Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

2024年2月以降のクレムリンの外交政策におけるグローバル・サウス
Simons, Greg / Glaser, Marina / Krivushin, Ivan et al., The Global South in the Kremlin's Foreign Policy after 24/2. 294 pp. 2025:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <756-694>
ISBN 978-3-032-02905-8 hard ¥32,600.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book offers the first in-depth analysis of the evolution of Russia's relations with the Global South across political, military-political, and economic domains. Though formally part of the Global North, Russia has, since 2007, increasingly positioned itself as an independent-and often opposing-actor to the West, aligning more closely with the Global South. This volume explores Russia's foreign policy during the 2022-2024 war with Ukraine and confrontation with the West, analyzing it at both global and regional levels. The contributors propose models for understanding the Kremlin's shifting strategies, including doctrinal orientations, redefinitions of national interest, and the role of personal leadership. The book also examines the tools of Russian foreign policy in the evolving geopolitical context. It highlights key areas such as Russia's efforts to reshape BRICS as a geo-economic counterweight to the West, its renewed activism in Sub-Saharan Africa, complex Middle Eastern diplomacy, and its strategic turn to Latin America-all within the broader pivot to the Global South. Placed in long-term historical context-from the medieval era to the 2000s-the book combines theoretical and applied analysis. It is written for a multidisciplinary audience and is suitable for academic and classroom use.

変化する国際シナリオのラテンアメリカにおける南南協力と外交政策のダイナミクス
Zapata, Sandra, Dynamics of South-South Cooperation and Foreign Policy in Latin America in a Changing International Scenario: Ecuador's International Insertion in the XXI Century. (Latin American Political Economy) 208 pp. 2025:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <756-710>
ISBN 978-3-032-02279-0 hard ¥32,600.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book explores how South-South Cooperation (SSC) is influencing Latin America's foreign policy and development choices in a changing world shaped by China's growing global role. It looks at how countries in the region are rethinking their international strategies to gain more autonomy and reduce their dependence on traditional powers like the United States. By examining the history of SSC, the book shows how Latin American governments are turning to new partnerships and development paths. It explains how global and domestic factors combine to shape foreign policy decisions in the 21st century, especially as both China and the United States compete for influence. A detailed case study of Ecuador (2000-2025) highlights the counter-hegemonic diplomacy of Rafael Correa's presidency and the key changes that followed. This accessible and timely study offers valuable insight for anyone interested in Latin America, international cooperation, global power shifts, and the search for new models of development.

H.フォッフスヘールト、秋田茂編　東アジアとEUにおける地域統合と制度変化
Voogsgeerd, Herman / Akita, Shigeru (eds.), Regional Integration and Institutional Change in East Asia and the European Union: A Study of Drivers of Regionalism and Their Limits. 206 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <756-718>
ISBN 978-981-9510-75-7 hard ¥32,600.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This volume addresses the drivers and mechanisms of institutional change in Europe and East Asia during times of international crisis. Under what conditions and through what processes does a form of regionalism or regionalization change? Why is there a different pace of development, and what mechanism is responsible for institutional change? Is it simply copying, or are there other mechanisms at work? Why do regions institutionalize, and why don't others? We will distinguish between "regionalization" and "regionalism." While the former is a bottom-up process involving all kinds of citizens, non-governmental organizations, and academic circles, the latter is a top-down activity. It is the work of states, public international organizations, and diplomats. This book focuses on both phenomena. One could argue that East Asia first experienced regionalization, followed by regionalism. In the EU, however, it may be the other way around, as international organizations and elites have largely driven the integration project thus far.

21世紀におけるアフリカのアジアへの関与
Dubey, Ajay Kumar / Rajwar, Sushmita (eds.), Africa's Asia Engagement in 21st Century. (Africa's Global Engagement: Perspectives from Emerging Countries) 300 pp. 2025:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <756-743>
ISBN 978-981-9512-71-3 hard ¥28,838.- (税込) EUR 114.99

This book critically examines Africa's engagements with Asian countries in the 21st century within the context of an emerging multi-polar world. It explores how African nations are diversifying their economic, diplomatic, cultural, and strategic partnerships by engaging with emerging Asian economies and ECDC countries (Economically Developing Countries). The volume analyzes the distinct approaches adopted by key Asian actors, China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and West Asian countries under the Global South framework, and Japan and South Korea following the OECD model (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). It highlights how these evolving partnerships have diluted Africa's traditional dependencies on former global powers. It offers a detailed analysis of initiatives such as India's calibrated economic diplomacy through the India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) under the African Union's Banjul Formula, and China's multi-billion-dollar engagements through the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Through a combination of bilateral, multilateral, and sectoral case studies, this volume presents a comprehensive and comparative perspective on Africa's contemporary engagements with key Asian countries.

Yunfei, Zheng, The Origin of the Rice Culture. 319 pp. 2025:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <756-747>
ISBN 978-981-9511-91-4 hard ¥32,600.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book undertakes an in-depth exploration of the pivotal role of rice, which is the world's most essential food crops, sustaining over half of the global populace. It meticulously analyzes how rice cultivation constitutes the material bedrock and defining characteristic in the evolution of Asian civilization. Additionally, it scrutinizes rice culture, which holds sway as the traditional mainstream in China and the majority of countries in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. The author, with an extensive background in archaeological research within the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, anchors the specific content of this volume in materials sourced from this region. The book then proceeds to engage in a comprehensive inquiry into the fundamental question of the origin of rice cultivation, drawing on archaeological evidence, historical records, and interdisciplinary perspectives to offer a nuanced understanding of this significant aspect of human history. The book is divided into six chapters, which describe and analyze the origin, evolution and development of rice farming in the world and focus on the rich and diverse cultural styles and diversity characteristics of rice cultivation civilization in various parts of Asia due to geographical location and regional environmental differences.

グローバル・ガバナンスと持続可能な開発－中国とグローバル・サウスの視点
Sun, Jin / Yu, Hanzhi (eds.), Global Governance and Sustainable Development: Perspectives from China & the Global South. 565 pp. 2025:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <756-141>
ISBN 978-981-9507-55-9 hard ¥37,616.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book provides an exploration of China's evolving role in global governance and sustainable development, offering unique insights from over thirty leading scholars from most leading universities in China and beyond. Through a multidisciplinary lens, the volume delves into key themes such as global financial systems, climate governance, transnational environmental policies, and China's contributions to global infrastructure, health, and AI governance. It analyzes theoretical frameworks-such as "harmonious governance" and "a community with a shared future for mankind"-while assessing practical initiatives like the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and carbon trading schemes. The book also highlights intersections between state governance, migration, education, and gender equity, demonstrating how local and global governance interact in an increasingly interconnected world towards sustainable development goals. By bridging global perspectives from the North and South, this book addresses a crucial gap in understanding how the Global South, particularly China, contributes, influences and innovates global governance regimes. It is essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in global governance, sustainable development, and public administration who seek a deeper understanding of China's leadership and the future of equitable global governance.

