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

Scholes, Laura / Stahl, Garth / Mcdonald, Sarah, Boyhood in the Digital Age. 20 pp. 2025:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <760-723>
ISBN 978-3-032-03143-3 paper ¥7,751.- (税込) EUR 29.99

Boyhood in the Digital Age recognizes that digital spaces serve two roles: they open doors to new ways of learning, connecting with others, and expressing creativity. But they also expose young people to new risks, including harmful ideas about what it means to be a man. This book offers practical insights for anyone who wants to help boys and young men thrive online while avoiding the pitfalls that can harm them and others.

Hogbacka, Riitta, Global Hair, Inequality and Women's Worth. (Consumption and Public Life) 226 pp. 2026:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <760-765>
ISBN 978-3-031-97738-1 hard ¥31,016.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book analyses human hair as a commodity as it traverses different social, cultural and economic contexts. It explores the meanings attributed to hair by the women donating it at Indian temples, and by those wearing it in Finland and South Africa. As an investigation into hair, it continues the long tradition in sociology that turns to small, everyday phenomena to interrogate more abstract, large-scale systems. The circulation and various uses of hair are explored through underlying inequalities connected to neoliberal capitalist processes and colonial continuities. The author unravels the effects of such macrostructures on women's economic position and social worth, which shape and are shaped by hair. This volume will be of interest to students and scholars across the social sciences researching transnationality and consumption, global inequality, beauty and hierarchies of human value. It will also interest anyone wishing to learn about the intricacies of hair and women's everyday life in the Global North and South.

Murfin, Audrey / Lantz, Victoria Pettersen et al. (eds.), Animal Fashions: Colonialism, Collecting, and Gender. (Palgrave Studies in Fashion and the Body) 342 pp. 2026:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <760-773>
ISBN 978-3-032-06190-4 hard ¥38,771.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book examines material artifacts that inhabit the intersection between fashion, colonialism and biological specimen collection. More broadly, this book demonstrates the significance of animal fashion in the nineteenth century, its relation to the Victorian imperial project, and the way the female body has been used to display the exploitation of natural resources as a product of colonialism. By adorning the female body with natural specimens, the Victorians and nineteenth-century high society showed mastery over the areas from which the animals were collected, and women's bodies became, simultaneously, both the object possessed and the canvas for a display of colonial wealth. This interdisciplinary collection crosses the humanities, the arts, and the sciences, and is thus uniquely positioned to examine the nexus of cultural studies and scientific discourse by contextualizing fashion as representative of popular culture, feminine ideals, and scientific advancement.

Gerbi, Sandro, The Golden Voice of Mussolini and Roosevelt: Radio Journalist Lisa Sergio. (Italian and Italian American Studies) 286 pp. 2026:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <760-784>
ISBN 978-3-032-08495-8 hard ¥28,431.- (税込) EUR 109.99

On the evening of May 9, 1936, a slim, elegant woman stood in Rome's Piazza Venezia and - in perfect English - broadcast Mussolini's famous speech on the conquest of Ethiopia. Her name was Lisa Sergio (1905-1989), her nickname "the golden voice" of Mussolini. A Florentine journalist, with American parents, she was fired from her job at the Propaganda Ministry the following summer, most likely for gossiping about a brief affair with her boss, Mussolini's son in law, Galeazzo Ciano. Aided by Nobel-winning Guglielmo Marconi, she established herself in the US and resumed broadcasting, now as a liberal commentator, surrounding herself with a network of luminaries, including Eleanor Roosevelt. After the war, she was accused by the FBI of Communist sympathies and in the McCarthy years banished from the radio. Tired of this situation, in 1960, she moved to Washington, where she re-invented herself as a travelling lecturer in current affairs. She remained in the US for the rest of her life.

