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Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars

Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view. The opinions expressed in these books do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of WIAReport. As an Amazon Associate, WIAReport will earn a fraction of revenue from qualifying purchases.

Here are the latest selections. Click on any of the titles for more information or to purchase through Amazon.

 
 
 

Erased:
What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us
by Anna Malaika Tubbs
(Flatiron Books)

Gypsy and the Broadway Musical Madwoman:
A Feminist Analysis
by Mary Beth Sheehy
(Cambridge University Press)
 
 
 

Handbook of Feminisms in Japan
by Andrea Germer and Ulrike Wohr
(Amsterdam University Press)

Intrepid Women:
Adventures in Anthropology
by Julia Nicholson
(Oxford University Press)
 
 
 

Women in Africa
by Toyin Falola and Olajumoke Yacob-Hatiso
(Routledge)

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