インド太平洋における国際関係を理解する
Karmazin, Ales / Kolmas, Michal / Qiao-Franco, Guangyu, Understanding International Relations in the Indo-Pacific. (Routledge Studies on the Asia-Pacific Region) 246 pp. 2025:10 (Routledge, UK) <755-697>
ISBN 978-1-032-99791-9 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-91450-3 paper ¥12,531.- (税込) GB￡ 42.99

Karmazin, Kolmas, and Qiao-Franco deconstruct the concept of the Indo-Pacific and offer a timely, comparative, and multidimensional exploration of the region's international relations.Addressing fundamental academic questions regarding the viability of the Indo-Pacific as a regional conception, this book examines whether the Indo-Pacific is a true regional community or a strategic invention driven by global rivalries and geopolitical interests. Drawing on a rich blend of International Relations, Security Studies, International Political Economy, Human and Political Geography, Cultural Studies, and Area Studies, the book investigates the key thematic areas that define the region's past, present, and future. They include a historical investigation of formation, enculturation, and demarcation of the region; colonization, decolonization, and construction of the modern state; conflicts and wars in (trans)regional settings; regional economy and development; institutions and other modes of international or transnational cooperation; and cultures, societies and identities within and across the Indo-Pacific countries.An essential read for students, scholars, and practitioners of international affairs who seek to make sense of one of the world's most dynamic and contested regions.Chapters 2, 3 and 5 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives (CC-BY-ND) 4.0 license.

Leung, Angela Ki Che / Stevens, Hallam (eds.), Crafting Everyday Food: Technology, Tradition, and Transformation in Modern East Asia. (Food in Asia and the Pacific) 277 pp. 2025:8 (U. Hawai'i Pr., US) <755-747>
ISBN 979-88-8070-006-6 hard ¥14,938.- (税込) US$ 70.00

A.K.Sahoo編　アジアのディアスポラとナショナリズム・ハンドブック
Sahoo, Ajaya K. (ed.), Routledge Handbook of Asian Diaspora and Nationalism. 352 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <755-749>
ISBN 978-1-032-78337-6 hard ¥67,045.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00

Routledge Handbook of Asian Diaspora and Nationalism presents cutting-edge research on various temporal and spatial dimensions of Asian diasporic nationalism. It examines how nationalism is negotiated and renegotiated in the diasporic context, and how diasporic nationalism significantly contributes to the ongoing processes of transnationalism and ethnonationalism.Divided thematically into four broad sections, the chapters critically examine how diasporic nationalism remains a subtle yet prominent characteristic of Asian diasporas today:? Historicizing Diasporic Nationalism? Diasporic Nationalism and Homeland Politics? Diaspora and Cultural Nationalism? Diaspora and EthnonationalismContributing to the growing diaspora and transnational studies, this book serves as an essential reference guide for students and scholars across the social sciences and humanities.

東アジアの歴史記述必携
Wang, Q. Edward (ed.), The Routledge Companion to East Asian Historiography. (Routledge Companions) 518 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <755-750>
ISBN 978-1-032-60269-1 hard ¥67,045.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00

The Routledge Companion to East Asian Historiography offers a comprehensive exploration of the rich and dynamic traditions of historical writing in East Asia, tracing their evolution across two millennia. Rooted in the influential Chinese historiographical tradition and enriched by the distinctive contributions of Korean and Japanese scholars, the book examines how these practices have adapted to cultural, political, and intellectual shifts.The volume's four thematic sections explore the origins and evolution of historical writing, modernity's transformative impact, and the diverse methodologies shaping contemporary scholarship. Key topics include the establishment of official historiography in imperial China, the innovative practices of the Song dynasty, and the influence of Western ideas and Marxist frameworks from the twentieth century. Emerging areas such as social, environmental, gender, and global history are examined, alongside comparative studies bridging East Asian and Western traditions. From ancient chronicles to modern interpretations shaped by nationalism, Marxism, scientism, and globalization, the volume highlights the interplay between tradition and innovation that defines East Asian historical culture.As the first of its kind, this companion serves as both an essential textbook and scholarly reference for students and researchers interested in East Asian history, global historiography, social history, intellectual history, and postmodernism.

A.カーティ他編　アジアにおける人権とジェンダーに基づく暴力
Lone, Fozia Nazir / Zhu, Guobin / Carty, Anthony (eds.), Human Rights and Gender Based Violence in Asia: A Comparative Critical Analysis. (Routledge Research in Human Rights Law) 248 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <755-541>
ISBN 978-1-032-73349-4 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This edited book adopts a prescriptive and culturally relative narrative to understandand critique human rights within Asia. Simultaneously, it aims to understand howhuman rights, especially, such as women's rights, are practised and protected byAsian nations.The book evaluates the realisation of Eurocentric human rights by Asian states in linewith their domestic needs and priorities. It delineates the alien nature of westernstandards of human rights for Asia. Contributors focus on varied geographicalcontexts including South Asia, China, and Vietnam. The chapters also cover theprotection of women's rights in conflict zones in Myanmar, Kashmir and Afghanistan,as well as regional human rights mechanisms.Covering a diverse region, this book will be of interest to researchers and students ofinternational human rights, feminism and gender studies, particularly in the Asiancontext.

共産主義の持続する力－権威主義的統合の国際的起源
Heurlin, Christopher, The Enduring Power of Communism: The International Origins of Authoritarian Consolidation. 384 pp. 2026:3 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <755-659>
ISBN 978-0-19-899463-3 hard ¥36,437.- (税込) GB￡ 125.00

The Enduring Power of Communism explores why communist dictatorships in Asia and Latin America have been so durable, despite being relatively weak when they came to power. The book encompasses a comparative historical analysis of all seven non-European communist regimes: China, Vietnam, North Korea, Cuba, Laos, Cambodia, and Mongolia. Drawing on research in the East German archives, Heurlin argues the origins of communist durability lay in an extraordinary campaign by the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc to promote communism abroad. Moscow sent tens of thousands of advisors to fledgling communist regimes in the developing world, helping them to establish powerful state bureaucracies that could plan and direct economic development. Soviet economic aid financed the construction of scores of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that granted communist rulers tremendous control of the economy. SOEs channelled tax revenues to rulers, while also serving as sites of social domination, granting communist parties tremendous authority over society. These increases in state power were made possible because of the similarities in institutions between communist donors and communist aid recipients. Once they embarked on these state-building strategies, their paths diverged markedly. Cambodia failed to consolidate its authoritarian institutions, in stark contrast to the experiences in neighbouring Vietnam and Laos. Authoritarian consolidation occurred in North Korea and China, only to be disrupted by radical campaigns like the Great Leap Forward that attacked the very state bureaucracies they had just built. Elsewhere in Mongolia and Cuba the process of authoritarian consolidation was protracted and delayed for over a decade. Most notably, communism collapsed in Mongolia and Cambodia at the end of the Cold War as ruling parties renounced their monopoly on power and initiated democratic elections. The Enduring Power of Communism explains why these divergent pathways emerged. Outside of the communist camp the results of Soviet aid were less impressive. Soviet efforts in Ghana ended in spectacular failure: the economy cratered and its ruler, Kwame Nkrumah, was overthrown by a military coup. Far from an outlier, this marked a pattern: while Soviet aid strengthened communist regimes, it made non-communist regimes more vulnerable to military coups.