O'Toole, Olga / Kowal, Ewa / Kaminska, A. (eds.), Gender across Media Landscapes. (Critical Studies 43) 350 pp. 2026:2 (Brill, NE) <760-789>
ISBN 978-90-04-75189-7 hard ¥34,897.- (税込) EUR 135.00

The end of the first quarter of the 21st century invites us to revisit what gender means in society and how it has shaped our literal and cultural landscapes. This volume seeks to explore these spaces from interdisciplinary perspectives. The contributions span both "highbrow" art and popular culture, mapping interactions between gender and landscape as represented through numerous media. From urban to wild landscapes, distant planets, but also discursive practices, gendered domesticity, and the landscape of the body, the reader is invited to reflect on gender as a ubiquitous cultural marker. While contributing to the growing body of work on gender, media, and landscape, the volume lays out a new groundwork for developments in interdisciplinary studies on gender and its possible futures.

地中海世界における古代の女性と戦争必携
Carney, Elizabeth D. / Mueller, Sabine (eds.), Brill's Companion to Ancient Women and War in the Mediterranean World. (Brill's Companions to Classical Studies: Warfare in the Ancient Mediterranean World 11) 644 pp. 2025:12 (Brill, NE) <760-834>
ISBN 978-90-04-74317-5 hard ¥51,700.- (税込) EUR 200.00

Considering war from a female perspective, diverse case studies from the Ancient Near East to the Roman World show the many faces of women's involvement in war and campaigning and try to answer the question of why ancient Greek and Roman authors tend to object to women participating in military activities. It combines studies on literary and material sources and examines "famous" cases of women at war such as the myth of the Amazons, the portrayal of Artemisia of Halicarnassus, and the military role of Macedonian royal women.

Carter, Jackie / Baines, Linda, Practitioner, Professor, Researcher, Reformer: Women's Atypical Stories. (Emerald Points) 160 pp. 2025:11 (Emerald, UK) <760-835>
ISBN 978-1-83797-341-5 hard ¥13,398.- (税込) US$ 60.00

Although women are performing well academically, are they reaching the heights that their male counterparts are? If not, why not? Practitioner, Professor, Researcher, Reformer: Women's Atypical Stories shows why gender inequalities persist in the academy and beyond. Jackie Carter and Linda Baines shed light on why women might choose to leave academia, while also asking questions about how to bring lived experience and knowledge transfer into academia from those who chose a different career path initially. Educational structures such as recruitment, promotion and reward have barely changed in the last 100 years. Through a thematic analysis of personal narratives from thirty women the authors examine the structural issues that persist (e.g. care giving as a gendered domain, routes into higher education, elitism within the academy). They argue that to create a workforce that values activism and practitioner experience higher education needs a radical rethink. And to achieve better gender equality, a reform of recruitment and reward in higher education may be long overdue. Practitioner, Professor, Researcher, Reformer: Women's Atypical Stories is essential reading for researchers and practitioners who want to discover what it means for women to be in and of the academy in the 21st century.

ジェンダー　第5版
Connell, Raewyn / Bridges, Tristan, Gender: In World Perspective. 5th ed. (Short Introductions) 208 pp. 2026:2 (Polity Pr., UK) <760-838>
ISBN 978-1-5095-6884-0 hard ¥15,618.- (税込) US$ 69.95
ISBN 978-1-5095-6885-7 paper ¥5,123.- (税込) US$ 22.95

