The Book Company: New Products - Gender Studies

Period Politics (Inside the Global Fight for Menstrual Justice)

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:11:53 +0000

Periods have always been political, but after centuries of silence and stigma they are finally taking centre stage. Across the world, governments are introducing new laws and policies – from providing free menstrual products in schools and public buildings, to workplace menstrual leave, and scr..

Price: $19.95

Goodbye and a Green Leek

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:53:10 +0000

Life writing, Baltic anthropology, murder mystery, post-communist mental health companion, it slips between genres

Thirteen-year-old Iulia is a precious existentialist who lives with her family in a tower block in early-2000s Bucha..

Price: $21.95

Testimonio/s

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:56:19 +0000

A special issue of WSQ that focuses on testimonio as a practice used by women from the Américas to claim their agency while challenging multiple forms of oppression.

Testimonio/s have evolved into different forms incorporating human rights discourse and varied standpoints, from in..

Price: $30.00

Women in Populist Rhetoric

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:20:20 +0000

At a time of increasing right-wing populism, Women in Populist Rhetoric collection examines the relationship between populist rhetoric and the real social changes that affect women, and how populists gain prominence through the support they receive. It is an invaluable text for students ..

Price: $64.99

Trans Men in Malaysia (Decision-Making, Masculinity and Manhood)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:17:33 +0000

Cutting across the disciplines of trans gender studies and psychology, this book examines the psychological decision-making process behind twenty-three Malaysian trans men’s journeys navigating masculinity from childhood through adulthood.

Price: $64.99

Securing Women's Economic Security, Safety, and Freedom (The Role of Universal Basic Income in Australia)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:12:10 +0000

Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a policy measure for supporting economic security has attracted worldwide attention. This book contributes to the discussion by focusing on UBI’s potential impacts for women, including women of colour and First Nations women.

Price: $33.99

Queer Reading Practices and Sexology in Fin-de-Siècle Literature (Wilde, Stenbock, Prime-Stevenson)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:08:48 +0000

It scrutinises the production and transnational distribution of sexological knowledge at the turn of the century. By foregrounding a ‘culturalist’ approach to fiction by Wilde, Stenbock, and Prime-Stevenson, this book offers non-Anglocentric insights to shed new light on the interdisciplinary r..

Price: $64.99

Medical Women in the Japanese Empire (Sources and Critique)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:59:38 +0000

Fujimoto, Homei and Nakamura bring together the perspectives of women engaging in professional medical work across the expanse of the modern Japanese Empire (1868–1945).

Price: $64.99

Gender Equality in the EU and Ukraine (Women's Rights in a Time of War)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:49:19 +0000

This book offers a comprehensive examination of the multifaceted issues concerning gender equality and women’s rights in Ukraine and across the European Union. Divided into two sections, the book delves into the political and security dimensions as well as the economic and social aspects of wom..

Price: $64.99

The Extra-Ordinary Girl (Care, Connection, and Social Power On and Off Screen)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:47:08 +0000

This book is a unique and comprehensive combination of methodological and conceptual approaches to cultural, historical and sociological analyses, feminism and speculative fiction. It will appeal to girlhood & feminist studies, film & media, child and youth studies, humanities, cultural studies..

Price: $64.99