, Women's Rights in Liberal States: Patriarchy, Liberalism, Religion and the Chimera of Rights. 2025:6 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <743-573>
ISBN 978-1-009-52765-1 hard ¥26,752.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00
ISBN 978-1-009-52763-7 paper ¥8,726.- (税込) GB￡ 30.99

Ellis, Desmond, Domestic Violence Death Reviews and Femicide: Theory, Research, Practice, Policy. 200 pp. 2025:3 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <743-634>
ISBN 978-1-5381-9725-7 hard ¥20,377.- (税込) US$ 95.00
ISBN 978-1-5381-9726-4 paper ¥7,507.- (税込) US$ 35.00

女性に対する暴力－国際法的基準・傾向
Gasmi, Gordana, Violence against Women: International Legal Standards and Trends. 196 pp. 2025:3 (Lexington Books, US) <743-636>
ISBN 978-1-6669-6737-1 hard ¥22,522.- (税込) US$ 105.00 *

Violence Against Women: International Legal Standards and Trends delves into the international legal framework's successes and failures in addressing gender-based violence around the globe. Gordana Gasmi examines how international legal standards and principles, enshrined in universal and regional instruments, have influenced the implementation of measures to combat violence against women. While the book addresses shortcomings, it also shines light on the positive transformative capacity of these standards, as evidenced by relevant case law and the practices of international courts and monitoring bodies. Underscoring the need to recognize the severe consequences of violence against women and the importance of promoting gender equality through legal mechanisms, this book is a valuable resource for scholars, academic libraries, experts from NGOs, legal professionals, and anyone interested in understanding the global challenges and legal responses to this pressing issue.

Sanders, Teela / Scoular, Jane et al. (eds.), Voicing Consent: Sex Workers, Sexual Violation and Legal Consciousness in Cross-National Contexts. (Palgrave Advances in Sex Work Studies) 270 pp. 2025:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <743-650>
ISBN 978-3-031-77714-1 hard ¥11,601.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This open access book draws on an international research project, using extensive and multiple methods to explore unwanted sexual contact and violence in sex work populations. A project delivered by a large team of sex workers, peer researchers, and academics, and with practitioner input over a four-year period, the central question they explore is: how do social, legal, and judicial contexts shape the safety and well-being of people engaging in sex work? The book compares survey and interview data conducted in 2023 across four different legal environments: legalisation (Nevada, USA), criminalisation (Northern Ireland), decriminalisation (New Zealand) and partial criminalisation (UK). It explores how the interaction between legal consciousness (how people in sex work interpret law, consent, their rights, and how or whether to report), legal norms (legal theory, case rulings, legal codes) and legal practices (what police, lawyers, and judges actually do) affects unwanted contact against sex workers. This book advances understanding of the various layers regulating sexual autonomy for marginalised peoples - the specific factors that impact the negotiation, experiences, and disposition of crimes of sexual violence in different socio-legal contexts.

Schuettler, Helena / Krieg, Yvonne / Lutz, P. u. a. (Hrsg.), Gender & Crime: Strukturelle Ursachen und Verhaeltnisse geschlechtsspezifischer Gewalt. (Interdisziplinaere Beitraege zur kriminologischen Forschung 56) 185 S. 2025:2 (Nomos, GW) <743-651>
ISBN 978-3-7560-2980-8 paper ¥14,854.- (税込) EUR 64.00 *

Der Tagungsband zur dritten Ausgabe von Gender & Crime vereint unter dem Leitthema ?Strukturelle Ursachen und Verhaeltnisse geschlechtsspezifischer Gewalt“ interdisziplinaere Beitraege zu Gewalt und Macht in Partnerschaften, in staatlichen Institutionen sowie in Kriegskontexten. Aus intersektionaler Perspektive werden geschlechtsspezifische Gewaltverhaeltnisse und strukturelle Geschlechterunterschiede beleuchtet und u. a. in den folgenden Themenbereichen diskutiert: bewaffnete Konflikte, Radikalisierung, Praevention, sexualisierte Gewalt, Strafverfolgung von Partnerschaftsgewalt, Frauen im Strafvollzug. Die Tagung fand im April 2024 statt und wurde vom Kriminologischen Forschungsinstitut Niedersachsen und dem Deutschen Juristinnenbund ausgerichtet.

Bull, Sarah, Selling Sexual Knowledge: Medical Publishing and Obscenity in Victorian Britain. 2025:5 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <743-81>
ISBN 978-1-009-57807-3 hard ¥23,936.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00
ISBN 978-1-009-57808-0 paper ¥7,599.- (税込) GB￡ 26.99

Ahmed, Aziza, Risk and Resistance: How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS. (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society) 250 pp. 2025:9 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <743-313>
ISBN 978-1-108-48550-0 hard ¥23,936.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00
ISBN 978-1-108-70721-3 paper ¥7,599.- (税込) GB￡ 26.99

How did women come to be seen as 'at-risk' for HIV? In the early years of the AIDS crisis, scientific and public health experts questioned whether women were likely to contract HIV in significant numbers and rolled out a response that effectively excluded women. Against a linear narrative of scientific discovery and progress, Risk and Resistance shows that it was the work of feminist lawyers and activists who altered the legal and public health response to the AIDS epidemic. Feminist AIDS activists and their allies took to the streets, legislatures, administrative agencies, and courts to demand the recognition of women in the HIV response. Risk and Resistance recovers a key story in feminist legal history - one of strategy, struggle, and competing feminist visions for a just and healthy society. It offers a clear and compelling vision of how social movements have the capacity to transform science in the service of legal change.