How can we understand gender in the contemporary world? What psychological differences now exist between women and men? How are masculinities and femininities made? And how is gender entwined in global politics and debates over trans issues? Raewyn Connell and Tristan Bridges - leading scholars of gender and inequality - answer these questions and more. Their updated revision provides a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to modern gender studies, covering empirical research from all around the world, in addition to theory and politics. As well as introducing the field, Gender provides a powerful contemporary framework for gender analysis with a strong and distinctive global awareness. Highlighting the multidimensional character of gender relations, Connell and Bridges show how to link personal life with large-scale organizational structures, and how gender politics changes its form in changing situations. The fifth edition of this influential book brings the statistical picture of gender inequalities up to date, offering new close-focus case studies of gender research. Like previous editions, it examines gender politics and global power relations, but with added discussion around contemporary issues of intersectionality, populism and 'anti-gender' politics, gender-based violence, trans struggles, and environmental change. It also speaks at the intimate level, about embodied gender and personal relationships. Gender moves from personal experience to global problems, offering a unique perspective on gender issues today. How can we understand gender in the contemporary world? What psychological differences now exist between women and men? How are masculinities and femininities made? And how is gender entwined in global politics and debates over trans issues? Raewyn Connell and Tristan Bridges - leading scholars of gender and inequality - answer these questions and more. Their updated revision provides a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to modern gender studies, covering empirical research from all around the world, in addition to theory and politics. As well as introducing the field, Gender provides a powerful contemporary framework for gender analysis with a strong and distinctive global awareness. Highlighting the multidimensional character of gender relations, Connell and Bridges show how to link personal life with large-scale organizational structures, and how gender politics changes its form in changing situations. The fifth edition of this influential book brings the statistical picture of gender inequalities up to date, offering new close-focus case studies of gender research. Like previous editions, it examines gender politics and global power relations, but with added discussion around contemporary issues of intersectionality, populism and 'anti-gender' politics, gender-based violence, trans struggles, and environmental change. It also speaks at the intimate level, about embodied gender and personal relationships. Gender moves from personal experience to global problems, offering a unique perspective on gender issues today.

Dickie, Ida / Beech, Anthony R. / Wareham, Sharron (eds.), Cultural Responsivity: Treatment of Sexual Violence. 350 pp. 2026:2 (Wiley, US) <760-839>
ISBN 978-1-394-16100-3 paper ¥14,514.- (税込) US$ 65.00

Provides Enhancing Culturally Responsive Practices in the Treatment of Sexual Aggression Culture plays a critical yet often overlooked role in the effective treatment of sexual aggression. Cultural Responsivity Issues: Treatment of Sexual Aggression provides an evidence-informed examination of how cultural, social, and individual identity factors influence treatment outcomes. This edited volume brings together leading scholars and clinicians to reframe the responsivity principle, offering a more inclusive and nuanced approach to addressing sexual aggression across diverse populations. With an interdisciplinary scope and practical emphasis, this comprehensive volume explores complex intersections between age, gender, identity, religion, and socio-cultural contexts. In-depth chapters contribute essential perspectives on tailoring interventions to specific client needs, including transgender individuals, youth offenders, and religious populations. Throughout the book, the authors challenge existing paradigms whilst providing a clear path forward for integrating cultural awareness into both assessment and intervention strategies. Moving the field toward a more responsive, ethically grounded, and effective model of treatment, Cultural Responsivity Issues: Introduces an expanded responsivity framework that integrates culture into established treatment models for sexual aggressionDraws from interdisciplinary perspectives including psychology, criminology, and gender studiesCovers both youth and adult populations, with a distinct focus on developmental and cultural considerationsHighlights the importance of cultural humility and its practical application in therapeutic settingsProposes innovative ways to integrate biological, psychological, and cultural variables in case formulation Cultural Responsivity Issues: Treatment of Sexual Aggression is an invaluable resource for navigating ethical and practical challenges in cross-cultural treatment environments. It is an excellent textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses in forensic psychology, counselling, criminology, and social work, as well as an essential reference for practitioners and professionals working in forensic mental health, corrections, and community-based rehabilitation programmes.