Fouksman, E., Civil Society Knowledge Networks: International Development and the Globalization of Ideas. (Critical Frontiers of Theory, Research, and Policy in International Development Studies) 224 pp. 2026:2 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <755-241>
ISBN 978-0-19-894369-3 hard ¥25,652.- (税込) GB￡ 88.00

Development has long been a field of epistemic debate. Where do the ideas and knowledge that underpin the practices and approaches of international development come from? Who generates and who promotes them, and why? Do ideas really matter at all - or does the practice of development carry on 'business-as-usual' while conceptual fads come and go on grant applications? And crucially, how do these evolving ideas shape broader societal worldviews? This book investigates the creation, spread and contestation of ideas within global networks of development organizations and the communities they work with. To do so, it draws on multi-spatial ethnographies of two globally interconnected networks - one linking an American family foundation, Kenyan non-profits, community-based organizations, and grassroots activists, the other connecting a global foundation headquartered in Switzerland, Kyrgyz NGOs, and village working groups. Both networks revolve around ecological projects intended to support pastoralist communities affected by climate change, yet both engage in many other realms of knowledge, including understandings of the state, land rights, rural livelihoods, expertise, authenticity, participation, and development itself. Civil Society Knowledge Networks simultaneously traces the contestation and power of ideas, the epistemic inner-workings of international development, and linkages between global, meso, and local scales via development-focused civil society. It advances the concept of civil society knowledge networks to make sense of the way development can act as a vector for the diffusion of ideas and worldviews, and the ways in which development practice is itself shaped by this process. In so doing, the book challenges assumptions about the way power is distributed between development institutions and communities by tracing the way local actors can challenge the epistemic authority of elite global institutions by laying claim to categories of authenticity and legitimacy. This is an open access title available under the terms of a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International] licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

粕谷祐子編　アジアにおける脱植民地化と体制変化－民主主義と独裁制の歴史的起源
Kasuya, Yuko (ed.), Decolonization and Regime Change in Asia: Historical Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship. (Evidence-Based Approaches to Peace and Conflict Studies 20) 390 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <754-731>
ISBN 978-981-9690-00-8 hard ¥37,616.- (税込) EUR 149.99

Kim, Kyung-Hwan / Phang, Sock-Yong (eds.), Greening the Housing Stock: Toward Net-Zero Cities in East Asia. 240 pp. 2025:8 (World Scientific, SI) <754-732>
ISBN 978-981-9812-49-3 hard ¥18,779.- (税込) US$ 88.00

Mondal, Lipon / Brunsma, David L. (eds.), Urban Regimes of Dispossession in the Global South: A New Debate. (Studies in Critical Social Sciences 333) 275 pp. 2025:9 (Brill, NE) <754-735>
ISBN 978-90-04-52217-6 hard ¥36,115.- (税込) EUR 144.00

This edited volume develops a theoretical framework-what we call urban regimes of dispossession-for understanding how urban actors organize dispossession and govern the urban dispossessed, how the urban dispossessed arrange, experience and resist dispossession, and how urban dispossession contributes to creating/expanding capitalist systems or transforming urban societies in the global south. The book's main arguments are built on a survey of the nearly two-hundred-year history of global dispossession studies and solid empirical evidence from three continents-Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and seven countries- Bangladesh, Brazil, Honduras, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, and Uganda. Eighteen scholars bring diverse perspectives and realities on urban dispossession, which will appeal to students, scholars, planners, and practitioners across various social scientific disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, urban studies, political economy, international relations, political science, economics, gender studies, and geography. Contributors are: Shapan Adnan, Orlando Alves dos Santos Junior, Fred Bidandi, David L. Brunsma, Tarcyla Fidalgo Ribeiro, Lakshmi Jahnavi, Marie Kolling, Ana Maria Kumarasamy, Barbara Lipietz, Lipon Mondal, Adrian Murray, John Nagle, Victor Udemezue Onyebueke, Taisa Sanches, Karen Spring, Susan Spronk, Luanda Vannuchi and Julian Walker.

Wang, Sheng-Wei, Chinese Explored Asia Long before the Europeans: An Ancient World Map Tells All. 350 pp. 2025:9 (World Scientific, SI) <754-741>
ISBN 978-981-9810-96-3 hard ¥33,717.- (税込) US$ 158.00 *

Chinese Explored Asia Long Before the Europeans: An Ancient World Map Tells All is the fruit of the author's research into the history of exploration prior to the European Age of Discovery. This book analyses thoroughly the Asian regions of an important ancient world map: Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (KWQ) (??????), translated as 'Complete Geographical Map of All the Kingdoms of the World'. The map was published in 1602 by Italian Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci in China. For over 400 years, the map has been regarded as strictly of European origin and based on maps which Ricci brought with him to China in 1582 during the Ming Dynasty.However, after analysing the histories of all the geographical terms associated with Asia on the KWQ, this book presents multilayer evidence that the Asian regions on this map are of Chinese origin and that they reveal eras long before the arrival of Europeans: Japan in 897, Joseon in 1433, Ming China in 1433, Southeast Asia in 1432-1433, the Indian Subcontinent and its eastern periphery in 1432-1433, West and Central Asia in 1433, and Asia to the North of China in 1428-1433.The present book, and the author's previous book titled Chinese Global Exploration in the Pre-Columbian Era: Evidence from an Ancient World Map, can serve as a foundation for future China studies and offer new insights into the world history of land and maritime exploration.