ジェンダーのアイデンティティ
Cosker-Rowland, Rach, Gender Identity: What It Is and Why It Matters. 368 pp. 2025:7 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <743-39>
ISBN 978-0-19-894798-1 hard ¥8,448.- (税込) GB￡ 30.00

Gender Identity: What It Is and Why It Matters is the first book in philosophy to focus on gender identity and transgender rights. To be trans is to have a gender identity different from the gender you were assigned at birth. But what is it to have a gender identity? In the first part of the book, Rach Cosker-Rowland develops a new account of our gender identities as the genders that seem to best fit us. Supported by trans testimony, this subjective fit account explains why gender identities deserve respect, discusses how we can discover our gender identity, and argues for why this is practically important. It also provides an overview of cis and trans, and non-binary and binary, gender identities. In the second part of the book, a new view of trans rights to gender marker change, legal gender recognition, gender-affirming healthcare, and sporting participation and participation is developed. Cosker-Rowland presents an integrity-based account, showing how these trans rights arise from basic liberal rights to live with integrity, to live in line with your judgements of how you ought to live, and what a good or meaningful life for you involves. Rights to live with integrity ground basic liberal rights to freedom of religious belief and expression; this book argues that they also ground trans rights. Finally, Cosker-Rowland addresses a wide range of gender-critical feminist philosophers' views against trans rights and shows that these arguments fail.

Ramici, Ariela, Taking Menstruation to the Workplace: The Effect of Work Environment on the Relationship between the Menstrual Cycle, Women's Work Performance and Well-Being. (BestMasters) 159 pp. 2025:1 (Springer, GW) <743-394>
ISBN 978-3-658-47037-1 paper ¥20,885.- (税込) EUR 89.99

This book delves into the intricate relationship between workplace environments and women's menstrual health, work performance, and overall well-being. Through extensive survey analysis, it uncovers a pervasive lack of awareness and stigma surrounding menstruation-related topics in workplaces, leading to discomfort and the concealment of symptoms among women. While workplace environmental factors and stressors do not directly cause menstrual health issues, perceived stress has shown to significantly influence women's occupational health and safety. Challenges such as inadequate pain management and cultural taboos further exacerbate the situation. The book emphasizes the importance of educational initiatives and fostering supportive, inclusive workplace cultures and leadership to address these challenges. Future research should focus on global trends and gender-specific stress responses. By prioritizing menstrual health in workplace wellness initiatives, organizations can create inclusive environments that enhance overall well-being and productivity for all employees.

女性の承認論と事例研究
Esser, Carolina, Recognized Women: A Theory of Recognition of Women and Case Studies. (Juridicum - Schriften zur Rechtsphilosophie) 295 pp. 2025:1 (Springer, GW) <743-482>
ISBN 978-3-658-46848-4 paper ¥20,885.- (税込) EUR 89.99

Axel Honneth's theory of recognition comes from a theoretical paradigm attached to Western deliberative democracy. Honneth does not interpret recognition from the perspective of gender equality and how a woman may be recognized in non democratic and non Western societies. If one interprets the theory of recognition with a focus on the situation of women, it is possible to identify that legal recognition plays a fundamental role. It is relevant, then, to propose forms of struggling for the recognition of these women. It is adopted the methodology of Critical Theory and recognition is illustrated from the perspectives of case studies, for instance, regarding women in China and Morocco. In these countries, there are different forms of disrespect. Nevertheless, despite restrictions imposed by government and culture, both countries still have forms of struggling for recognition that should be perceived. Several forms of struggling for recognition, to turn recognition into a universal institute, which can be applied in different contexts. There are always forms of struggling for better conditions of women's recognition in every community, through the support of law.

McEwan, Tracy, Women and the Catholic Church: Negotiating Identity and Agency. (Bloomsbury Studies in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality) 256 pp. 2025:4 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <743-153>
ISBN 978-1-350-42482-1 hard ¥23,936.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00

How do Catholic women make sense of their involvement in a church with restrictive gendered roles and responsibilities? Is there a vision for church which might provide Catholic women with a community of hope, justice and flourishing? Introducing a new methodological approach to studying Catholic women, this open access book provides fresh insights into women's religious and spiritual experiences and church participation. Drawing on a case study of Australian Catholic women, Tracy McEwan develops the notion of "technologies of Catholicism" to explore the ways in which women shape their religious and secular identities against the backdrop of a masculinist Church. This book is a key resource for those seeking to understand women's struggle to negotiate the impact of Catholicism and its oppressive gendered theologies. It introduces the term "everyday spiritual abuse" to explain the harm Catholic women experience on a day-to-day basis as they negotiate multiple material, spiritual, and structural inequalities. It proposes an alternative feminist model of church, which is contained and produced in the herstories of women. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective.

