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To understand the philosophical foundations of Yoga, I would suggest Yoga, Karma and Rebirth by Stephen Phillips.
http://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Karma-Rebirth-History-Philosophy/dp/0231144857
this book might be a good start, if I recall but I haven't read all of it.
Also this book is very concise but dense, it emphasizes more the philosophical dimensions and it is written for somebody who holds a degree in philosophy.
Thanks. The featured interviewee here, Dr. Stephen Phillips, wrote a book called Yoga, Karma, and Rebirth, which is more general but has specific chapters devoted to tantric practices. He outlines historically the moment in which Hinduism took a 'tantric turn' and began to embrace a new direction in its already extremely broad spirituality.
Yoga, Karma, and Rebirth: A Brief History and Philosophy https://www.amazon.com/dp/0231144857/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_sD7fub01HPQG6
Also, Dr. David Frawley is a very prolific contemporary scholar on Hinduism & yoga--he's written several books about Tantra specifically.
Inner Tantric Yoga: Working with the Universal Shakti: Secrets of Mantras, Deities, and Meditation https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940676508/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_.E7fub05AY7DM
Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses (Spiritual Secrets of Ayurveda) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0910261393/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_vG7fub0VW9PRM