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

Mbessa, Denis-Ghislain / Fouda, Floribert Nomo (dir.), L'Afrique subsaharienne face aux enjeux ecologiques actuels: perspectives transdisciplinaires. (Etudes africaines. Environnement) 362 p. 2025:7 (L'Harmattan, FR) <754-900>
ISBN 978-2-336-54489-2 paper ¥9,279.- (税込) EUR 37.00

McKibben, Bill, Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization. 224 pp. 2025:9 (Norton, US) <754-901>
ISBN 978-1-324-10623-4 hard ¥6,399.- (税込) US$ 29.99 *

Every eighteen hours, the world puts up a nuclear power plant's-worth of solar panels. At the same time, combustion continues to melt the poles, poison our bodies and drive global inequality. It is no longer necessary: For the first time in 700,000 years, we know how to catch the sun's rays and convert them into energy. In Here Comes the Sun, Bill McKibben tells the story of the spike in power from the sun and wind. McKibben traces the arrival of plentiful, inexpensive solar energy, which, if it accelerates, gives us a chance not just to limit climate change's damage but to reorder the world. Getting there means overcoming obstacles like Big Oil, but McKibben sees a chance for a new civilisation that looks to the sun as the star that fuels our world.

Nandi, Ratul / Basu, Jagannath / Sarkar, J. (eds.), Human-Plant Entanglement: Thinking with Plants in the Anthropocene. (Critical Plant Studies 9) 258 pp. 2025:6 (Brill, NE) <754-903>
ISBN 978-90-04-72063-3 hard ¥49,909.- (税込) EUR 199.00

Human-Plant Entanglement: Thinking with Plants in the Anthropocene is an edited collection that redefines the boundaries of phytocentric scholarship. By foregrounding the question of the Anthropocene at the centre of plant studies, this book illustrates how attentiveness to plant life can allow our habitual anthropocentric/instrumental assumptions to be invaded by a unique 'phytocentric' impression that presents a new ethical imaginary for a human-plant relationship. With eleven carefully argued essays, this book sets a new benchmark in the field of Critical Plant Studies.

Nitzke, Solvejg, Making Kin with Trees: A Cultural Poetics of Interspecies Care. (Palgrave Studies in Mediating Kinship, Representation, and Difference) 259 pp. 2025:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <754-904>
ISBN 978-3-031-96800-6 hard ¥32,600.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book analyzes how trees act as mediators of interspecies relationships in popular science writing and creative nonfiction. Making Kin with Trees argues that trees emerge as agents of "arboreal poetics" shaping not only fictional but also material interactions. Following how speculative care practices infuse scientific and poetic texts, formatting practices of reading, sensing, knowing, and communicating (with) trees while affirming both cultural and scientific meaning making processes. This book shows how arboreal thinking connects and might ultimately require breaking down the barrier between fact and fiction, human and plant, onlooker and artwork. This book will be of interest to audiences based in fields including environmental humanities, science and technology studies and ecocriticism, and everyone engaged in science communication and interested in the relationship between scientific fact and narrative.

O'Neill, Saffron, The Visual Life of Climate Change. 192 pp. 2025:12 (Bristol U. Pr., UK) <754-905>
ISBN 978-1-5292-5002-2 paper ¥7,284.- (税込) GB￡ 24.99

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Images can play a key role in communication - but climate change imagery can be formulaic and narrow in perspective. Going beyond polar bears and wildfires, this book is a manifesto for opening up the visual discourse on climate. Rather than portraying scenarios that can be remote from many people's lives, Saffron O'Neill shows how images can be powerful tools to engage viewers and enable them to connect different issues together. With engaging case studies and practical advice throughout, the book shows how visuals can represent climate change in more diverse, equitable, inclusive and responsible ways.

