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

韓国の変化する文化的景観
Alsford, Niki / Kim, Nora (eds.), Changing Cultural Landscapes of South Korea. (Asia Pacific Cultures, Communities and Landscapes) 278 pp. 2025:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <751-821>
ISBN 978-3-031-89493-0 hard ¥33,568.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the profound transformations in the cultural and physical landscapes of South Korea, with an interdisciplinary approach that draws from anthropology, sociology, and human geography. The authors delve into the dynamic interplay between tradition and modernity in a nation that has experienced rapid development, technological innovation, and significant socio-cultural changes. With contributions from experts across various fields, this book examines how South Korea's distinctive path of modernisation is reshaping both the tangible and intangible aspects of its society. Organised around four key themes-Gender and the Media Landscape, Religion and Social Movements, the Ethno-racial Landscape, and the Traditional Landscape-it presents diverse perspectives on the interconnected forces driving rapid societal change. Together, these insights offer a nuanced understanding of one of the world's most dynamic societies. This book is an essential resource for scholars, students, and practitioners in South Korean and East Asian studies, as well as the broader disciplines of cultural geography, anthropology, and sociology.

Han, Ju Hui Judy, Queer Throughlines: Spaces of Queer Activism in South Korea and the Korean Diaspora. (Global Queer Asias) 248 pp. 2025:10 (U. Michigan Pr., US) <751-822>
ISBN 978-0-472-07772-4 hard ¥17,671.- (税込) US$ 85.00
ISBN 978-0-472-05772-6 paper ¥6,226.- (税込) US$ 29.95

Queer Throughlines draws on years of direct participation, interviews, and ethnography to examine transnational Korean LGBTQ+ activism since the 1990s. Han maps the sites and routes of leftist and queer political movements, highlighting challenges posed by Christian conservatives in both South Korea and the US. The book uses the concept of "throughlines" to weave together a web of movement stories across time and space: a coalition of Los Angeles-based LGBTQ+ activists and allies fighting an anti-gay petition campaign led by Korean immigrant churches; queer activists involved in anti-war protests in Seoul; progressive clergy embracing inclusivity and risking heresy charges and excommunication; and queer and trans activists refusing to be sidelined from visions of political change underway. These moments do not always line up in a straightforward narrative of victory or progress, yet they create powerful lines of solidarity, community, and kinship.

デジタルプラットフォーム時代における韓流の文化生産
Jin, Dal Yong, Cultural Production of Hallyu in the Digital Platform Era: Industry Perspectives. 208 pp. 2025:8 (U. Michigan Pr., US) <751-823>
ISBN 978-0-472-07756-4 hard ¥17,671.- (税込) US$ 85.00

Cultural Production of Hallyu in the Digital Platform Era explores how histories, industry structures, and politics interact in the platformization of the Korean Wave. Dal Yong Jin argues that while much research centers on the Korean culture takeover and the dominance of Korean products on premier global media platforms, Korean cultural industries also experience reshaping and changing depending on the platforms, often on the global stage. Addressing the increasing significance of digital platforms, this work examines the transformative roles of over-the-top streaming services-Netflix, Viki, and V Live-video-sharing platforms such as YouTube, social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, and the power relations between content producers, information technology sectors, the government, creative laborers, and audiences in the globalization of Korean culture and media. By developing critical cultural industries studies as a new theoretical framework, Cultural Production of Hallyu in the Digital Platform Era explores the ever-growing Korean Wave phenomenon with the advent of global digital platforms.

Lee, Min Joo, Finding Mr. Perfect: K-Drama, Pop Culture, Romance, and Race. 226 pp. 2025:11 (Rutgers U. Pr., US) <751-824>
ISBN 978-1-9788-4157-4 hard ¥24,948.- (税込) US$ 120.00
ISBN 978-1-9788-4156-7 paper ¥6,849.- (税込) US$ 32.95

Finding Mr. Perfect explores the romantic relationships between Korean men and women who were inspired by romantic Korean televisual depictions of Korean masculinity to travel to Korea as tourists. Author Min Joo Lee argues that disparate racialized erotic desires of Korean pop culture fans, foreign tourists to Korea, Korean men, and the Korean nation converge to configure the interracial and transnational relationships between these tourists and Korean men. Lee observes how racial prejudices are developed and manifested through interracial and transnational intimate desires and encounters. This book is the first to examine the interracial relationships between Hallyu tourists and Korean men. Furthermore, it is the first to analyze Korea as a popular romance tourist destination for heterosexual women. Finding Mr. Perfect illuminates South Korean popular culture's transnational fandom and tourism as a global phenomenon where fantasies and realities converge to have a tangible impact on individual lives.

韓国における反動的政治－歴史的遺産、極右の知識人、政治的動員
Yang, Myungji, Reactionary Politics in South Korea: Historical Legacies, Far-Right Intellectuals, and Political Mobilization. (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics) 268 pp. 2026:1 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <751-825>
ISBN 978-1-009-58880-5 hard ¥27,170.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00
ISBN 978-1-009-58881-2 paper ¥8,576.- (税込) GB￡ 29.99

In December 2024, South Korean president Yoon Seok-yeol stunned the world by declaring martial law. More puzzling was that Yoon's insurrection unexpectedly gained substantial support from the ruling right-wing party and many citizens. Why do ordinary citizens support authoritarian leaders and martial law in a democratic country? What draws them to extreme actions and ideas? With the rise of illiberal, far-right politics across the globe, Reactionary Politics in South Korea provides an in-depth account of the ideas and practices of far-right groups and organizations threatening democratic systems. Drawing on eighteen months of field research and rich qualitative data, Myungji Yang helps explain the roots of current democratic regression. Yang provides vivid details of on-the-ground internal dynamics of far-right actors and their communities and worldviews, uncovering the organizational and popular foundations of far-right politics and movements.

Yoo, Yohan / Lee, Song Chong (eds.), Reimagining Korea: Identity and Values in a Changing World. (Palgrave Series in Contemporary Korean Studies) 299 pp. 2025:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <751-826>
ISBN 978-981-9669-89-9 hard ¥40,762.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This volume project explores how evolving values and identities in contemporary Korean society are interpreted, particularly through the lens of religion, positioning it as a window into Korea's dynamic cultural and social landscape. As Korea grapples with rapid modernization, shifting religious beliefs and expressions reflect new aspects of the Korean people's values and identity, in both personal and communal dimensions. We believe that this dynamic backdrop creates a complex web of tensions as Koreans negotiate between established norms and newly infused or internally emerging global ideas, inspiring and provoking efforts to navigate and advocate for future directions both within and beyond the country.