Setty, Emily / Hunt, Jonny, Reimagining Relationships and Sex Education: A Safe Uncertainty Approach to Adolescent Intimacies. (Emerald Studies in the Sociology of Education) 168 pp. 2025:11 (Emerald, UK) <760-850>
ISBN 978-1-80592-800-3 hard ¥13,398.- (税込) US$ 60.00

At a time when concerns about sexual violence, online harms and the efficacy of Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) frameworks are at the forefront of public discourse, this book offers a timely and necessary intervention. Presenting the concept of 'safe uncertainty' as a transformative framework for understanding adolescent intimacies and relationships, authors Setty and Hunt critique current deficit models in relationships and sex education in place of a more nuanced engagement with digital intimacies, online sexual learning and sex media, healthy relationships, gender and consent. Traditional approaches to RSE, while well-intentioned, can reduce complex social and emotional dynamics to simplistic binaries, leaving young people ill-equipped to navigate the inherent ambivalences and ambiguities of intimacy and relationality. Drawing on original research and case studies from the authors' practice, this text demonstrates how safe uncertainty acknowledges ambiguity and ambivalence as integral parts of relationships and intimacy and involves creating environments where young people can explore their perspectives and experiences without fear of judgment or rigid moral or legal solutions. Aligned with a broader need for relational, developmental and contextual approaches to understanding adolescent intimacies, Setty and Hunt explore how this framework encourages educators, policymakers and researchers to move beyond knowledge-transfer models and instead focus on equipping young people with the skills to navigate uncertainty in ways that promote emotional resilience and ethical decision-making as sexual citizens. Connecting the concept of safe uncertainty with critical debates on consent, gender and digital culture, this timely contribution bridges gaps between research, practice and policy on both a national and an international scale.

Vieira, Cristina C. / Ostrouch-Kaminska, J. (eds.), Gender and Adult Education Research in the Face of Social and Cultural Changes: (New) Challenges of Contemporary Times. (Research on the Education and Learning of Adults 13) 242 pp. 2025:11 (Brill, NE) <760-852>
ISBN 978-90-04-74886-6 hard ¥20,680.- (税込) EUR 80.00

Many countries are experiencing significant changes at three fundamental levels: macro-social and cultural, individual identities, and socialisation and education. In a contemporary unpredictable global landscape, marked by postmodern, post-pandemic, economic and migration crises, as well as geopolitical conflicts, including war in Ukraine, these changes pose challenges for adult education research, as well as for the lives of both women and men. This book takes a gender sensitive perspective to explore how gender influences the experiences of adults in various learning contexts and different areas of life. It compiles reflections from eighteen researchers from Europe, Brazil, and Canada across the fields of social sciences, humanities, and art, providing an interdisciplinary perspective in their analyses. Contributors are: Ivanova Mariya Aleksandrova, Agnieszka Bron, Darlene E. Clover, Emi?lia Ferreira, Virginia Ferreira, Laura Formenti, Anto?nio Fragoso, Elisabeth Hofmann, Monise Martinez, Barbara Merrill, Edmee Ollagnier, Joanna Ostrouch-Kaminska, Nina Rosas, Pawel Rudnicki, Monika Ryndzionek, Sandra T. Valadas, Cristina C. Vieira and Carla Vilhena.

ジェンダーと司法部
Baer, Susanne / Jelic, Ivana / Krstic, Ivana (eds.), The Gender and the Judiciary. (Gender Perspectives in Law 7) 380 pp. 2026:1 (Springer, GW) <760-362>
ISBN 978-3-032-06884-2 hard ¥46,526.- (税込) EUR 179.99