採掘－グリーン資本主義のフロンティア
Riofrancos, Thea, Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism. 288 pp. 2025:9 (Norton, US) <754-907>
ISBN 978-1-324-03676-0 hard ¥6,399.- (税込) US$ 29.99 *

In the fight against climate change, lithium's role in reducing emissions by powering green economies is a mixed blessing. Drawing on ground-breaking fieldwork in Chile, Nevada and Portugal, Thea Riofrancos explores the environmental and social costs of the global race to expand lithium mining amid supply chain concerns. Tracing the history of global extraction, Riofrancos examines how mining harms landscapes, provokes protest, takes centre stage in national politics and links small countries to huge corporations, commodity markets and powerful investors. While an unregulated mining boom could inflict irreversible harm, Riofrancos offers compelling ideas about how to harmonise climate action with social justice. Across the world's extractive frontiers, we encounter the most brutal aspects of capitalism-but also witness inspiring visions for our planetary future

Snell, Carolyn / Middlemiss, Lucie, Just Climate Futures: Integrating Social Inclusion Into the Net Zero Transition. 176 pp. 2025:8 (Bristol U. Pr., UK) <754-908>
ISBN 978-1-5292-3987-4 hard ¥23,320.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00
ISBN 978-1-5292-3988-1 paper ¥8,158.- (税込) GB￡ 27.99

If we are to meet 'Net Zero' targets, both climate policies and our daily lives require significant change. The transition towards Net Zero will lead to inevitable trade-offs between social, economic and environmental objectives, and this transition could disproportionately impact households already struggling with poverty and precarity. This book takes a deep dive into the ways families and communities are, or could be, impacted by the implementation of climate policy. It demonstrates that participation in Net Zero requires people to be economically, culturally, socially and politically engaged ? and provides a practical roadmap to encourage and support a truly just transition.

Tsybulsky, Dina / Tal, Tali (eds.), Citizen Science Contributions to Biology and Environmental Education: Realities, Impact and Opportunities. (Contributions from Biology Education Research) 235 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <754-909>
ISBN 978-3-031-99297-1 hard ¥40,124.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This edited volume explores the exciting and increasingly important role of citizen science in biology and environmental education. This comprehensive collection provides valuable insights on how to design, implement, and explore citizen science educational initiatives. Featuring contributions from leading experts, the book provides a range of research perspectives and pedagogical tools to facilitate the incorporation of citizen science into the classroom. It showcases contemporary examples worldwide, highlighting the research aspect of citizen science educational projects. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, educators, and individuals interested in citizen science and its contribution to biology and environmental education. It provides readership with state-of-the-art information on the latest advances in research and practice in the field and encourages an active participation in citizen science endeavors.

Vanni, Ilaria / Crosby, Alexandra, Neighbourhood Ecologies: Creative Ethnographies of Urban Environments. 159 pp. 2025:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <754-910>
ISBN 978-981-9625-70-3 hard ¥10,028.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book foregrounds socioecological stewardship in urban spaces. It demonstrates how activities like gardening and participating in events that spark ecological learning foster a sense of place, social connections, and lively neighbourhoods. Offering case studies from Sydney, Australia, it presents an innovative, interdisciplinary, place-based design research methodology. This approach combines ethnography to examine people-place-environment relationships with design's potential for creating change through artefacts and initiatives like maps, curated walks, and workshops. The book contributes to methodological debates by showcasing how visual communication and socially engaged practices strengthen ethnographic understandings of society, culture, and the environment. The authors show that these practices connect everyday environmental actions to broader contexts, such as making cities liveable during climate change, aligning with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. Neighbourhood Ecologies offers key insights for scholars and students of urban sociology, human geography, anthropology, design studies, and social movement studies interested in how critical environmental issues become grounded in local contexts.

気候変動、災害、その他の危機のグローバルなコンテクストにおける人間と動物の相互作用ハンドブック
Wu, Haorui / Breen, Kyle / DeYoung, Sarah E. (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Human-Animal Interactions in the Global Context of Climate Change, Disasters, and Other Crises. 737 pp. 2025:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <754-911>
ISBN 978-3-032-00312-6 hard ¥55,172.- (税込) EUR 219.99

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

Aljunied, Syed Mohammed Ad'ha, Environmental Politics and Governance in Southeast Asia: Power, Capital and Resistance. 170 pp. 2025:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <754-781>
ISBN 978-981-9691-71-5 hard ¥27,584.- (税込) EUR 109.99