欧州のインド太平洋の軸
Abbondanza, Gabriele / Grgic, Gorana, Europe's Indo-Pacific Pivot: Navigating New Horizons. 149 pp. 2025:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <754-666>
ISBN 978-981-9502-72-1 hard ¥7,520.- (税込) EUR 29.99

This is the first book exploring Europe's engagement with the Indo-Pacific region. Its novel comparative perspective favours a "bird's eye view" of Europe's unfolding Indo-Pacific pivot and nuances the many priorities and mechanisms that are involved in this process. The volume provides a wide-scoped account of Europe's policies on the Indo-Pacific, comprising both the EU and Europe's major, middle, and minor powers. It also offers a careful assessment of the resulting implications, including trends, commonalities and differences, advantages and risks, and consequences for cross-regional cooperation. Endorsed by experts from universities, think tanks, and international institutions, this book is meant for academics, policymakers, and diplomats, as well as journalists and students interested in Europe's growing focus on the Indo-Pacific.

Lees, Nicholas, The International Relations of the North-South Divide: Historical Inequality, Contemporary Disagreement and World Politics. 240 pp. 2025:11 (Bristol U. Pr., UK) <754-676>
ISBN 978-1-5292-5368-9 paper ¥8,741.- (税込) GB￡ 29.99

Available open access digitally under a CC-BY-NC-ND license. This book examines the significance of both historical and contemporary inequality in shaping diplomatic disagreements in international relations. The author demonstrates that the North-South divide has endured into the 21st century by drawing on three decades of data measuring the foreign policy positions of states on divisive global issues, including new text-based measures of international priorities within the United Nations General Assembly. This divide reflects the dissatisfaction of many states of the Global South with the post-Cold War international order, owing to historical legacies of unequal development. Wide-ranging and rigorous, this new empirical investigation demonstrates the ongoing relevance of material inequality for international politics and the multilateral system.

松村昌廣他編　インド太平洋における地政学の構造的変化
Liu, Fu-Kuo / Karalekas, Dean / Matsumura, Masahiro (eds.), Structural Shift of Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific. (East Asian Security 3) 256 pp. 2025:8 (World Scientific, SI) <754-677>
ISBN 978-981-9817-84-9 hard ¥20,913.- (税込) US$ 98.00 *

This book - the latest in our series East Asian Security - was inspired by the Japan-Taiwan Security Dialogue, held by the Taiwan Center for Security Studies, National Chengchi University, and Osaka-based Momoyama Gakuin University. For years, China's political-economic development continued on a trajectory that Western leaders hoped would mirror that of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, and so many others before them: political liberalization followed economic development. Alas, China chose a different path: one driven by a revanchist mindset and a desire to dismantle the current unipolar order, removing the US from the position of global hegemon - starting with the Indo-Pacific region.Now, as the world holds its breath while an assertive China policy under a new, second Trump administration takes shape, this slow structural shift of geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region threatens to accelerate. The book examines this geopolitical shift from a variety of perspectives, bringing together research and analysis from a number of experts in the field from several different nations and disciplines. It is organized according to three broad themes: the increasing internationalization of Indo-Pacific security, the region's shifting alliance structures, and the growing competition over hegemony.

Apostolopoulou, Elia (ed.), The Material Geographies of the Belt and Road Initiative: Infrastructures and Political Ecologies on the New Silk Road. 272 pp. 2025:9 (Bristol U. Pr., UK) <754-727>
ISBN 978-1-5292-4063-4 hard ¥23,320.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), commonly called the New Silk Road, is a huge infrastructure project currently revitalising or creating new trading routes and large developments across the globe. It is estimated to cost up to US$8 trillion and impact more than 65% of the world's population. This book explores the unequal ways this controversial project is altering livelihoods, places and the environment. From road building projects in Nairobi to grassroots environmental activism in Thailand, researchers from the Global North and South analyse the real-world impacts of this unprecedented project, bringing together critical geography and political ecology approaches.

Dagbo, Pierre Gode, Les BRICS et la construction d'un monde multipolaire: le reveil des damnes de la Terre. 138 p. 2025:7 (L'Harmattan, FR) <754-728>
ISBN 978-2-336-54552-3 paper ¥4,012.- (税込) EUR 16.00

中世の海のシルクロードと初期のグローバル化　8～18世紀
Kadam, Umesh Ashok, Navigating History: The Medieval Maritime Silk Route and Early Globalization (8th to 18th Centuries). 298 pp. 2025:9 (Springer, GW) <754-730>
ISBN 978-981-9501-63-2 hard ¥35,108.- (税込) EUR 139.99 *

This book explores the history of the Medieval Maritime Silk Route between the 4th and 17th Centuries CE as a dynamic network that facilitated extensive commercial exchange and profound cultural, political, and religious interactions across Eurasia and beyond. It examines how trade routes connected regions such as China, India, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe, creating early forms of globalization driven by mutual economic interests. Chapters delve into the ethnographic impact of diasporic communities, the transmission of architectural styles, navigational and maritime innovations, religious interactions, and linguistic and culinary traditions. This book also examines how political developments, including the policies of regional powers, played a crucial role in sustaining the network, and how the arrival of European colonial powers transformed its nature through monopoly and militarized trade. It provides an in-depth analysis of key maritime hubs, the role of technological advancements in navigation, and the socio-economic impacts of maritime trade on local communities. By integrating diverse perspectives and interdisciplinary approaches, this book offers a comprehensive understanding of the Medieval Maritime Silk Route's significance in shaping early global interactions. This book is a must-read for those exploring the history of the medieval Maritime Silk Route. It serves as an invaluable resource for researchers, students, and readers with a keen interest in maritime history, transregional cultural exchange, and pre-modern globalization.

BRICS+とGCC諸国－公共政策、外交政策、地政学
Porto de Oliveira, Osmany / Zaidan, Esmat (eds.), The BRICS+ and Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Public Policies, Foreign Policy and Geopolitics. 196 pp. 2025:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <754-634>
ISBN 978-3-031-96002-4 hard ¥32,600.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book examines the multifaceted dimensions of the BRICS+ and Gulf Cooperation Council countries, focusing especially on public policy exchanges, economic partnerships, and diplomacy. It charts the evolution of the BRICS from a loose coalition of emerging powers to an institutionalized entity, with its own thinktank network dedicated to policy research and coordination. It also considers the relationships between these countries, especially against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, as well as similarities and differences in their domestic and foreign public policies. The book will appeal to all those interested in public policy, governance and international relations.

Vukovic, Sinisa / Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora (eds.), Good Governance in East Asia and Latin America: Emerging Trends and New Approaches. (Perspectives on Global Affairs) 201 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <754-638>
ISBN 978-3-032-00505-2 hard ¥32,600.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This edited volume discusses new approaches to good governance in East Asia and Latin America, with a focus on the Philippines and Chile. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in both countries between late 2023 and 2024, the chapters, written by a diverse group of contributors from the private sector, government, civil society, and academia, offer fresh insights into emerging trends in good governance. The themes covered in the volume span from democratic deconsolidation, to constitutional reform, indigenous rights, food security, horizontal inequalities and social unrest, and maritime security.