The book underscores the importance of integrating a gender perspective into judicial systems worldwide, revealing how gender sensitivity enhances the legitimacy, equity, and efficacy of the judicial process. The judiciary serves as a cornerstone of democratic societies, upholding principles of fairness, equality, and justice for all. Yet, the effectiveness of the judiciary can be compromised when it fails to reflect and respond to the diverse experiences and needs of those it serves. A gender perspective within the judiciary addresses this challenge by recognizing that laws and judicial decisions impact individuals differently based on gender, and by working to counteract systemic biases that may disadvantage certain groups. The integration of a gender perspective in the judiciary is essential to fostering an equitable, inclusive, and representative justice system. While judicial institutions uphold the principles of fairness and impartiality, they also operate within broader societal frameworks where gender dynamics and biases play significant roles. Across national jurisdictions and international judicial bodies, gender representation in the judiciary remains imbalanced, with women often underrepresented, particularly in higher courts and leadership roles. This disparity reflects and reinforces traditional power structures, limiting the judiciary's capacity to address the unique experiences and legal needs of all members of society. By incorporating a gender perspective, judicial systems worldwide can better respond to gender-based inequalities and ensure that their practices, policies, and decisions reflect the diverse realities of those they serve. Incorporating a gender perspective within the judiciary supports a more equitable legal system that honors the experiences and rights of all individuals. By improving women's representation at all levels, facilitating career advancement, and promoting gender-sensitive practices, judicial institutions can better fulfill their mandate of delivering impartial and fair justice. In both national and international contexts, a judiciary that values gender diversity and awareness is better positioned to address the nuances of gender in the law and to uphold the principles of justice in a way that truly reflects and serves society as a whole.

Charles, Angela, Black Women in Prison: Exploring the Intersection of Race and Gender in Experiences in Prison. (Critical Criminological Perspectives) 223 pp. 2025:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <760-429>
ISBN 978-3-032-07809-4 hard ¥33,601.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book explores Black women's experiences in one open and one closed prison in England. It is the first of its kind that uses intersectionality to explore and provide a comprehensive overview of Black women's unique experience in prison. Race, gender and class are interweaved throughout the whole book to highlight just how interconnected they are for Black women in prison. Beyond focusing solely on imprisonment, the book also uses an original form of data analysis to explore the ways that race and gender impacted Black women prior to their imprisonment, through the visual research method of identity trees. The women wrote down key events of their lives relating to race and gender on a tree template with each part of the tree representing a period in their lives - thus moving beyond traditional forms of research methods. The book is unique as it focuses on an under-researched area and a group of individuals who have been largely rendered invisible in the prison field of academia. It has a wide scope that spans continents because issues of race, discrimination and the prison estate can be found in all areas of the globe and although some of the nuances are different, some key areas such as systemic disadvantage and oppression are present worldwide. The book is educational through its discussions of intersectionality, Black feminism, and visual research methods. It offers teachable moments for students as well as those already in academia wanting to explore non-traditional forms of conducting research.

Pena, Ana Ballesteros / Bustelo, M. / Mazur, A. G. (eds.), Gender Equality Behind Bars: A Feminist Approach to Penality Policies Worldwide. 319 pp. 2026:3 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <760-438>
ISBN 978-3-032-08354-8 hard ¥36,186.- (税込) EUR 139.99

Gender Equality Behind Bars represents the first analysis of prison and immigration detention policies, broadly identified as penality policies, within the context of gender policy studies. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, it provides a roadmap for better understanding penality policy from feminist and gendered perspectives. An introductory chapter examines the paradoxical relationship between gender equality and life behind bars for women. This is followed by ten in-depth case-studies on gender and penality policies in a unique line-up of countries in the Global North (Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Canada, the UK and Spain) and the Global South (Zimbabwe, Uruguay and Peru). The comparative conclusion identifies cross-national and cross-sectoral trends and proposes a research agenda for a gendered approach to penality policies. Issues including discrimination against women prisoners and women migrant detainees, gender-bias in prison environments and potential for gender transformation "behind bars" are covered throughout the book. Combining theoretical and empirical evidence, gender equality behind bars will appeal to scholars and students of public policy, gender studies, anthropology and criminology, as well as those interested in penal policies, criminal justice and punishment.

