Alice Evans Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Visiting Professor @MunkSchool @UofT Writing ‘The Great Gender Divergence’ with @PrincetonUPress 🫰 https://t.co/uJM7ReLRqs
The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind
Melissa S. KearneyAlice EvansWhen I looked at the data in the US, I realised that single mothers really are poorer and paternal absence can adversely affect sons’ upward mobility. I didn’t appreciate what @kearney_melissa calls “The Two Parent Privilege”. Really looking forward to her book. https://t.co/o2RsJspFTq
Hardcover, 2023
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Erotic Capital: The Power of Attraction in the Boardroom and the Bedroom
Catherine HakimAlice EvansCatherine Hakim argues that women can exercise ‘erotic capital’, ie leverage their sexual attractiveness in order to advance their own agenda. I’m sceptical. Wider research suggests that when heterosexual men are thinking about a woman’s body they ignore 90% of what she says… https://t.co/hCm12Sil8Y
Hardcover, 2011
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Christianity's American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular
David A. HollingerAlice Evans"Christianity's American Fate", a fascinating new book by David Hollinger (@PrincetonUPress) https://t.co/54k8SN0Y0k
Paperback, 2024
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Science of Love
Robin DunbarAlice Evans“It’s not you; it’s the multitude of superior alternatives!” Sex ratios predict divorce. (Robin Dunbar, “The Science of Love & Betrayal” https://t.co/BDp6FiUFqy
Hardcover, 2012
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Woman: The American History of an Idea
Lillian FadermanAlice Evans“Woman: the American History of an Idea” - by @lillianfaderman Join me as I live tweet a fantastic & fascinating new book! https://twitter.com/_alice_evans/status/1538106506142425089 https://t.co/zgkSXjb1HF
Paperback, 2023
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Anti-Politics Machine: Development, Depoliticization, and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho
James FergusonAlice Evans7) James Ferguson is famed for “The Anti-Politics Machine”, but he has another totally under-rated book about this same phenomena. At independence, men on Zambia’s Copperbelt anticipated progress. As living standards plummeted over the 1980s, so did their hope and esteem. https://t.co/tdwFa7kjpq
Paperback, 1994
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Women, Gender, and Sexuality in China: A Brief History
Ping YaoAlice EvansIn early China, women led vast armies, were independently honoured as maternal ancestors, and could reject all suitors to become chaste nuns. But the Song Dynasty heralded tighter confinement. Thread on a fantastic new book “Women, Gender, and Sexuality in China”, by Ping Yao. https://twitter.com/_alice_evans/status/1470003338909466624 https://t.co/bCqkkne5N2
Paperback, 2021
$48.99$24.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hunting Game
Louisa LombardAlice Evans(2) When Muslim and European slave raiders went to CAR, people abandoned their villages and escaped into the forests (see Louisa Lombard’s book “Hunting Game”). That strikes me as an example of people escaping hierarchical and coercive arrangements. https://t.co/ApV2gZrKJK
Paperback, 2022
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The Pivot of Civilization: Birth Control
Margaret SangerAlice EvansBirth control activist Margaret Sanger launched her own magazine (“The Woman Rebel”) to challenge restrictions on sexual information In 1914, she was indicted for indecency, arrested, charged and risked a 45 year prison sentence. She fled to Europe. https://t.co/6dehzDYO9z
Paperback, 2018
$8.95$4.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Friends: Understanding the Power of Our Most Important Relationships
Robin DunbarAlice EvansMarriage actually threatens male friendships. If men invest in marriage, they are highly likely to lose male friends - as showed by Robin Dunbar. https://t.co/62UVJId17L
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book