女性と経済－家族、労働、賃金　第5版
Hoffman, Saul D. / Averett, Susan L. / Argys, Laura, Women and the Economy: Family, Work and Pay. 5th ed. 424 pp. 2025:2 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <743-186>
ISBN 978-1-350-42069-4 hard ¥48,150.- (税込) GB￡ 170.99 *
ISBN 978-1-350-42066-3 paper ¥16,047.- (税込) GB￡ 56.99 *

This lively economics textbook uniquely offers a comprehensive exploration of economic issues related to women, covering topics from marriage and family dynamics to work and pay. It goes beyond the basics to include up-to-date empirical research and pressing policy discussions, making it an essential read for those interested in the economic dimensions of gender.Using contemporary economic theory, the authors analyze various aspects of women's lives, diving into labor economics, family economics, fertility, and gender inequality. Designed for students in advanced undergraduate courses, this book assumes a basic knowledge of economics, providing an accessible yet authoritative resource for those ready to engage with these critical issues.New to this edition:New co-author, Laura Argys, brings fresh perspectives and research experience in economics ad economic demographyEnhanced discussion of intersectionalityMore coverage of the childcare marketGreater reference to LGBTQ issuesAn integrated approach to racial issuesIncreased comparative analysis between women in US and women in other industrialized economiesNew end-of-chapter exercises/problem questionsNew research findings and relevant emerging policy issues integrated in each chapter

19世紀における英米の女性哲学者ハンドブック
Moland, Lydia / Stone, Alison (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the Nineteenth Century. (Oxford Handbooks) 872 pp. 2025:5 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <743-27>
ISBN 978-0-19-755889-8 hard ¥48,477.- (税込) US$ 226.00

The Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the Nineteenth Century disrupts the widespread impression that there were no women philosophers in this period. Building on feminist histories of philosophy that cover other eras, this volume includes chapters on a wide range of women philosophers: those who wrote explicitly philosophical texts for academic audiences, others who philosophized in novels or pamphlets, and still others who philosophized through journalism or activist writings. Through fifty newly commissioned chapters, it examines the philosophical thought of individual women, including women of color, as well as chronicling women's contributions to philosophical movements such as Romanticism, Utilitarianism, Idealism, and Positivism. It also traces the philosophical arguments women used to contribute to topics in social philosophy such as socialism, feminism, abolitionism, and the philosophy of education. It outlines the history of writing and publishing in the nineteenth century, showing that circumstances were more hospitable to women authors during this time than is often assumed. It clarifies ways in which race and class affected women's philosophizing and analyzes the influence of women philosophers on their male contemporaries. By chronicling this wealth of women's philosophy, this handbook corrects the philosophical record and enriches our understanding of philosophy. If we assume there are no women philosophers in the nineteenth century, we will not look for them; if we do not look for them, they will remain obscure, limiting our understanding of what philosophy is and can be.

Rahman, Nor Aida Abdul / Yaroson, Emilia Vann et al. (eds.), Women in Logistics, Transport and Commodity Sector: Gender Equality, Recent Trends and Key Challenges. 200 pp. 2025:4 (Springer, GW) <743-298>
ISBN 978-981-9622-75-7 hard ¥39,453.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book explores the fundamental human right of gender equality as a cornerstone for a peaceful, affluent, and sustainable world. Members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and other countries have formulated strategies to increase the participation of women in business and leadership roles, highlighting its significance. Women currently hold 29% of senior or managerial positions, as noted in Catalyst (2019). Despite this progress, women's participation in logistics and transport remains low due to factors like "low expectations, limited access to critical skills, and inadequate advancement," especially in aviation, maritime, and rail sectors. The book offers a comprehensive review and empirical study of women's capacity building, talent management, and leadership in logistics, transportation, and commodity sectors, including palm oil, gold, and copper. It covers female empowerment, leadership values, and challenges faced during crises such as COVID-19, wars, and natural disasters. With international case studies, this book is a vital resource for students, scholars, and practitioners in logistics and transport. It aims to benefit advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, managers, and decision-makers worldwide.

Beyer, Judith, Antigender Fashion: The Possibilities of Gender-Fluid and Non-Binary Fashion Design. (Dress, Body, Culture) 256 pp. 2025:5 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <743-1177>
ISBN 978-1-350-46600-5 hard ¥21,120.- (税込) GB￡ 75.00
ISBN 978-1-350-46604-3 paper ¥7,036.- (税込) GB￡ 24.99

In this rich examination of gender fluidity in contemporary fashion design, Judith Beyer develops an emerging new theoretical framework for understanding how fashion can blur and challenge gender boundaries: antigender fashion.How is gender fluidity in contemporary fashion different from 20th century androgyny or millennial unisex styles? Like antifashion, which opposes and challenges fashion, Beyer argues that antigender fashion seeks to dismantle and confront binary gender signifiers. After tracing the history of gender-blurring fashion from Marlene Dietrich's androgynous tailoring to Alessandro Michele's floral Gucci suits, case studies of four high-profile fashion brands reveal the diverse approaches to gender-fluidity in contemporary fashion.Investigating each case study through multiple theoretical perspectives - from gender studies to gothic horror, cyborg theory to Afrofuturism - Beyer situates antigender fashion in a rich theoretical landscape and illuminates exciting new critical directions for students and researchers. Can antigender fashion influence the construction of contemporary masculinities and femininities - and can it be a catalyst for change?The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective.

