"Conceptually sophisticated yet clear and accessible, this book is a must-have text for students exploring feminist and gendered approaches to the urgent issues of our time."<br /><b>Ruth Holliday, University of Leeds<br /><br /></b>"Lennon and Alsop have put paid to the idea that gender theory is remote from the social and political concerns of global feminisms. With measured analyses but no fence-sitting, the authors are reliable guides to the gender-race-trans-queer controversies that animate our everyday lives."<br /><b>Stella Sandford, Kingston University<br /><br /></b>"This is a rare book of theory that speaks as effectively to a new student of gender as to the well-read feminist scholar. By weaving their critique of essentialism throughout their eloquent and fair-minded summaries of major thinkers, Lennon & Alsop have created a masterpiece rich in concrete, contemporary examples. This is intersectional theorizing at its interdisciplinary best."<br /><b>Myra Marx Feree, University of Wisconsin-Madison<br /><br /></b>"A vibrant and vital contribution to the field of gender theory and to feminist scholarship, articulating complex theories with sophistication and clarity."<br /><b><i>Feminist Studies Association</i><br /><br /></b>"A fantastic resource for introducing students, especially graduate students and advanced undergraduates, to classic debates in gender theory."<b><br /><i>Contemporary Sociology</i></b>