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

インド太平洋における国際法と安全保障
Siekiera, Joanna (ed.), International Law and Security in Indo-Pacific: Strategic Design for the Region. 280 pp. 2025:8 (Routledge, UK) <746-844>
ISBN 978-1-032-89211-5 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book uses an interdisciplinary approach to discuss international law and conflict in the Indo-Pacific region, covering topics such as maritime security, climate change and international relations.Detailing how international relations and particular state interests govern regional and global partnerships, the book provides suggestions for the future of the Indo-Pacific region. Exploring how conflict within the region has international repercussions, topics covered include the role of South-East Asian countries, and the role of statehood of small islands in Oceania. Detailing harmonization of laws and policies in the context of international security and maritime law, the book focuses on the impact of climate change and other topical issues such as cyber security and the protection of cultural identity.The book will be of interest to researchers in the field of international law, law of the sea, international relations and security.

アジア太平洋地域災害報告　2023年版
Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2023: Seizing the Moment: Targeting: Transformative Disaster Risk Resilience. 154 pp. 2024:10 (UN, US) <746-936>
ISBN 978-92-1-300051-9 paper ¥17,160.- (税込) US$ 80.00

The Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2023 presents the latest science-based, evidence-led research on hazard risks and their current and projected economic, social and environmental impacts under a 1.5 and 2oC warming scenario. Based on the latest RiskScape, the report will provide projected investment needs for key adaptation measures under multiple climate scenarios, including for multi-hazard early warning systems to support early actions and mitigate the evolution of climate-related hazards into humanitarian disasters. Further, the report will discuss and analyze the methodological aspects of loss and damage estimates related to the climate impacts and the new loss and damage fund established at COP 27.

国際開発－社会経済理論、遺産、戦略　第2版
Lanoszka, Anna, International Development: Strategies and Legacies of Socio-Economic Development. 2nd ed. 190 pp. 2025:6 (Routledge, UK) <746-229>
ISBN 978-1-032-57255-0 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-57245-1 paper ¥11,260.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

International Development: Strategies and Legacies of Socio-Economic Development examines the multifaceted challenges and strategies underlying socio-economic progress in a globally interconnected world.Grounded in a thorough historical and theoretical framework, this book explores the evolution of development strategies, from post-colonial challenges and the role of state policies to the impacts of global market integration and environmental sustainability. It scrutinizes the effectiveness of foreign aid, the resilience of local strategies, and the persistent disparities shaped by historical legacies, extractive state institutions, deficit of individual rights, systemic poverty, gender inequality, armed conflicts, environmental hazards, and food insecurity. Through case studies and document driven insights, it highlights the intersection of institutional frameworks, economic imperatives, and human agency in shaping developmental outcomes. By integrating environmental and sustainability considerations with economic strategies, the book underscores the necessity of inclusive policies that address structural barriers and promote human-centred development. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to include material on decolonization; the various effects of the Covid19 pandemic; gender and sexual orientation-based discrimination; climate change; migration; and economic insecurity.With a multi-disciplinary approach taking into account politics, international relations, economics, sociology, cultural studies, and the history of development, this book is an invaluable resource for students and scholars, as well as policymakers and practitioners working and researching in those fields.

アジア太平洋経済社会年報　2024年版
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2024: Boosting Affordable and Longer-term Financing for Governments. 134 pp. 2024:7 (UN, US) <746-234>
ISBN 978-92-1-003115-8 paper ¥20,377.- (税込) US$ 95.00

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2024: Boosting Affordable and Longer-term Financing for Governments

Holm, David (ed.), Vernacular Chinese-Character Manuscripts from East and Southeast Asia. (Studies in Manuscript Cultures 40) 300 pp. 2024:7 (de Gruyter, GW) <746-14>
ISBN 978-3-11-138232-6 hard ¥23,197.- (税込) EUR 99.95 *

This collection brings together studies on vernacular manuscripts in regional Chinese dialects such as Cantonese and Hokkien (South Fujian dialect), those of non-Han peoples in China and Southeast Asia such as the Zhuang and Yao, and a vernacular character manuscript in Vietnamese. Across this wide range, the focus is on manuscripts written in regional and vernacular adaptations of the Chinese script. Three chapters on Yao manuscripts each focus on a different aspect of their use in local society or on collections of Yao manuscripts in overseas collections; there are three chapters on Zhuang and related Tai languages; two studies on Hokkien; one on the Cantonese script in contemporary Hong Kong; and one on a Buddhist manuscript with Vietnamese ch? nom commentary from a temple in Bangkok. Detailed descriptions of traditional paper manufacture in the villages are given for both the Yao and the Zhuang, as well as paper analysis used to date a Vietnamese manuscript. Coverage includes information about the physicality of the manuscripts investigated and the vernacular Chinese scripts in which they are written, but also a wealth of information about their use and significance in local society. This collection will be of interest to scholars and students interested in the philological analysis of East and Southeast Asian character scripts and manuscript traditions, but also the broader social contexts of manuscript use in traditional and modern society.

Gnisci, Jacopo / Dege-Mueller, Sophia et al. (eds.), Manuscript Treasures from Afro-Eurasia: Scribes, Patrons, Collectors, and Readers. (Studies in Manuscript Cultures 46) 479 pp. 2025:4 (de Gruyter, GW) <746-12>
ISBN 978-3-11-163626-9 hard ¥26,679.- (税込) EUR 114.95 *

Throughout the Middle Ages manuscripts were routinely commissioned, copied, illustrated, displayed, read, and transferred across both sides of the Mediterranean. Their significance as vehicles for the transmission of visual and textual knowledge is well known. Less understood, particularly when it comes to non-Latin manuscripts, is the complex web of spiritual, material, intellectual, and emotional interactions that influenced their production and reception. The twelve essays presented here seek to address this gap by exploring the very direct relationships that existed between manuscripts and those individuals or communities that were involved in their making. The volume is broad in scope, covering written artefacts produced between Late Antiquity and the fifteenth century and presenting case studies that range from the British Isles to East Africa and from Spain and the Maghreb to Armenia. The visual and textual evidence preserved in these manuscripts is interpreted by drawing from disciplines such as palaeography, art history, codicology, and textual criticism. The result is a book that details the impact of makers, patrons, collectors, and readers on the making and circulation of manuscripts across Afro-Eurasia.

Social Outlook for Asia and the Pacific 2024: Protecting our Future Today: Social Protection in Asia and the Pacific. 150 pp. 2024:11 (UN, US) <746-1028>
ISBN 978-92-1-003159-2 paper ¥10,725.- (税込) US$ 50.00

The Social Outlook is a flagship ESCAP publication produced every two years with a dedicated focus on social development issues in Asia and the Pacific. In 2024, the Social Outlook focuses on future proofing social protection in Asia and the Pacific in the presence of three global megatrends, namely climate change, demographic shifts including population ageing and the emergence of digital technologies. the analysis contained in the report aims to strengthen the evidence base and build capacity of policy makers on how to future proof and finance their respective social protection systems. The Report is structured around 5 chapters. Chapter 1 reviews poverty and inequality amidst complex crises in Asia and the Pacific. Chapter 2 assesses the status of social protection system while Chapter 3 explores how social protection systems need to adapt to global megatrends. Chapter 4 adopts a forward-looking methodology and develops four alternative future scenarios for social protection systems by 2040. Using strategic foresight tools, it provides policy recommendations at national and reginal levels to meet the preferred future consistent with inclusive and sustainable development. Chapter 5 estimates the cost of inaction and action and elaborates on sources of financing for long-term investments in social protection systems.