Bisbey, Brandon P. / Fuentes, Adrian Herrera (eds.), Masculinities and Migration in Latinx and Francophone Literatures and Cultures. 237 pp. 2025:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <743-1178>
ISBN 978-3-031-72824-2 hard ¥32,490.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book adopts a transatlantic approach to consider literature and cultural products produced by authors confronted with the experience of migration, working from or looking in the direction of the Global North. It offers a comparative framework which underlines the differences and similarities between the Francophone and Latino American cultural spheres. The volume explores different aspects -gender identity, sexuality, violence - encountered in the intersectionality between masculinity and migration around the world. It also contextualizes this global phenomenon across two hemispheres, looking at colonial history, the role of migration, the predominant religion, racial identities, and levels of economic development. Chapters examine novels, short stories, TV, and other types of cultural production. Perspectives avoid as far as possible hierarchical, vertical and binomial configurations between self and other, North and South, male and female. ENDORSEMENTS A timely volume that invites us to explore how migration in the United States and Europe is changing our approach to masculinity studies. Its focus on migration and undesired migrants from the Global South, hegemonic masculinities, fashion, sports, hypersexualized virility, and masculinist performances offers new gender discussions in the context of Hispanic, Latinx, and Francophone literature and culture. Oswaldo Estrada, Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US This is an urgently needed volume on one of the most central topics of our time: the book provides a transnational perspective on cultural representations of masculinity and migration. An essential read for scholars of Gender Studies, Migration and Comparative Literature. Gesine Mueller, Professor of Romance Philology, University of Cologne, Germany

Irwin, Mary, Love Wars: Television Romantic Comedy. (Library of Gender and Popular Culture) 240 pp. 2025:2 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <743-1194>
ISBN 978-1-78453-346-5 hard ¥23,936.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00 *

This is the first dedicated overview of the international television romantic comedy genre, Mary Irwin builds on the critical work on cinematic romantic comedy to offer a dedicated critical analysis of the romantic comedy on the small screen.Drawing on series from the 1960s to the present day, Irwin presents five themed chapters around the theme of romantic love, from searching for it and finding it to the love wars of the book's title to finding love later in life and in places you didn't expect. Chapters explore the genre's key recurrent themes: evolving attitudes to love, relationships, sex, class and money, feminism and post-feminism, changes in the nuclear family (dramatised through contrasting romantic relationships) and shifting discourses of masculinity, situating them within the specific socio-historic and cultural context in which the series are set.Throughout, Irwin underscores the centrality of women, their friendships and their personal and professional lives and experiences to the television romantic comedy genre, demonstrating that it is prominence of female characters and their interests and concerns which have most significantly affected the genre's thematic focus. Crucially, this thematic approach allows for explorations both of similarities in representations to be found in series decades apart and the way in which such representations ebb and flow across time. Additionally, the international nature of the comedies selected also makes possible comparison beyond national boundaries.

McDowell, Felice, 1960s Model Girl: Narrative Identities in Fashion, Time and History. 224 pp. 2025:6 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <743-1201>
ISBN 978-1-350-07629-7 hard ¥23,936.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00

Examining histories of post-war Britain, fashion, modelling, photography and popular culture, 1960s Model Girl: Narrative Identities in Fashion, Time and History explores model girl narratives found throughout media, fashion magazines, advice literature, auto/biographies and fashion exhibits.Introducing theories of history, life-writing and narrative identity, 1960s Model Girl demonstrates how these can be applied to the study of fashion and shows how fashion studies open new pathways to understanding identity and emergent British femininities. Drawing on a wealth of archival research, case studies include teen fashion magazines Petticoat and Model Girl; advice writing of model agent Lucie Clayton and fashion journalist Suzy Menkes; autobiographies of fashion models Jean Shrimpton and Twiggy; and the Mary Quant exhibition, Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2019-2020).This book provides an intricate study of a varied and manifold figure whose impact and influence spreads further afield than a particular time, place and professional context. Closely attending to a range of model girl narratives, 1960s Model Girl illuminates the cultural past and, in turn, sheds light on our own historical present.

Reddy-Best, Kelly, Queer and Trans Fashion Brands: Resistance and Revolution in the 21st Century. 240 pp. 2025:8 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <743-1210>
ISBN 978-1-350-46588-6 hard ¥21,120.- (税込) GB￡ 75.00
ISBN 978-1-350-46587-9 paper ¥7,036.- (税込) GB￡ 24.99

Discover the stories of 25 North American fashion entrepreneurs who have created queer- and trans-focused fashion brands in the 21st century.Illuminating their journeys of self-expression, identity formation, and resistance within the fashion industry, Queer and Trans Fashion Brands highlights the resilience, creativity, and cultural contributions of the interviewees, showing how they serve as agents of change, actively challenging heteronormative norms. Kelly L. Reddy-Best draws upon an intersectional feminist framework, to offer a nuanced examination of the production, distribution, regulation, and consumption of the products and media associated with these brands and their collective impact on the fashion industry.Featured brands:All is Fair in Love and Wear; Audio Helkuik; Beefcake Swimwear; Bluestocking Boutique; Dapper Boi; FLAVNT Streetwear; FtM Essentials; gc2b; Greyscale Goods; Kipper Clothiers; Kirrin Finch; Let's Be Brief; NiK Kacy Footwear; Outplay Swimwear; Play Out Apparel; Queer Supply; Rebirth Garments; Show and Tell Concept Shop; Strapping Sacramento; Stuzo; THUY Custom Clothier; TomboyX; TransGuy Supply; WE ARE MORTALS

Tomkinson, Sian, Video Games and Gender Assemblages: Understanding #Gamergate and Beyond. (Emerging Insights Into Esports and Video Games) 264 pp. 2025:2 (Lexington Books, US) <743-1218>
ISBN 978-1-6669-4589-8 hard ¥24,667.- (税込) US$ 115.00