In this book, Aljunied analyses how ASEAN and its key maritime member states of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia govern environmental issues through strategic engagements with social forces.In the new millennium, ASEAN states' power is enhanced and solidified through regulatory statehood, strategic renewal and moral ideology in order to subdue civil resistance while managing non-traditional security threats. Through a comparative analysis of Southeast Asia, this book highlights how state-capitalist-society relations are shaped by politics of scale and social conflict in order to reinforce authoritarianism and intensify capitalism development agendas at the expense of environmental preservation.With this, the book explores how civil society challenge and are suppressed by state power at national and regional platforms. A pioneering scholarly work, this book represents a major contribution to the intersection between political science, environmental governance and Southeast Asian Studies by offering rich theoretical and empirical insights into the dynamics of state-capitalist-society relations in an era of global environmental crisis.

McQuaid, Katie / Crawford, Neil et al. (eds.), Climate Justice in Action: Activism and Adaptation in Eastern Africa. 272 pp. 2026:1 (Bristol U. Pr., UK) <754-863>
ISBN 978-1-5292-4744-2 hard ¥23,320.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

Climate Justice in Action celebrates the activism and adaptations of Eastern Africa, one of the most climate vulnerable regions of the world. Contributions from activists and researchers highlight diverse innovations and efforts to curb environmental catastrophe through transforming social inequalities and addressing root causes. The book amplifies community voices and intersectional approaches that integrate environmental sustainability with social and climate justice. The book highlights the direct actions and policy changes taking place in Eastern Africa today to address the pressing challenges of erratic weather, forced displacement, disasters and energy and food insecurity. It includes case studies on African concepts of climate justice and resistance, youth activism in Uganda and Kenya, climate displacement in Somalia, sexual and reproductive health in Zimbabwe and environmental graffiti in Sudan.

Barnes, Brendon R. / Fernandes-Jesus, Maria et al. (eds.), Community, Psychology and Climate Justice. (Community Psychology) 293 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <754-889>
ISBN 978-3-031-99222-3 hard ¥40,124.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book uniquely focuses on community psychology and climate justice. Climate change in general has been an area of increasing interest to psychologists in recent years, particularly in its cognitive, perceptual, and affective aspects. Because communities are often on the forefront of resistance to the deleterious effects of climate change, psychologists have become aware of the ramifications of large scale resource developments, toxic contamination, and dispossession, to name a few. The current conceptualizations and approaches to climate change, however, are not adequate to today's needs. Addressing this gap, this volume emphasize the politics of social justice, going beyond internal psychological variables. it explores the legacy of colonialism, highlights the needs of indigenous peoples, and takes an expansive interdisciplinary stance including critical theory, queer theory, feminism.

Bohle, Martin / Nauen, Cornelia E. (eds.), Dialogues with the Earth Sciences: Cross-disciplinary Musings on a Planet in Transition. 308 pp. 2025:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <754-890>
ISBN 978-3-031-97444-1 hard ¥37,616.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book explores how Earth Sciences including Geosciences can be reimagined to serve people in a world increasingly shaped by planetary-scale anthropogenic change (PSAC), commonly referred to as the 'Anthropocene'. The authors investigate traditional societal aspects of Earth Sciences, offering insights into how to recognize the mechanisms and emerging phase shifts that shape our planet's dynamics. The chapters explore how literacy in Earth Sciences may shape civic identity, behavioural norms, and societal practices, particularly in contexts of cultural transformation, education, and socio-ecological adaptation. The authors further illuminate the nexus of globalization, dominant cultures, and planetary processes contributing to the contemporary human condition. Finally, this book highlights disciplinary and sociocultural boundaries that can impede efforts to address planetary-scale anthropogenic change. It suggests avenues for cultivating pathways toward a more cohesive and responsible approach to caretaking of the planetary habitat.

