Support, Surveillance, and Survival in Prostitution Diversion Programs
Corey S. Shdaimah, Chrysanthi S. Leon, and Shelly A. Wiechelt
Shines a light on women who surveil and are surveilled in U.S. prostitution diversion programs within punishing economic, social, and carceral systems
242 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 3 tables, 2 figures
The Elections and Governance of Black Female Mayors
Edited by Sharon D. Wright Austin
Examines the crucial role that Black women have carried out in the cities they govern
332 pages
| 6 x 9
| 22 tables, 14 figures
Domestic Worker Activism in New York City
Alana Lee Glaser
How intersectional labor organizing and solidarity can effectively protect workers in the domestic work sector and other industries
204 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 14 halftones
The Landscape of Local Gender Norms across the United States
William J. Scarborough
Reveals how distinct cultural environments shape the patterns of gender inequality
256 pages
| 6 x 9
| 8 tables, 49 figures
How We Learn to Fear Crime and Why It Matters
Nicole E. Rader
How rules about safety and the fear of crime are learned and crystalized into crime myths— especially for women
216 pages
| 6 x 9
Transnational Feminism, Human Rights, and War Cinema in Bangladesh
Elora Halim Chowdhury
Illuminates how visual practices of recollecting violent legacies in Bangladeshi cinema can generate possibilities for gender justice
Read a blog entry by the author
242 pages
| 6 x 9
| 33 halftones
The Journey of a Lesbian Couple
Susan Krieger
Authored by one of the most respected figures in the field of personal ethnographic narrative, this book serves as both a memoir and a sociological study, telling the story of one lesbian couple’s lifelong journey together
326 pages
| 6 x 9
A History and Call to Action
Penny A. Weiss
Recovers a history of feminist thought and activism that demands greater voice and respect for young people
310 pages
| 6 x 9
The Rise and Fall of President Dilma Rousseff
Pedro A. G. dos Santos and Farida Jalalzai
What the rise and fall of Brazil’s first and only female president can teach us about women’s empowerment
214 pages
| 6 x 9
| 22 tables, 7 figures
How States Push Mothers Out of Employment
Leah Ruppanner
Challenging preconceived notions of the states that support working mothers
186 pages
| 6 x 9
| 14 tables, 4 figures, 36 maps
Cosmetic Surgery, Boundary Work, and the Pursuit of the Natural Fake
Samantha Kwan and Jennifer Graves
How the pursuit of a “naturally” beautiful body plays out in cosmetic surgery
212 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 4 tables
Women and Political Candidacy
Edited by Shauna L. Shames, Rachel I. Bernhard, Mirya R. Holman, and Dawn Langan Teele
How and why women run for office
324 pages
| 6 x 9
| 8 tables, 32 figures, 2 maps
Values and Political Consequences
Mary-Kate Lizotte
Explores the gender gap in public opinion through a values lens
256 pages
| 5.25 x 8.5
| 25 tables, 23 figures
Judith A. Baer
Reconciling liberalism and feminist theory
220 pages
| 6 x 9
Performing the Modern
Shirley Jennifer Lim
How Anna May Wong’s work shaped racial modernity and made her one of the most significant actresses of the twentieth century
262 pages
| 6 x 9
| 26 halftones
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