Lively and impressive. I can easily imagine this text being used by bothgender and womens studies undergraduates and postgraduates. In particular itwill enable ... » 

Lively and impressive. I can easily imagine this text being used by bothgender and womens studies undergraduates and postgraduates. In particular itwill enable students to get a sense of how older and more contemporarytheoretical movements and debates relate to one another Lisa AdkinsDepartment of Sociology University of ManchesterPart of a new Key Concepts series published by SAGE Key Concepts in GenderStudies offers 1500 word expositions of 50 topics central to the field.Jane Pilcher and Imelda Whelehans introduction gives an account of genderstudies what it is and how it originated. Their selection of topics isauthoritative and the 50 entries reflect the complex multifaceted nature ofthe field in an accessible dictionary format.Each of the 50 key concepts begins with a concise definition includes illustrations of how the concept has been applied within the field offers examples which allow a critical reevaluation of the concept is crossreferenced with the other key concepts makes further reading suggestions.The level of detail offered encourages understanding of gender studies withoutsacrificing depth detail and critical evaluation essential to convey thecomplexity of the issues dealt with. As such the book appeals both toundergraduate and postgraduate students across a range of social sciencedisciplines.50 Key Concepts in Gender Studies gives testimony to the health of genderstudies and related disciplines and looks forward to an evershifting dynamicof debates and ideas. «