女性とグローバルなドキュメンタリー
Warren, Shilyh / Moradiyan-Rizi, Najmeh (eds.), Women and Global Documentary: Practices and Perspectives in the 21st Century. (World Cinema) 312 pp. 2025:2 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <743-1220>
ISBN 978-1-350-42290-2 hard ¥21,120.- (税込) GB￡ 75.00 *
ISBN 978-1-350-42289-6 paper ¥7,036.- (税込) GB￡ 24.99 *

In what innovative ways are women documentary filmmakers seeking to prioritize and promote political awareness, alternative modes of allyship, and advocacy for those most marginalized by patriarchy and global capitalism?Women and Global Documentary answers the urgent need to re-evaluate the significance of women's documentary practices, their contributions to feminist world-building, and to the state of documentary studies as a whole.Bringing together a range of diverse practitioners and authors, the volume analyzes alternative and emergent networks of documentary production and collaboration within a global context. The chapters investigate filmmaking practices from regions such as East Africa, Latin America, South Asia, East Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. They also examine decolonial practices in the Global North based on Indigenous filmmaking and feminist documentary institutions such as Women Make Movies. In doing so, they assess the global, institutional, political, and artistic factors that have shaped women's documentary practices in the 21st century, and their implications for scholarly debates regarding women's authorship, political subjectivity, and documentary representation.

Young, Caroline, The It Girls: Glamor, Celebrity, and Scandal. 328 pp. 2025:2 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <743-1222>
ISBN 978-1-5381-8621-3 hard ¥7,293.- (税込) US$ 34.00 *

The first book to explore the history of the It girl across the centuries. Nell Gwyn and Clara Bow, Marilyn Monroe and Edie Sedgwick, Jean Seberg and Margaux Hemingway, Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian: These names all conjure up images of glamor and celebrity, as well as the toxic side of fame. They are the faces of their generation-the ones we can't look away from, and the ones who inevitably self-destruct.In The It Girls: Glamor, Celebrity, and Scandal, Caroline Young delves into the history and lives of these explosive, trend-setting women. From seventeenth-century London to twenty-first century Seoul, Young tells the fascinating, oftentimes tragic, stories of the women who have been celebrated for their looks and scandalized for their actions in equal measure. She explores how the It girls defined and set new standards of beauty-including the red-haired muses of the Pre-Raphaelite artists, the World War II pin-up, the crop-haired icons of the sixties, and the cosmetically-enhanced social media darlings of today-and how, no matter the era, the treatment of these It girls is universal. While they are lauded and emulated, they are also scrutinized and criticized. The stories of the It girls are laced with childhood trauma, misogyny, gaslighting, and exploitation, revealing that fame and adoration don't always equate to happiness. The It Girls is a captivating examination of women's history, offering a reevaluation of how women have been celebrated and objectified over the centuries.

Zamfirescu, Raisa-Gabriela, Sociology and Popular Television: Hallmark and the Representation of Gender, Aging and Inclusivity Before and After 2020. 182 pp. 2025:3 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <743-1223>
ISBN 978-3-031-80544-8 hard ¥27,848.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book examines representations of gender, age and identity across the Hallmark film and television output in relation to specific periods of time that pertain to changes within the specific entertainment sector. Using a comprehensive collection of 628 original Hallmark television films released between January 2015 and December 2023, the book applies content analysis to a variety of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed data, including behind-the-scenes credits, actors and actresses, characters and their narratives, promotional posters, Facebook comments, and official synopsis. In addition to examining diversity of race and religion, it analyses ageism through the portrayal of elders and young people in idealized imagery and stereotypes, inclusivity of LGBTQ and disabled characters, and ageism in relation to both masculinities and femininities. This book will be of interest to readers in fields including gender studies and sociology, visual communication, film and television studies, aging, media and communications, and popular culture.

大衆メディアにおけるアメリカの少女－思春期前の少女の文化史　1890～1945年
Ress, Stella A., American Girls in Popular Media: A Cultural History of Preadolescent Girls, 1890-1945. 176 pp. 2025:2 (Lexington Books, US) <743-1239>
ISBN 978-1-6669-4619-2 hard ¥22,522.- (税込) US$ 105.00 *

The appearance of high-profile girl characters in popular culture media of all types soared between the years 1924, when Little Orphan Annie first appeared in the comic section of newspapers, to 1945, when teenage girls replaced their younger sisters in the spotlight. As such, girl culture of the 1920s through the 1940s experienced a boom in popularity. Despite the substantial impact that prepubescent and preadolescent girls had on society during this time, scholars have largely overlooked the experiences of these girls and their depictions in popular entertainment. American Girls in Popular Media: A Cultural History of Preadolescent Girls, 1890-1945 by Stella A. Ress addresses this gap by weaving together archival materials, newspaper articles, letters, images, comic strips, radio programs, film, and media content analysis both to tease out meaning from the varied depictions of young girls in popular culture and to uncover the voices and agency of those long silenced. This book explores how these portrayals helped address societal anxieties exacerbated by the depression and war, including generational conflicts, gender issues, racial tensions, and urban-rural divides. This transformation not only mirrored societal changes but also played a role in shaping perceptions of femininity, youth, and social values, leaving an indelible mark on American cultural history that continues to resonate today.