エイジング、健康、公共政策ハンドブック－アジアからの視点　全4巻
Rajan, S. Irudaya (Ed.-in-Chief), Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy: Perspectives from Asia. 4 vols. 3557 pp. 2025:9 (Springer, GW) <754-306>
ISBN 978-981-9978-41-0 hard ¥125,396.- (税込) EUR 499.99

This handbook presents the latest information on all aspects of global aging, with a focus on Asia, including policies, age-associated diseases and conditions, health services, long-term care, living arrangements, income and social security, preventing abuse, and the impact of migration on the elderly. Furthermore, the book presents a synthesis of research on population aging, social protection policies, crimes against the elderly, new analyses of trends, and discussions of major social policy strategies. Written by academics, practitioners and policymakers in the field of gerontology, the book offers an informative resource for demographers, gerontologists, economists, anthropologists and other social scientists studying various facets of aging, as well as students in the social and health sciences.

Schottenhammer, Angela / Torck, Mathieu et al. (eds.), Seafaring, Trade, and Knowledge Transfer: Maritime Politics and Commerce in Early Middle Period to Early Modern China and South East & East Asia. (Crossroads - History of Interactions across the Silk Routes 9) 400 pp. 2025:9 (Brill, NE) <754-326>
ISBN 978-90-04-73055-7 hard ¥33,858.- (税込) EUR 135.00

Maritime politics changed over time, and so did local perceptions and activities. People involved in maritime commerce had to react to changes in government decrees or instructions. This volume introduces political decisions and their background, agents involved into maritime trade - from private merchants over pirates to government institutions, including military - and practical questions of seafaring (diets, navigation maps, etc.) and diplomacy, but also looks into archaeological evidence and local perceptions of the maritime world, covering the period from ca. 900 to 1800. Contributors are: Angela Schottenhammer, Kimura Jun, Mark Staniforth, Li Man, John Chaffee, Ma Guang, Elke Papelitzky, Mathieu Torck, Xu Zhexin, Cheng Weichung, Leonard Blusse, Ubaldo Iaccarino, Cai Xiangyu (Ellen), Wim De Winter, and Patrizia Carioti.

南の大国とグローバルな開発
Trajber Waisbich, Laura, Southern Powers and Global Development: Responsible but Different. 192 pp. 2025:10 (Bristol U. Pr., UK) <754-182>
ISBN 978-1-5292-4793-0 hard ¥23,320.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

Responsibility and accountability are key concepts in global development, and no less so in the case of South-South cooperation (SSC). This book illustrates how donorship responsibility and accountability are being debated, negotiated and operationalised in the context of Southern rising powers' development cooperation. The book examines how Southern powers justify and improve the performance of their global development efforts to multiple audiences at home and abroad. Through a multi-site and multi-scalar tracing of diplomatic and domestic foreign policymaking processes in Brazil, China and India, the book depicts Southern powers' integration in the donorship regime where they simultaneously engage and contest existing donor accountability norms.

松村昌廣他編　インド太平洋地域における経済安全保障の創造
Hseuh, Alex Chien-Wu / Matsumura, Masahiro et al. (eds.), Crafting Economic Security in the Indo-Pacific Region: Concepts, Practices and New Dynamics. (Series on Regional Dynamics of the Indo-Pacific 2) 350 pp. 2025:9 (World Scientific, SI) <754-185>
ISBN 978-981-9817-24-5 hard ¥29,449.- (税込) US$ 138.00

This book addresses the up-to-date development and changing features of Economic Security. It corroborates with the concepts, policies and dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region. This book argues that economic security is an important component of national security, albeit it shall go beyond the narrowly defined national security which mainly focuses on military security and national defense. The central argument of this book identifies at least two forms of transcendence of contemporary economic security. The first transcendence is the transcendence beyond the narrow definitions and limited components, while the second one prioritizes the transcendence beyond the level of analysis; the domestic level in particular. Securing economic security is not only a concern of the government (at the national level), but also a major consideration for regional connectivity and its spill-over impact (at the international level), as well as the maintenance of livelihoods of local society, communities and people (at the grassroot level). This book demonstrates the joint efforts of transnational scholarship addressing the up-to-date development and dynamics of economic security in the Indo-Pacific region, through the lens of interdisciplinary perspectives. The contributors of this book include scholars, such as leading senior professors of international politics, international political economy, economics, anthropology, Southeast Asian Studies, research fellows and practitioners, such as a lawyer and a CEO of a start-up enterprise on green energy and carbon solution, foreign policy think tankers, technology think tankers, cyber security expert, and a diplomat (former foreign policy officer from India).The book contests against two myths. The first is that economic security is exclusively state-centric. This book agrees that the security referent of economic security is mainly the state, that is, the government. Nevertheless, this book argues that the referents should be more than the government by advocating that economic security is also tied up with the international community, especially for the regional communities based on common strategic goals and shared interests. Besides, additional referents to economic security should include private sector actors such as enterprises and companies, and people sectors, such as civil society, local communities and people. The second is to address the new dynamics of the economic security imposed by the strategic currents such as the US-China trade war or Russo-Ukraine War, which triggered the international attention over economic security that is narrowly defined as the crisis for semiconductor chips supply chain resilience.

紀元前500年から今日までのユーラシアにおけるイノベーションと経済開発－分岐のルーツ
Van Leeuwen, Bas / Didenko, Dmitry / Calabrese, M. et al., Innovation and Economic Development in Eurasia, 500 BCE-Present: The Roots of Divergence. (Frontiers in Economic History) 408 pp. 2025:9 (Springer, GW) <753-546>
ISBN 978-3-031-97042-9 hard ¥32,600.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book explores the long-term economic growth of three key regions: China, Central Eurasia, and Western Europe. It discusses why some areas experienced faster, and more sustained growth than others by focusing on how new ideas are created (innovation), how different countries use these ideas (adoption), and how these factors influence long-term economic differences and similarities (divergence/convergence). These key drivers are examined across time and throughout different regions, considering factors like state involvement, urbanization, the development of specific resources (e.g., fertile land), labor relations, and prices and wages. The book presents new research, connects chapters with recurring themes, and offers combined explanations. Without getting stuck in purely theoretical or historical discussions, it thus goes beyond the various theories to study how the nations caught up, fell behind, and forged ahead in GDP and immaterial well-being. Finally, the book highlights that, while there is value in understanding various existing theories, it is important to acknowledge the complexities in each region's specific historical and regional context.

