'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman'. This book is suitable for those who believe in the equality of the sexes.

Examines the limits of female freedom and explodes our deeply ingrained beliefs about femininity. Liberation, the author argues, entails challenging traditional perceptions of the social relationship between the sexes and, crucially, in achieving economic independence.

When first published in 1949, this title led to outrage and scandal. This work contains the key passages of the book that changed perceptions of women forever.

Second-hand Time is the latest work from Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature. In this book she creates a singular, polyphonic literary form by bringing together the voices of dozens of witnesses to the collapse of the USSR in a brilliant, poignant and unique portrait of post-Soviet society.

Highly topical examination of the central problems raised by the relationship between religion, multiculturalism and secularism in western democracies.

Cartoonist Kate Charlesworth presents a glorious pageant of LGBTQI+ history, as she takes us on a PRIDE march past personal and political milestones from the 1950s to the present day.

Minna Salami captures the mood of a disaffected generation, and forges the path for a radical Black feminist way of knowing for everyone.

An examination of how mainstream feminism has been mobilized in support of racist measures. Introduction by Roxane Gay.

A fiery feminist manifesto from the Chilean performance collective who led the rallying cry for today's mass feminist movement across South America.

Sex and Gender: A Contemporary Reader explores the relationship between sex and gender identity with perspectives from across the social and human sciences. Each of the 15 chapters have been specially commissioned for this volume, and authored by scholars who are leaders in their respective fields.

The first work of non-fiction in English from the prize-winning and internationally bestselling author of Lullaby and Adele In these essays, Leila Slimani gives voice to young Moroccan women who are grappling with a conservative Arab culture that at once condemns and commodifies sex.

An honest and inspiring exploration of female desire, this book will change the way we think and talk about sex.

Previously published in hardcover: 2016.

Joji, a 50-year-old man from Japan, was squished to death by his porn collection in 2016.

Carole Pateman is one of the foremost political theorists writing in English today. In this outstanding new work, she presents a major reinterpretation of modern political theory. She shows how standard discussions of social contract theory tell only half the story.

Christopher Chitty traces the 500 year history of capitalist sexual relations, showing how sexuality became a crucial dimension of the accumulation of capital and a technique of bourgeois rule.

From the dream team creators of Queer: A Graphic History and Gender: A Graphic Guide.

By the bestselling author of WHAT I LOVED, an intimate and enlightening account of her search for the key to her mysterious nervous disorder, which brilliantly illuminates the connection between mind and body.