古代近東における宗教、ジェンダー、セクシュアリティ・ハンドブック
Dolansky, Shawna / Shectman, Sarah (eds.), The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ancient Near East. 496 pp. 2025:7 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <743-128>
ISBN 978-1-350-38201-5 hard ¥39,424.- (税込) GB￡ 140.00

Cutting across disciplinary boundaries and challenging traditional understandings of historical cultures, this handbook examines the ways in which gender, sexuality, and religion were mutually constructed and negotiated in ancient Near Eastern societies. Chapters look at ritual and ceremonial practices, iconographic representations, mythological and divinatory texts, personal beliefs, and piety. The book explores these topics by adopting religion as a category of inquiry to understand gender roles and the intersections of sexualities with religious worldviews. With a focus on particular case studies, this volume provides a broad and interdisciplinary overview of key areas and issues across the study of religions, genders, and sexualities in the ancient Near East. Each section is introduced by the editors with a discussion of relevant terminology, as well as convergences and divergences of rituals, beliefs, practices, and themes among the contributions. Ranging from in-depth discussions of single texts to cross-cultural anthropological and sociological comparisons, the international contributions showcase the latest work of established scholars as well as emerging voices.

16～21世紀における女性、移民、知識交流－欧州をつなぎ、東洋を再統合する
Roman, Nicoleta / Zucca Micheletto, Beatrice (eds.), Women, Migration and the Exchange of Knowledge from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-first Century: Connecting Europe, Reintegrating the East. (Palgrave Studies in Gender and Migration) 383 pp. 2025:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <743-1280>
ISBN 978-3-031-73981-1 hard ¥34,811.- (税込) EUR 149.99 *

This book examines female migration between Eastern and Western Europe from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. Bringing together contributions from scholars working in diverse disciplines, the book focuses on the social, economic, and cultural exchanges between migrants and the inhabitants of their host countries, arguing that women were central to these interactions due to their commercial, artisanal, and intellectual skills. The chapters shed light on the various roles and professions that women undertook when migrating across Europe, providing case studies of governesses, domestic servants and caregivers, traders and merchants, doctors and scholars, and emphasising how these roles shaped their identities. The authors illustrate how social mobility was engendered by skilled migration and academic mobility, whilst also illuminating the prejudices and challenges that faced women as they attempted to integrate into their new host societies alongside their families. Taking a comparative approach to explore the experiences of migrants across a range of countries in Europe, and over a vast period from the Habsburg, Ottoman, and Russian Empires up until today, this collection provides insights into the long history of migration between Eastern and Western Europe. Nicoleta Roman is a researcher at the 'Nicolae Iorga' Institute of History of the Romanian Academy and at New Europe College- Institute for Advanced Study, both in Bucharest, Romania. Her research interests revolve around social and economic history, gender and the history of women and children in (pre)modern Romania and Southeastern Europe. Beatrice Zucca Micheletto is a researcher in the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society at the University of Turin, Italy where she teaches Economic History of Migration. Her research focuses on economic and social history, women and gender history, migration history and labour history of early modern and modern Europe inItaly and France.

Williams, Wendi S. / Garrett-Walker, Whitnee (eds.), The Majestic Place: The Freedom Possible in Black Women's Leadership. 168 pp. 2025:3 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) * paper 2025:2 <743-1285>
ISBN 978-1-5381-9858-2 hard ¥13,942.- (税込) US$ 65.00 *
ISBN 978-1-5381-9859-9 paper ¥7,507.- (税込) US$ 35.00 *

In The Majestic Place: The Freedom Possible in Black Women's Leadership, editors Wendi S. Williams, Whitnee L. Garrett-Walker, and Nia Spooner curate the leadership narratives of Black women leaders from a range contexts, including education, health, and non-profit industries, in which they serve some of the most vulnerable and chronically disserved. Focused on the stages of women's intra-personal and spiritual development, this book aims to create an expansive vision of Black women's leadership grounded in lived experience. Contributors to this book are Black women scholar-practitioners who lead in higher stakes context of serving and cultivating people and change. Each was invited to express their leadership experience(s) in essay, poetry, and/or prose form to offer a lens into the interiority of Black women's leadership praxis that is not always welcomed or heard.

Zerai, Assata, Black Feminist Interventions to Decolonize the Westernized University: Epistemology, Research Methodology, and Pedagogy. (Africana Experience and Critical Leadership Studies) 186 pp. 2025:3 (Lexington Books, US) <743-1288>
ISBN 978-1-6669-4451-8 hard ¥22,522.- (税込) US$ 105.00 *

現代フランスにおける生殖の権利－1950～80年のフェミニズム、避妊、妊娠中絶
Bracke, Maud Anne, Reproductive Rights in Modern France: Feminism, Contraception, and Abortion, 1950-1980. 224 pp. 2025:7 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <743-1296>
ISBN 978-0-19-893888-0 hard ¥23,654.- (税込) GB￡ 84.00