Yang, Guang / Zhang, Jing / Xiong, Xinghan et al. (eds.), Risks, Resilience and Interdependency: Developing Countries in the Age of Uncertainties. 289 pp. 2025:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <753-304>
ISBN 978-981-9671-66-3 hard ¥12,536.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This open access book is a collection of selected papers from the 3rd Tsinghua Area Studies forum by the Institute for International and Area Studies (IIAS) at Tsinghua University in Beijing, theming at "Developing Countries in the Age of Uncertainties: Risk, Resilience and Interdependency". From the perspective of area studies, the risks faced by more fragile developing countries in an environment of uncertainty and the resilience and interdependency exhibited in the face of risks were discussed. The discussion was a brave attempt by the IIAS to inject more certainty into the uncertain world. A total of 131 papers by scholars from various countries were presented in this forum. After the forum, the editorial group of the IIAS Forum Proceedings selected ten outstanding papers and compiled them under the title "Risk, Resilience and Interdependency: Developing Countries in the Age of Uncertainty."

アジアにおける選挙政治
Mukherjee, Jhumpa / Singh, Priya / Sengupta, Anita (eds.), Electoral Politics in Asia: Transregional Dynamics. (Palgrave Series in Indo-Pacific Studies) 369 pp. 2025:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <753-1104>
ISBN 978-981-9680-81-8 hard ¥35,108.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This volume examines the complex interplay of geopolitics, electoral politics, and representative governance across South, Southeast, West, and Central Asia through an intersectional lens. Analyzing electoral developments in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and Uzbekistan, it explores diverse political systems ranging from consolidated democracies to hybrid regimes and entrenched authoritarian states. With many of these countries having held national elections in 2024, the volume offers timely insights into how electoral systems, majoritarian, proportional, and hybrid, mediate governance, legitimacy, and citizen participation. It interrogates the role of elections in enabling democratic representation while exposing how identity politics, majoritarianism, and systemic exclusion continue to shape outcomes. Combining macro and micro perspectives, the volume provides grounded, comparative analyses of Asia's political trajectories and will be of interest to scholars and students of political science, international relations, area studies, and electoral politics.

インド太平洋における秩序とエージェンシー
Alles, Delphine / Jaffrelot, C. / Koellner, P. (eds.), Order and Agency in the Indo-Pacific. (The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy) 270 pp. 2025:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <753-1161>
ISBN 978-3-031-89801-3 hard ¥32,600.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book offers several European perspectives on Indo-Pacific dynamics by a set of internationally recognized experts who have collaborated in the Franco-German Observatory of the Indo-Pacific. The observatory was established in 2021 by the Centre for International Studies (CERI) at Sciences Po, Paris and the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg and has since come to include many scholars and institutions from both countries. The book speaks to and updates existing scholarly discussions on Indo-Pacific dynamics, investigating the nexus of order(ing) and agency in that strategic space. The authors take US-China strategic competition as a contextual given and explore the Indo-Pacific as an interregnum, in terms of institutional dynamics and in terms of geo-narratives. The book also offers several case studies of middle and small power agency in the Indo-Pacific, examining the cases of Australia and Japan, India, the Philippines and Vietnam, and of Pacific Island Countries. A final chapter explores the perspectives of Chinese scholars on the Indo-Pacific as a strategic space.

論争の的の世界秩序における中国とグローバル・サウス
Gu, Jing, China and the Global South in a Contested World Order: The Changing Dynamics of Policy and Practice in an Era of Polycrisis. (Politics and Development of Contemporary China) 214 pp. 2025:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <753-1172>
ISBN 978-3-031-90989-4 hard ¥13,790.- (税込) EUR 54.99

China and the Global South in a Contested World Order is a timely and thought-provoking exploration of China's growing influence across the Global South. From the Belt and Road Initiative to China's rising power in Africa and Southeast Asia, this book explores China's vision of a new world order and its unique approach to "true multilateralism". Through compelling case studies and fresh insights such as China's underexplored provincial diplomacy, it reveals the shared challenges, opportunities, competition, cooperation and untapped potential between China and the Global South. The author calls for deeper collaboration between China and the Global South to harness their collective potential in an era of global crises and shifting power dynamics. This book offers essential understanding of how this relationship is shaping the future of global change.

アジア・ヨーロッパ関係の橋渡し
Kumar, Sameer (ed.), Bridging Asia-Europe Relations: Shared Challenges and Opportunities. 406 pp. 2025:9 (Springer, GW) <753-1176>
ISBN 978-981-9682-15-7 hard ¥35,108.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book provides a useful framework for addressing the various aspects of current Asia-Europe relations, including examinations of power transitions and geopolitics, values, and pragmatism, climate change and sustainability, technology and innovation, and infrastructure and connectivity. It discusses the current state of affairs, the future of these relations, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the two regions. In modern times, developments in infrastructure, such as transportation and communication technologies, have enhanced these regions' connectivity. Yet, other geopolitical forces and power transitions are also influencing the stability of European-Asian alliances, sometimes in uncertain directions, particularly as competition between China and the United States disrupts the global order. The book also considers the impact of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict, in relation to Europe-Asia diplomacy. The book pivots on two fundamental questions: How can the two regions bridge their differences and cooperate to meet common challenges? And what opportunities-and challenges-arise for deeper political and economic integration in doing so? A valuable resource for scholars, policymakers, and those interested in future of Asia-Europe relations, this book is a novel resource for researchers in political science and international relations, sustainability studies, sociocultural studies, and all areas relating to Asian and European regionalism.

南シナ海
Hurst, William, The South China Sea: What Everyone Needs to Know. (What Everyone Needs to Know) 176 pp. 2026:6 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <753-1231>
ISBN 978-0-19-066833-4 hard ¥15,791.- (税込) US$ 74.00
ISBN 978-0-19-066832-7 paper ¥3,718.- (税込)

拡大されたBRICS諸国－平和、安全保障、グローバル経済、持続可能な開発
Kiyala, Jean Chrysostome Kimbuku et al. (eds.), Expanded BRICS Nations: Peace, Security, Global Economy and Sustainable Development. (Sustainable Development Goals Series) 404 pp. 2025:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <753-1238>
ISBN 978-981-9669-85-1 hard ¥40,124.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book analyses the geopolitical, geostrategic and geoeconomic implications of the expanding BRICS bloc and the extent to which this tridimensional dynamic impacts global security, peace and sustainable development. It unravels simultaneously the contradictions and converging policies within the bloc, which stem from its member states' diverse and vibrant political, economic and development philosophies, while advancing the agenda of a multipolar against the dominance of the Bretton Wood institutions. The bloc envisions new pathways to a fair global trade, particularly with the Grand South and Western Asia-based on the experiences of the emerging markets such as China, India, Indonesia, Brazil and Russia. The alliance's potential to shape global governance in the areas where Western influence has been prevalent, namely in security technology, peace and sustainability is tested vis-a-vis its longstanding and well-established competitors such as the EU and the G7. This cutting-edge scholarly work is a must-read for everyone.