環境コミュニケーション
Carvalho, Anabela / Peterson, Tarla Rai (eds.), Environmental Communication. (Handbooks of Communication Science 31) 600 S. 2025:2 (de Gruyter Mouton, GW) <754-891>
ISBN 978-3-11-077483-2 hard ¥60,192.- (税込) EUR 240.00

This handbook reviews extant research and offers critical summaries of key topics and issues in the field, enriched by authoritative analyses of specific cases and examples. It displays pluralism across a number of axes: epistemological, theoretical, geographical, cultural, and thematic. The first part offers historical routes through the international development of the field and explores the epistemological grounds of multiple strands of environmental communication studies. In aiming to map the field broadly, as well as stimulating new thinking, the second part is organized along three core perspectives: arenas, voice, and place. It comprises chapters on various public spaces that are critical to the symbolic constitution of the environment, and sheds light on a range of aspects and social agents that have received insufficient attention, including research about ? and carried out in ? non-Western countries. Crucially, at a time of profound environmental crisis, the final part of this book discusses possibilities and constraints to social change, and the potential contributions of environmental communication research to ways of understanding and responding to the challenge.

Ferguson, Benjamin, Ethics of Alaska Travel Writing since 1959: An Ecocritical Study. (Arctic Humanities 1) 322 pp. 2025:8 (Brill, NE) <754-892>
ISBN 978-90-04-73475-3 hard ¥32,353.- (税込) EUR 129.00

This book digs into environmental themes in Alaska travel writing since U.S. statehood in 1959, drawing on the works of six authors including Barry Lopez, Jonathan Raban, Tom Lowenstein and others. Each work, though disparate in style, advocates for the empowerment of the Alaska Native people by connecting not only with diverse perspectives but with the lived realities in the geographical spaces that have formed them. In analyzing how these authors have succeeded in depicting the realities of alterities, and where they have perhaps fallen short by more recent standards, we may begin to carve out a system of ethics. This is important as fresh waves of travel writers search for their own place in the environmental conversations surrounding the ever-evolving, 21st century Arctic and its place on the front lines of a changing climate.

Huang, Michael C. / Juang, Jih-Gau / Jin, Hongshi (eds.), Innovative Social Practice and Community-Based Approach to the Ocean: Implications for Blue Impact Finance. 248 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <754-893>
ISBN 978-981-9691-03-6 hard ¥12,536.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This book stands as a pioneering work, illustrating a community-based and people-centered approach to the ocean. It meticulously outlines methodologies, procedures, and evaluations of social practices initiated by universities and think tanks, rooted in the actualization of social responsibility. Its outcomes extend towards implications for blue impact finance, highlighting a dedicated commitment to fostering positive change in oceanic environments. Universities play a vital role in bridging research and education to create innovative solutions for communities as partnerships. Japan and Taiwan share similar concerns as maritime states and recognize that collaboration is the linchpin for strengthening relationships among faculty, students, and local residents, ensuring sustainability with a positive societal impact. To address this issue, the Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation collaborates with the Taiwan-Japan Alliance of Local Revitalization and Social Practice and the National Taiwan Ocean University. Through this joint effort, thematic case studies are selected to illuminate the methodology of impact assessment and evaluation for ocean-link initiatives within the framework of think tank-university social responsibility. This book contains four key parts: I. Methodology of Problem-solving Structure for Coastal Region; II. Challenges and Opportunities of Ocean-link Industries; III. Innovative Forms of Blue Impact; and IV. Evaluating Blue Impact from Social and Environmental Perspective. Successful experiences have been shown to rely on problem identification, assessment, and endeavor, driven by shared motivations and the establishment of trust among research institutes, universities, and communities. This is an open access book.

Jarvis, Charlotte (ed.), Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Deep Sea Mining. (SpringerBriefs in Archaeology) 161 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <754-894>
ISBN 978-3-031-98237-8 paper ¥7,520.- (税込) EUR 29.99

This open access brief is a pioneering work that is one of the first book publications to cover underwater cultural heritage and deep seabed mining. Bringing together a variety of perspectives, the work is designed to serve several purposes and educate a few different types of readers. The work introduces and offers a history on deep seabed mining, the legal context, and how it fits into the new UN Convention on Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ treaty), the International Seabed Authority (DSM governing body), and the ecological impacts of deep seabed mining. The brief is also aimed at marine ecologists and other ocean scientists who may already be aware of the DSM and the ecological impacts, but not of the cultural heritage at risk. It introduces deep-water archaeology to them and a few case studies of heritage at risk, like in New Zealand or polluting wrecks. Finally, the book offers suggestions for steps forward and case studies of cultural heritage being included in environmental impact assessments. By the end of the book, all parties should feel educated enough to begin championing a ban on, or more regulations for, seabed mining. One additional strength of the book is that it gives voice to those without a traditional academic background. Intangible cultural heritage has been a hotbed issue in mining regulations and many indigenous voices, especially from the Pacific, have been loudly outspoken at the ISA. While writing thousand-word academic journal articles was not in their wheelhouse, they have given permission for their speeches to be transcribed and included in the book. This will bring a new set of voices into the scientific discourse on the issue. The book is also set up to have many images to de-mystify the deep and show readers the beauty that must be protected.

