Lively and impressive. I can easily imagine this text being used by both gender and women's studies undergraduates and postgraduates. In particular it will enable students to get a sense of how older and more contemporary theoretical movements and debates relate to one another' - Lisa Adkins, Department of Sociology, University of Manchester

Part of a new `Key Concepts' series published by SAGE, Key Concepts in Gender Studies offers 1,500 word expositions of 50 topics central to the field.

Jane Pilcher and Imelda Whelehan's introduction gives an account of gender studies - what it is and how it originated. Their selection of topics is authoritative and the 50 entries reflect the complex, multi-faceted nature of the field in an accessible dictionary format.

Each of the 50 key concepts:

В· begins with a concise definition

В· includes illustrations of how the concept has been applied within the field

В· offers examples which allow a critical re-evaluation of the concept

В· is cross-referenced with the other key concepts

В· makes further reading suggestions.

The level of detail offered encourages understanding of gender studies without sacrificing depth detail and critical evaluation essential to convey the complexity of the issues dealt with. As such, the book appeals both to undergraduate and postgraduate students across a range of social science disciplines.

50 Key Concepts in Gender Studies gives testimony to the health of gender studies and related disciplines and looks forward to an ever-shifting dynamic of debates and ideas.

生动而令人印象深刻。我可以很容易地想象，性别和妇女研究的本科生和研究生都可以使用这本教材。特别是，它将使学生能够了解较早和较当代的理论运动和辩论是如何相互联系的'--Lisa Adkins，曼彻斯特大学社会学系

作为SAGE出版的新的 "关键概念 "系列的一部分，《性别研究的关键概念》对该领域的50个核心主题进行了1500字的阐述。

简-皮尔彻和伊梅尔达-惠勒汉在导言中介绍了性别研究--它是什么以及它是如何起源的。他们对主题的选择很有权威性，这50个条目以易懂的词典形式反映了该领域复杂、多面的性质。

这50个关键概念中的每一个。

В- 以简明的定义开始

В- 包括该概念在该领域中的应用说明

В- 提供了允许对该概念进行批判性重新评价的实例

В- 与其他关键概念相互参照

В- 提出了进一步阅读的建议。

本书提供的详细程度鼓励人们对性别研究的理解，同时又不失为传达所处理问题的复杂性所必需的深度细节和关键评价。因此，这本书对各种社会科学学科的本科生和研究生都有吸引力。

性别研究中的50个关键概念》证明了性别研究和相关学科的健康发展，并期待着不断变化的辩论和思想的活力。