アジアの世紀における紛争の管理に関する研究
Mahbubani, Kishore et al. (eds.), Can Asians Think of Peace?: Essays on Managing Conflict in the Asian Century. 274 pp. 2025:8 (Springer, GW) <753-1244>
ISBN 978-981-9656-65-3 hard ¥12,536.- (税込) EUR 49.99

小島嶼と見えない境界－インド太平洋における主権、安全保障、領海紛争
Nandy, Debasish / Das, Monojit (eds.), Small Islands and Invisible Boundaries: Sovereignty, Security, and Maritime Disputes in the Indo-Pacific. 330 pp. 2025:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <753-1249>
ISBN 978-981-9670-89-5 hard ¥32,600.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the strategic, economic, and environmental challenges facing this critical region. It aims to fill a gap in academic research by focusing specifically on the multifaceted issues of small island disputes, territorial claims, and their implications for regional and global security. The book is distinctive due to its interdisciplinary approach, incorporating perspectives from international relations, security studies, environmental science, and maritime law. It aims to satisfy the needs of scholars, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to understand the complexities of the Indo-Pacific region and develop informed strategies for regional stability and cooperation. It is designed to offer readers a thorough understanding of the Indo-Pacific's complex geopolitical landscape. By addressing strategic, economic, and environmental challenges, the book will be invaluable for scholars, policymakers, and students. The special features like maps, tables, figures, and case studies, will facilitate a deeper comprehension of the region's disputes and strategic significance, making it an essential resource for anyone engaged in studying or working within the realm of Indo-Pacific geopolitics.

極東とオーストラレーシア　2026年版
The Far East & Australasia 2026. 57th ed. (Europa Regional Surveys of the World) 1286 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <753-1267>
ISBN 978-1-041-05817-5 hard ¥393,525.- (税込) GB￡ 1,350.00

This comprehensive survey of the countries of East and South-East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, along with 22 Pacific islands, fully revised to reflect current economic and political developments, is an essential resource for the Asia-Pacific region. Calendar of Political Events A calendar of events provides a convenient reference guide to the year's main political developments. General Survey Written by leading experts, this collection of essays provides incisive analysis of regional issues. Country Surveys Individual chapters on each country containing: ? essays on geography, history and the economy ? an economic and demographic survey of the latest available statistics on population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, communications and education ? a comprehensive directory of names and contact details covering the most significant political, financial and commercial institutions ? a country-specific bibliography. An entire section is dedicated to the Pacific islands, including specially commissioned essays examining the contemporary politics of the islands, their economies, security concerns and the environmental issues confronting them. Regional Information ? includes all major international organizations active in the region, their aims, activities, publications and principal personnel ? a detailed survey of major commodities in Asia and the Pacific ? a directory of research institutes specializing in the region ? select bibliographies of books and periodicals covering the Asia-Pacific region ? an index of regional organizations

Awazi, Nyong Princely, Building Resilience: Climate Change and Livelihoods in the Global South. (Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies) 201 pp. 2025:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <753-1269>
ISBN 978-3-031-93790-3 hard ¥10,028.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book explores the intersection of climate resilience, livelihoods, and sustainability in various sectors - from forestry to fisheries and agriculture - within the global South. The author provides a comprehensive examination of how climate change impacts these communities, the adaptive strategies they employ, and the policy frameworks necessary for promoting resilience. Through a multidisciplinary approach that integrates ecological, economic, and social dimensions, this book is an essential resource for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners in fields relating to fishery, forestry and agriculture in the global South.

Borchgrevink, Axel / Brandshaug, Malene K. (eds.), The Politics of Riverine Rights: Environmental Struggles in Aotearoa New Zealand, Colombia and India. (Routledge Studies in Environmental Justice) 248 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <753-1270>
ISBN 978-1-032-94678-8 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This edited collection, based on comparative, multi-sited ethnographic research, explores the concept of riverine rights in relation to rivers in New Zealand, Columbia and India that have been declared legal persons or subjects of rights: the Whanganui, the Atrato, the Ganges and the Yamuna.The cases drew significant attention from academia and the wider public, as examples of the Rights of Nature in practice. This book contributes with in-depth empirical research carried out by a highly interdisciplinary team of co-authors - from anthropology, law, history, political science, management studies and water science - many of whom are from the case study countries and the river basins. The first chapters carefully examine each case, discussing its history, the institutional context, the actors and interests, the issues to be addressed by the legal decisions, and their outcomes. Subsequent chapters provide detailed comparative analysis on the Rights of Nature, legal pluralism, the struggles of Indigenous and marginalized groups, and on different ontological understandings of the relations between people, rivers and nature. The book concludes with reflections on how these cases of riverine rights relate to global trends, and discusses the tensions and synergies between Human Rights and Nature's Rights, with a particular emphasis on how Indigenous Rights intersect with Rivers' Rights. Finally, it argues for a broad notion of Riverine Rights that includes those who live by the river, and beyond Riverine Rights, to the social, cultural and political dimensions of the legal innovations, and to the larger environmental crises they seek to address.This interdisciplinary book will be essential reading for academics and researchers across social sciences and law with an interest in how social struggles, environmental justice and innovative legislation intersect for the wellbeing of rivers and their people.

Brown, Michael I., Climate Mitigation in the Land Sector of the Global South: Making it Work for People and Planet. (Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research) 184 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <753-1271>
ISBN 978-1-032-46161-8 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book challenges dominant, top-down approaches to climate mitigation in the land sector, arguing that without genuine negotiation, recognized land rights, and tailored capacity building for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), most solutions will inevitably fail or do harm.With civil society increasingly acting as a driving force for transparency and accountability around the world, the possibility of achieving feasible, impactful Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) is growing. This vision echoes Brazil's call for a mutirao - a collective, bottom-up mobilization being championed at COP30 in Belem. Drawing on decades of fieldwork and critical analysis, Michael Brown reveals why prevailing strategies - from REDD+ to other NbS - remain implausible and risk compounding poverty and marginalization in the Global South. Instead, Brown proposes a paradigm shift, elevating a governance innovation: Negotiated Governance Platforms (NGPs) that bring IPLCs, governments, and climate financiers together as mutually interested partners. Through a rich set of case studies that include successes and failures, he demonstrates how social license, tenure security, and robust capacity building are essential for achieving climate action that will be sustainable because it works for key actors at multiple levels.Rejecting technocratic quick fixes, this book offers a pragmatic blueprint for moving beyond rhetoric to operational reality, even in contexts characterized by corruption or weak governance. It is essential reading for students, scholars, and practitioners in climate change, natural resource management, conservation, and green economics who seek grounded, actionable strategies that benefit both people and planet.