The introduction of the principle of women's reproductive liberty in France, tentatively by the family planning movement after 1960 and explicitly by the women's liberation movement after 1970, marked a deep shift, transforming public discourses. Yet this principle remained fiercely contested, and moderate and conservative actors responded by foregrounding notions of 'reproductive responsibility', or the expectation that individuals perform the 'right' sexual and family-making behaviour, benefiting not only themselves and their families, but the nation at large. Such responsibilisation underpinned the legal reforms of the 1960s-70s, framing a notion of reproductive citizenship based on a tension between individual rights and social norms. This book breaks new ground by taking an intersectional approach to the defining moments of this period: the legalisation of contraception (the laws of 1967 and 1974) and the liberalisation of abortion (1975, 1979). Drawing on a wide range of sources and actors - including feminist and family planning movements, government actors, demographers, medical-professional organisations, disability rights groups, and key actors in the overseas departments - Maud Bracke demonstrates how the discourse of responsibilisation allowed actors to distinguish between citizens 'worthy' of reproductive rights and those seen as less worthy. Bracke analyses the distinct regulations regarding contraception in the overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique, framed by racialised anti-natalism. The book also demonstrates that disability rights organisations contributed to the discrediting of the notion of 'eugenic abortion', used among experts and policy-makers until the early 1970s. Furthermore, Bracke goes on to highlight the silence in the feminist movement around both disability rights and race as part of its universalisation of women's conditions of oppression, and analyses the emergence of Black Feminism in late-1970s France. In so doing, the book offers a major contribution to the history of sex, gender, family life, healthcare, demography, and political debate in post-war France, and more generally.

Elhinnawy, Hind, Secular Muslim Feminism: An Alternative Voice in the War of Ideas. 288 pp. 2025:1 (I. B. Tauris, UK) <743-130>
ISBN 978-0-7556-4930-3 hard ¥18,304.- (税込) GB￡ 65.00 *
ISBN 978-0-7556-4934-1 paper ¥6,191.- (税込) GB￡ 21.99 *

For over a century, Muslim women have championed their own brand of feminism, rooted in human rights principles and a deep understanding of their diverse cultural contexts. Yet, secular Muslim feminism remains shrouded in misunderstanding and contention.This book boldly confronts the complexities and controversies surrounding this contested concept, offering a nuanced exploration of its potential to bridge divides and empower women. The book challenges the simplistic portrayals of Muslim women, dismantling the harmful narratives of oppression and victimhood propagated by both Western and Islamist agendas. It critiques the selective glorification of religious agency by some feminists, recognizing how this can inadvertently reinforce patriarchal ideologies. Additionally, it exposes the hijacking of the secular Muslim feminist movement by the far-right, disguised as advocates for women's rights but fueled by anti-Muslim sentiments. Drawing on over two decades of personal observations and interactions with diverse organizations in the Middle East and Europe, the book delves into the heart of secular Muslim feminism, dissecting its nuances and potential to reconcile divergent perspectives. It amplifies these voices, challenging the misrepresentation and limitations imposed by external agendas. Secular Muslim Feminism emerges as a bold and transformative force, redefining the boundaries of equality and empowering women to shape their destinies. It offers a nuanced and critical framework for understanding the complex realities of Muslim women's lives, paving the way for a more just and equitable future.

Dobrowolska, Anna, Polish Sexual Revolutions: Negotiating Sexuality and Modernity behind the Iron Curtain. 272 pp. 2025:9 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <743-1301>
ISBN 978-0-19-896288-5 hard ¥27,878.- (税込) GB￡ 99.00

We are used to thinking that the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s was an essentially Western phenomenon. The surge in pornographic production, effective oral contraception, and new developments in fashion and popular culture all seem to be inextricably linked with a capitalist economy. Yet little has still been written about the transformations of intimate lives on the other side of the Iron Curtain. Was there a sexual revolution behind the Berlin Wall? And, if so, what areas of social life did it impact? Did women - in the words of Kristen Ghodsee - have better sex under socialism? Polish Sexual Revolutions: Negotiating Sexuality and Modernity behind the Iron Curtain studies the history of sexuality in state-socialist Poland in its European and global contexts, focusing on how communism transformed both sexual discourses and intimate practices between 1945 and 1989. It reconfigures our understanding of the sexual revolution, departing from the case study of Poland to complicate the oversimplified and much-misused concepts of 'sexual modernity' and 'progress'. Engaging with the most recent scholarship on sexuality in East Central Europe and a wide range of unused primary material, including visual and material sources, the monograph reassesses the role played by communist states in modernising their citizens' approaches to sex. Contrary to the stereotype which perceives the region as 'lagging behind' the West in sexual matters and having to 'catch up' after 1989, the book sheds light on the ambiguous and progressive histories of state-socialist entanglements with sex to showcase alternative visions of sexual liberation. In so doing, and by focusing on forgotten genealogies of discussions of sexuality, the monograph historicises the roots of contemporary debates on sex education, LGBTQ+ and women's rights in the region.

Ernst, Stefanie / Dahl, Valerie / Bucholc, Marta (eds.), Dynamics of Gender Relations: Process-Sociological Perspectives. (Palgrave Studies on Norbert Elias) 517 pp. 2025:5 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <743-1308>
ISBN 978-3-031-80375-8 hard ¥41,774.- (税込) EUR 179.99

This edited volume brings together for the first time international research approaches from the field of figurational and processual sociology at the intersection of gender studies. It assembles current research on the change of gender relations in formal and informal structures. By using Norbert Elias's process-sociological oeuvre selected gender figurations in the western and non-western world are discussed. This book is anchored, on the one hand, in a socio-historical understanding of the trajectory of gendered societies over a wide area and range of centuries in the Process of Civilization. On the other hand, the immediate impulse for this volume is the critical discussion of Eliasian thinking concerning dynamic gender relations in different empirical case studies and process-theory. It will be crucial reading for sociologists interested in the Elias school, as well as sociologists of gender more broadly.