Jha, Kaushalendra Kumar / Campbell, Michael O'Neal (eds.), Conservation Biogeography and Forest Management: Navigating the Complexities of Human-Nature Interactions. 398 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <754-895>
ISBN 978-981-9697-27-4 hard ¥37,616.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book offers a novel approach to the new science of conservation biogeography by examining the role of this science and its integration with social science research in advancing new knowledge about sustainable environmental management. It offers a new perspective and integration of the shared roles of cultural biogeography and the environmental aspects of economics, anthropology, psychology and history, providing a background for conservation management as well as effective advice and applicable tools for environmental studies. In addition, the book also considers conservation biology, biogeography and cultural biogeography as sister and founding disciplines of conservation biogeography and offers meaningful, illustrative case studies. For academic researchers, this illustrates an integration of paradigmatically different disciplines for conservation management. For students, it provides a fundamental assessment of multidisciplinary training for conservation practice. For practitioners and policymakers, it provides an analytical tool for more responsive and conscious environmental protection. For futurists, it contributes to understanding trends in environmental change.

Bahmani, Homa / Zhang, Wei / Ao, Yibin, Socio-Natural Disaster Recovery Projects: Lessons from Recovery After Wenchuan and Bam Earthquakes. (Resilient and Friendly Living Environments) 193 pp. 2025:9 (Springer, GW) <754-639>
ISBN 978-981-9501-12-0 hard ¥37,616.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of socio-natural disaster recovery projects, using the Bam and Wenchuan earthquakes as case studies to evaluate their success and failure. With escalating losses from socio-natural disasters and a high failure rate among recovery projects, it addresses the urgent need for effective management guidelines by leveraging past experiences. Tackling the discrepancy between reported project success and public perception, the book emphasizes the importance of stakeholder perspectives and assessment timing. It sets out to solve the problem of ineffective disaster recovery management by proposing a robust framework and practical guidelines for successful recovery projects, aiming to prioritize project goals and refine evaluation criteria, leading to more desirable outcomes and enhanced community resilience. The main topics covered include: 1. Critical Overview and Conceptual Framework: The book begins with a thorough overview of socio-natural disaster recovery projects, leading to the development of a conceptual management framework. This framework outlines essential steps based on a continuous life cycle to streamline recovery efforts. 2. Success Factors and Dimensions: It identifies key success factors and dimensions to comprehensively measure project outcomes. These findings are structured through rigorous triangulation of primary and secondary data. 3. Comparative Policy Analysis: A micro-comparison of recovery policies in Iran and China, two of the most vulnerable countries, provides practical suggestions using success factors, influential pathways, and SWOT analysis. 4. Community Recovery Dynamics: The book explores why communities recover differently, applying qualitative comparative analysis to neighborhoods in Bam and towns affected by the Wenchuan earthquake. The target audience includes policymakers, project managers, researchers, and practitioners in disaster management, urban planning, and civil engineering. Academics and government officials responsible for managing socio-natural disaster recovery projects will find this book invaluable for improving project success and community resilience.

Marques, Jorge / Ramazanova, M. / Albuquerque, H. (eds.), Tourism and Climate Change: Research on Global Challenges and Opportunities. (Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management) 324 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <754-419>
ISBN 978-3-031-99127-1 hard ¥25,076.- (税込) EUR 99.99

This book focuses on the intricate relationship between climate change and the tourism industry, examining the challenges and opportunities arising from this global phenomenon. The tourism sector, a significant contributor to both the acceleration and impact of climate change, is scrutinized for its carbon footprint in transportation and accommodation. The direct consequences of extreme weather events further compound the complexity. However, within these challenges lies the potential for positive transformation. The book explores the role of the tourism industry as a catalyst for sustainable practices and environmental conservation. Through an examination of resilient strategies, it aims to provide insights into fostering a harmonious relationship between tourism and the environment, thereby ensuring a positive impact in the context of a changing climate.