Chong, Bruce (ed.), Addressing Climate Risk in Coastal Urban Areas of East and Southeast Asia: Connecting Climate Science, Engineering and Finance. 192 pp. 2025:11 (Emerald, UK) <753-1272>
ISBN 978-1-80592-085-4 hard ¥27,315.- (税込) US$ 128.00

Addressing Climate Risk in Coastal Urban Areas of East and Southeast Asia provides an in-depth exploration of the multifaceted challenges posed by climate hazards in coastal urban areas of East and Southeast Asia. It addresses interconnections between climate science, physical climate threats, engineering solutions, financial impacts and strategies for resilience. With contributions from leading experts, the book presents a collaborative and multidisciplinary approach for tackling physical climate risk, combining scientific knowledge with practical solutions. The book is divided into three parts, covering: analysis of key issues and pain points in tackling physical climate risk from the perspectives of meteorological, engineering and financial sectorsa methodology integrating principles of resilience, climate change science and financial risk assessment to provide a comprehensive framework for enhancing resiliencea range of case studies that offer practical examples of state-of-the-art approaches, demonstrating how theoretical concepts can be applied in real-world situations. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding and tackling the complex challenges posed by climate hazards in East and Southeast Asia's coastal urban areas. It serves as a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and decision-makers in each sector, helping them to plan, design, operate, and manage their assets under uncertainty.

アジア・中東間のパブリック・ディプロマシー
Frassineti, Francesca / Lee, Sook Jong / Lovotti, C. (eds.), Public Diplomacy Between Asia and the Middle East. (Changing Dynamics in Asia-Middle East Relations) 188 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <753-1273>
ISBN 978-1-032-04143-8 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book considers how public diplomacy is employed as an instrument of statecraft by Middle Eastern and Asian governments to leverage soft power. Senior, mid-career, and junior academics and think tanks synthesise their expertise to deploy historical, geopolitical, and economic approaches in their analyses, and observe how new practices of public diplomacy have been developed, tested, and applied in the two regions. Building and extending on the extant scholarship, which remains mostly focused on East Asia, it incorporates the Middle East not only as a recipient but also a practitioner of public diplomacy. The thematic focus is underpinned by case studies of individual nation-states, enabling analysis of concrete examples that shed light on the evolution of Asia-Middle East ties.This volume is an essential reference for scholars and policymakers in the fields of international relations, international political economy, and area studies who seek to explore relations between these two geographical areas beyond traditional diplomacy.

十字軍から革命の時代までのフランスと大西洋世界
Hodson, Christopher / Rushforth, Brett, Beyond the Ocean: France and the Atlantic World form the Crusades to the Age of Revolutions. 608 pp. 2026:6 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <753-1275>
ISBN 978-0-19-045584-2 hard ¥7,466.- (税込) US$ 34.99

Sabry, Tarik / Mano, Winston / Medrado, Andrea (eds.), Decolonising Approaches to Users and Audiences in the Global South: Context, Theory and Method. (Internationalizing Media Studies) 372 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <753-1283>
ISBN 978-1-032-59038-7 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-59036-3 paper ¥11,656.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

This edited collection of original essays invites students and scholars to think about media users in the global South beyond the essentialist discourses of media imperialism and technological determinism. To disentangle audience research in the global South, and in the diaspora, from the anachronistic language and hermeneutics that are anchored in West-centric audience research, this book emphasises the importance of the everyday as the terrain of study, and the need to build bridges between the philosophical discourses of modernity / postmodernity / digitality that are emerging from the global South, and the different ways in which people in the South experience being-digital. This will be useful for courses in a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, global South Studies, as well as media, communication, and cultural studies.

東西を横断する恥
Kwak, Jun-Hyeok / Thomason, Krista K. / Cheng, Ken (eds.), Shame Across East and West. (Political Theories in East Asian Context) 234 pp. 2025:10 (Routledge, UK) <753-1059>
ISBN 978-1-041-12972-1 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

In order to gain a deeper understanding of shame and shamelessness as ethico-political phenomena in the contemporary world, this book stages a cross-cultural dialogue that questions and unsettles established views.Expounding and evaluating a range of perspectives on shame, from the ancient Greeks and classical Confucians to modern liberalism, the chapters in this collection reflect on how we should understand the movement of shame from private morality into the collective sphere, and ask what role shame can or should play, as emotional support or ethical corrective, to the normative frameworks of social and political civility.Covering the prominent discourses of Western modernity, as well as non-Western, and oppositional traditions, this volume will be of interest to students and scholars in moral and political philosophy, contemporary democratic theory, and comparative philosophy.

汚職の比較歴史社会学
Garrido, Marco / Zaloznaya, Marina / Wilson, N. H. (eds.), A Comparative Historical Sociology of Corruption. (Cambridge Studies in Historical Sociology) 294 pp. 2026:1 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <752-727>
ISBN 978-1-009-66914-6 hard ¥27,692.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00

This volume renews the study of corruption as 'embedded' in ongoing social relations. Instead of treating corruption as a universal phenomenon, A Comparative Historical Sociology of Corruption shows how corruption is often morally ambiguous and deeply intertwined with the social, political and economic struggles of particular groups in specific times and places. Ranging from Early Modernity to the present day, and spanning across the globe, the book focuses on three recurring aspects of corruption: emergence or the origins and struggles over whether something is corrupt; institutionalization or how different definitions of corruption predominate; and mobilization or the sociopolitical functions that different definitions of corruption serve in times of social change. The volume includes a wide variety of historical and contemporary studies to show that corruption is embedded in its context, providing a novel framework for readers to understand how and why corruption persists across time and place.

S.ハガード、D.C.Kang編　東アジアと現代国際秩序－帝国主義から冷戦まで
Haggard, Stephan / Kang, David C. (eds.), East Asia and the Modern International Order: From Imperialism to the Cold War. 384 pp. 2025:11 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <752-728>
ISBN 978-1-009-54520-4 hard ¥26,235.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00
ISBN 978-1-009-54517-4 paper ¥8,162.- (税込) GB￡ 28.00

This crucial interdisciplinary work brings together historians and international relations specialists to re-examine fourteen events in twentieth-century East Asia that shaped world and regional politics. In a series of case studies framed by conceptual essays the authors examine key moments and their wider significance, including the Chinese Exclusion Acts in the United States; the Japanese racial equality proposal at the Versailles conference of 1919; anti-colonial movements in Southeast Asia before 1945; and the changing nature of sovereignty in the Pacific Islands. The authors decenter the Cold War in Asia away from American and European perspectives and examine how countries in the region positioned themselves given distinctive domestic coalitions. These historical examples demonstrate the unique East Asian experience of war, empire, and political independeence, shedding valuable light on contemporary international relations and the challenges faced in Asia-Pacific today.