ジェンダー暴力を理解する－包括的アプローチ
Freitag, Jenn, Understanding Gender Violence: A Comprehensive Approach. 216 pp. 2025:1 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <743-1310>
ISBN 978-1-5381-9701-1 hard ¥22,522.- (税込) US$ 105.00 *
ISBN 978-1-5381-9702-8 paper ¥7,507.- (税込) US$ 35.00 *

Despite 50 years of activism, legal changes, and crisis service provision, there is no evidence to suggest any widespread decrease in rates of gender violence in the United States. People still experience gender violence at alarming rates, are often not believed, and encounter countless obstacles in navigating medical, criminal justice, media, and other institutional responses to their disclosures. The urgency of addressing the dynamics and causes of situations like these, as well as our failure to catalyze widespread decrease in rates of gender violence, fresh ideas for thinking about gender violence differently. Black Lives Matter, indigenous rights, LGBTIQA rights, and other social justice movements have made it clear how marginalized bodies and identities need to take central stage in gender violence response and prevention efforts. As a movement, we need to do better. But how?This book responds to this question by reframing how we think about the problem of gender violence so that we can address it more collaboratively and effectively. Using a paradigm-shifting comprehensive approach, Freitag offers a new perspective on defining gender violence, considering its impact, and explaining why it occurs. Instead of focusing only on (men's) violence against women, this text offers a comprehensive definition of gender violence that focuses on gendered dynamics across a wide continuum of behaviors ranging from language and microaggressions to physical violence and murder. The author identifies and digs into the root causes that all forms of gender violence share to facilitate a big picture understanding of how cycles of gender violence continue. She shares personal anecdotes and includes examples of the lived realities of gender violence and its aftermath. She proposes applications of a comprehensive approach for every area of gender violence response and calls for ways to make our work reflexive, collaborative, and sustainable.

Guyan, Kevin, Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion. 248 pp. 2025:6 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <743-1312>
ISBN 978-1-350-42968-0 hard ¥5,632.- (税込) GB￡ 20.00

Rainbow Trap reveals how the fight for LGBTQ equalities in the UK is shaped - and constrained - by the classifications we encounter every day.Looking across six systems - the police and the recording of hate crimes; dating apps and digital desire; outness in the film and television industry; borders and LGBTQ asylum seekers; health and fitness activities; and DEI initiatives in the workplace - Rainbow Trap documents how inclusive interventions - such as new legislation, revamped diversity policies and tech fixes - have attempted to bring historically marginalized communities out of the shadows.Yet, as part of the bargain, LGBTQ people need to locate themselves in an ever-growing list of classifications, categories and labels to 'make sense' to the very systems they are seeking to access. This requirement to be classified catches LGBTQ communities in a rainbow trap. Because when we look beyond the welcoming veneer of inclusive interventions, we uncover sorting processes that determine what LGBTQ lives are valued and what queer futures are possible.

Kinney, M. Killian, Gender Identity and Expression: Your Questions Answered. (Q&A Health Guides) 216 pp. 2025:5 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <743-1317>
ISBN 978-1-4408-7831-2 hard ¥11,264.- (税込) GB￡ 40.00

This book answers young readers' questions about gender - what it is, what it isn't, and how it impacts our experiences and our interactions with others.Gender is an essential part of all our lives, whether we recognize it as such or not and regardless of how we identify and express that identity. Gender informs how we feel about ourselves, the clothes we wear, how we engage with others, and much more. This volume's 48 questions cover concepts such as gender roles and norms, the binary gender system and cisnormativity, gendered language, and gender discrimination and bias. Readers will also discover practical guidance on topics such as confronting gender-based bullying and advocating for the rights of gender diverse individuals.Augmenting the main text, a collection of 5 case studies illustrate key concepts and issues through relatable stories and insightful recommendations. The Common Misconceptions section at the beginning of the volume dispels 5 long-standing and potentially dangerous myths about gender identity and expression, directing readers to additional information in the text. The glossary defines terms that may be unfamiliar to readers, while the directory of resources curates a list of the most useful books, websites, and other materials. Finally, whether they're looking for more information about this subject or any other health-related topic, readers can turn to the Guide to Health Literacy section for practical tools and strategies for finding, evaluating, and using credible sources of health information both on and off the Internet.

Prescendi, Francesca, Lupae: presences feminines autour de Romulus et Remus. (Generation: corps et genre dans l'histoire 4) 155 p. 2024:12 (Brepols, BE) <743-1324>
ISBN 978-2-503-60844-0 hard ¥19,728.- (税込) EUR 85.00

幼児期におけるジェンダーとセクシュアリティ・ハンドブック
Prioletta, Jessica / Davies, Adam / Smith, Kylie (eds.), The Bloomsbury Handbook of Gender and Sexuality in Early Childhood. (Bloomsbury Handbooks) 368 pp. 2025:6 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <743-1325>
ISBN 978-1-350-42108-0 hard ¥36,608.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00

Gender and sexuality are often problematically considered to be irrelevant to very young children. This Handbook surveys, challenges and advances the theories, research approaches, and practices around gender and sexuality in the early years and foregrounds early childhood as a crucial site for constructions and deconstructions around gender and sexuality. The Handbook features chapters by leading academics, practitioners, and policy makers based in Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, South Africa, the UK and the USA. It covers a range of key critical theories, methods and practices including engagements with post-developmentalism, feminist, Black feminist, queer and trans theories, intersections with indigeneity, race, and class, ethnography, action research, care ethics, and sexual health. The Handbook illuminates the importance of attending to gender and sexuality in the early childhood across various sites, including in the classroom, at home, in policy, and more.