Li, Yuheng (ed.), Global Perspectives on Building Resilience for Sustainable Rural Development: Institutional Innovation and Policy. (Sustainable Development Goals Series) 290 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <754-246>
ISBN 978-981-9661-48-0 hard ¥37,616.- (税込) EUR 149.99

The book brings together rural scholars from the Global North and the Global South, who have contributed chapters based on their own contexts. The book aims to provide a general picture of how rural communities are responding to challenges in a global context. This general picture can be presented through three specific research questions, namely (1) What is the socio-economic status of rural development in the country? This research question tends to explore the socio-economic status of rural development in the contributor's country or in the country of study. It highlights the challenges to sustainable rural development in the country. (2) How are rural communities responding to these challenges? This research question focuses on analysing how rural communities are responding to challenges such as depopulation, spatial compression, economic marginalisation and climate change. (3) How can rural resilience to risks and future challenges be built? This research question aims to discuss possible approaches and actions to build rural resilience to current challenges and to seek transformation to better cope with and adapt to future challenges and unexpected risks. The target audience of this book is researchers, postgraduate students and government officials in the field of rural and agricultural development. Readers can expect to gain a basic knowledge of rural resilience, a deeper understanding of rural development around the world, and different approaches to building resilience to challenges and shocks.

Li, Yuheng (ed.), Global Perspectives on Building Resilience for Sustainable Rural Development: Rural Governance and Transformation. (Sustainable Development Goals Series) 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <754-247>
ISBN 978-981-9690-62-6 hard ¥40,124.- (税込) EUR 159.99

The book brings together rural scholars from the Global North and the Global South, who have contributed chapters based on their own contexts. The book aims to provide a general picture of how rural communities are responding to challenges in a global context. This general picture can be presented through three specific research questions, namely (1) What is the socio-economic status of rural development in the country? This research question tends to explore the socio-economic status of rural development in the contributor's country or in the country of study. It highlights the challenges to sustainable rural development in the country. (2) How are rural communities responding to these challenges? This research question focuses on analysing how rural communities are responding to challenges such as depopulation, spatial compression, economic marginalisation and climate change. (3) How can rural resilience to risks and future challenges be built? This research question aims to discuss possible approaches and actions to build rural resilience to current challenges and to seek transformation to better cope with and adapt to future challenges and unexpected risks. The target audience of this book is researchers, postgraduate students and government officials in the field of rural and agricultural development. Readers can expect to gain a basic knowledge of rural resilience, a deeper understanding of rural development around the world, and different approaches to building resilience to challenges and shocks.

Richards, Imogen, The Aesthetic Politics of Far-right Environmentalism. 173 pp. 2025:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <754-101>
ISBN 978-3-031-98179-1 hard ¥10,028.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book offers a groundbreaking exploration of the complex relationships between aesthetics, politics, and environmental concerns within far-right movements. Drawing on critical theory and insights from Walter Benjamin, Jacques Ranciere, and others, it examines how both institutional far-right political parties and extra-institutional extremist actors manipulate environmental narratives to advance their distinct political agendas. Its unique approach features a comparative analysis of far-right individuals and organisations, investigating how they use imagetic media to promote ethnonationalist and authoritarian responses to environmental degradation, including the adverse effects of climate change. Spanning recent historical and contemporary contexts, the book provides a nuanced account of how eco-fascist and other far-right political ecologies are embedded within broader far-right ideologies. It critically analyses various dimensions of this alignment, including the romanticisation of nature as national identity, the instrumentalisation of ecological crises to justify authoritarian, anti-immigration, and other forms of social control, and the use of conservation rhetoric as a facade for nativist policies. It offers a broad overview of how images and other visual media are used for propaganda. This book will be of interest to policymakers, scholar-activists, and practitioners.