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

Kim, Jiye, The Future of the South China Sea: Disputes and Negotiations. 238 pp. 2026:1 (U. Michigan Pr., US) <766-770>
ISBN 978-0-472-07778-6 hard ¥22,330.- (税込) US$ 100.00
ISBN 978-0-472-05778-8 paper ¥7,803.- (税込) US$ 34.95

For over seventy years, China has steadfastly asserted its sovereignty over the South China Sea, transforming these waters into a flashpoint of international tension and a focal point of global diplomacy. The Future of the South China Sea intricately explores China's motivations, unveiling its ambitions in the South China Sea that are anything but static. Despite the prevailing narrative that frames China's objectives as monolithic and unchanging, its underlying interests in the region have fluctuated in both content and urgency, driven by economic imperatives, historical legacies, domestic pressures, and broader international security concerns. By incorporating negotiation records, such as the 1958 Declaration on China's Territorial Sea, the 1992 ASEAN Declaration, and the 2005 Tripartite Agreement, Jiye Kim traces how China reshapes its interests into negotiation agendas, providing critical insights into the nation's diplomacy and making a significant contribution to an existing literature on the South China Sea that has been largely dominated by analyses of great power rivalry. This book sheds light on China's underlying interests as living and adaptable entities, providing scholars with a detailed, evidence-based understanding of the complexities that define one of the world's most contested maritime regions.

第三世界主義のビジョン
Russo, Giusi / Zoppi, Marco (eds.), Visions of Third Worldism: Southern and Decolonial Morphologies of International Solidarity. (Contributions to International Relations) 146 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-775>
ISBN 978-3-032-17599-1 hard ¥34,316.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book provides a new, more complex definition of Third Worldism by exploring the dynamic collaborations between Europe and the Global South in response to colonialism. It focuses on how transnational initiatives surpassed Eurocentric limitations, highlighting Europe's role in decolonization efforts and the Global South's anti-colonial activism within European territories. By doing so, the book reveals how the Global South became central to new understandings of decolonial modes. The volume critically addresses contemporary decolonial debates, tracing the history of Third Worldism and its leftist and Catholic roots in Europe. It sheds light on key themes such as the architectural embodiment of cooperation, Ghana's alternative economic projects, and non-Western epistemologies. By reframing the debate on Third Worldism, this book adds to the academic discourse, offering fresh perspectives on the solidarity and cooperation between the Global North and South. It will appeal to students, researchers, and scholars of international relations, political science, law, and history and an audience interested in a better understanding of Third Worldism and the connected historical and contemporary political landscapes.

堀川三郎、湯浅陽一、浜本篤史、笹岡正俊編　東アジアにおける環境問題の被害者の運動
Horikawa, Saburo / Yuasa, Yoichi / Hamamoto, Atsushi / Sasaoka, Masatoshi (eds.), Environmental Victims' Movements in East Asia: Their Philosophies, Practices, and Environmental Justice. 304 pp. 2026:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-794>
ISBN 978-3-032-15209-1 hard ¥39,596.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book explores environmental victims' movements and how they have shaped the history of East Asia. The book focuses on the impact of these movements and whether the ideas of environmental justice in this region align with Western concepts or whether they take a different approach. Bringing together leading researchers in the field and using in-depth case studies from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China, the chapters trace the evolution of victims' movements, uncover their distinctive characteristics, and reveal the forms of environmental sociology they have inspired. Offering fresh insights into the intersection of social activism and environmental change, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in environmental justice, social movements, and the dynamics of East Asian societies.

アジアの連続性－南アジアの東アジア及び東南アジアとのつながり
Nguyen, Hai Hong / Pham, Cuong Cao (eds.), Asia Continuity: South Asia's Linkages with East and Southeast Asia. (South Asia's Geopolitical & Strategic Engagement) 837 pp. 2026:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-797>
ISBN 978-981-9566-03-7 hard ¥39,596.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book is about connectivity between South Asia, East and Southeast Asia, which are often thought in conventional wisdom as three separate regions. However, ancient artefacts found across the three regions show that their connection, especially the influence of Indian culture and religious practices, run deep. The modern world has witnessed the rise of India (the largest country in South Asia), China, South Korea and Japan (in East Asia), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (in Southeast Asia). Therefore, connecting the three regions has been part of political thinking of regional leaders in the so-called "Century of Asia". The discussion and analysis in each chapter of the book through the lens of history, culture, religion, security, political and economic cooperation from the ancient to modern time offer a primilary answer to the question of why connectivity and links between the three regions are now more important than ever and need to be strengthened.

C.Aspalter編　東アジアの福祉モデル
Aspalter, Christian (ed.), The East Asian Welfare Model: Evaluating Welfare Politics and Outcomes from an Ideal-Typical Perspective. 295 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-254>
ISBN 978-981-9568-08-6 hard ¥44,876.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book revisits after about close to 20 years the East Asian Welfare Model when looked at from an ideal-typical perspective. Ideal-typical welfare regimes do not change, in general, quickly, they are stable, due to the higher level of observation applied (using a high-flying bird's or satellite's perspective). Twenty years, however, are a long time also in welfare state system development. A great deal of mega events and mega trends have impacted on social policy all over the world in these last two decades. These include the Covid 19 pandemic, gender movements, rock-bottom low overall fertility (in the post-industrial setting), global production shifts (a.k.a. globalization of industrial production), and last but not least technological revolution brought upon by super-digitalization and artificial intelligence applications, and information society in general, and with it technological unemployment of a large parts of a whole new generation having become unemployable while they have been highly trained at college and university levels. It is high time to look at East Asia welfare state systems up close again, and the right theoretical and methodological lens, i.e. applying ideal-typical theory and methodology, to an otherwise not graspable fully dynamic and intertwined phenomenon: continued welfare state growth amidst crises and change.

グローバル・サウスにおけるジェンダー化された移動性
Beyazit, Eda / Lucas, Karen (eds.), Gendered Mobilities in the Global South. (Transport, Mobilities and Spatial Change) 244 pp. 2026:5 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-239>
ISBN 978-1-0353-1912-1 hard ¥30,690.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00

This book explores how gender is a determining factor shaping mobilities in the Global South. It examines why women and girls often face more barriers to safe, affordable, and accessible transport, and how these barriers limit their opportunities for education, work, and participation in society.Drawing on research from multiple countries, contributors investigate how history, politics, economics, and culture influence daily journeys, from walking to using public transport, and even migrating across borders. The book challenges the dominance of Global North perspectives in mobility studies, calling for new theories and solutions that reflect the realities of the Global South. It combines academic research with practical insights, showing how transport planning, infrastructure, and policies can become more inclusive. Ultimately, it argues that incorporating a gender perspective in transport policy and planning at different levels is key to eliminating inequalities.This is a key resource for researchers in transport and mobility studies, geography, urban planning and development studies interested in gender and transport-related inequalities in low and middle-income countries. Furthermore, it provides actionable frameworks and examples for policy makers and NGOs in transport and gender equity.