Alder, James, Military Men, Physical Exercise, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. (Palgrave Studies in Masculinity, Sport and Exercise) 200 pp. 2025:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <760-540>
ISBN 978-3-032-08956-4 hard ¥33,601.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of physical exercise, including CrossFit (R), as an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military veterans. Drawing on the author's unique perspective as both a veteran and academic, it combines personal experience with research to evaluate exercise approaches such as strength training, aerobic activity, yoga, and mindfulness. It shows how these practices can support recovery, resilience, and mental health in ways that complement traditional therapies. A central theme is the influence of military masculinities in shaping how service members experience PTSD and respond to exercise-based interventions. The book critically examines how gender norms can both hinder and enable coping strategies, offering insights into adapting interventions to better meet veterans' needs. Clear, engaging, and evidence-informed, this book is essential reading for veterans, mental health professionals, and researchers in psychology, sport science, and health who seek innovative approaches to trauma recovery.

オランダの植民地の拡大における親密性と社会秩序及び混乱－性、結婚、家族生活の規制　1600～1800年－
Rose, Sophie, Intimacy and Social (Dis)Order in Dutch Colonial Expansion: Regulating Sex, Marriage, and Family Life, 1600-1800. (European Expansion and Indigenous Response 49) 328 pp. 2025:11 (Brill, NE) <760-559>
ISBN 978-90-04-74674-9 hard ¥30,761.- (税込) EUR 119.00

Explosive sexual scandals, bitter domestic conflicts, and dramatic changes in fortune. Sex, marriage, and family life were matters of enormous consequence in the highly complex societies that formed across the early modern Dutch overseas empire. This was not only true for the colonial authorities that administered settlements on behalf of the Dutch East and West India Companies (VOC and WIC), but also for the people of various backgrounds and statuses that inhabited these places. Focusing primarily on the eighteenth century, this book explores how these disparate and unequally empowered groups contested the norms that governed intimate life in Dutch colonial outposts from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic.

日本のLGBTQ+の生活、ディアスポラの声、弾力性
Tamagawa, Masami, Japanese LGBTQ+ Lives, Diasporic Voices, and Resilience: Precarious Visibility. 204 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <760-567>
ISBN 978-981-9531-04-2 hard ¥23,261.- (税込) EUR 89.99

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in Japan, framed through the central concept of precarious visibility. While the COVID-19 pandemic serves as a pivotal case study, the scope of this work extends beyond that moment to examine how legal precarity, entrenched cultural expectations, and pervasive social stigma shape queer lives in Japan and abroad. Drawing on rich first-person narratives and qualitative analysis, the book illuminates the challenges and resilience of this diverse community.Key themes include healthcare access, mental health, family and workplace dynamics, migration and travel restrictions, and the contested politics of media representation and activism. By centering voices often overlooked even within LGBTQ+ research, the book highlights both the vulnerabilities and adaptive strategies of queer individuals navigating social marginalization. Distinctive in its integration of domestic and diasporic perspectives, the book is relevant to students an scholars in LGBTQ+ studies, Japanese studies, and global queer scholarship. It demonstrates how moments of crisis, such as the pandemic, expose deeper structural inequalities while also prompting new forms of solidarity and resistance.

Adriaenssens, Stef, Sex Work by Numbers: Bridging Economics and Social Sciences to Understand the Hidden World of Commercial Sex. 132 pp. 2026:2 (Emerald, UK) <760-166>
ISBN 978-1-80686-060-9 hard ¥13,398.- (税込) US$ 60.00

In social science research, scholars can be challenged when those involved are vested in keeping their activities, experiences, or realities hidden. In the case of prostitution, while well-designed quantitative studies adopting encompassing data are scarce, recent scholarship has made great strides. Addressing the need to inform the predominant value debates with evidence-based analyses, Sex Work by Numbers provides an overview of knowns and unknowns of sex for sale based on cutting-edge science with an economic approach. Offering an insight into a hotly debated topic where preconceived ideas dominate the public discussion, author Stef Adriaenssens cuts through the academic contributions on sex markets across several disciplines, including economics, public health and epidemiology, criminology, and sociology. Starting a conversation between different disciplinary contributions from the perspective of the economic contribution - often isolated from mainstream social science approaches - Adriaenssens discusses the econometric and economic scholarship applied to this pressing social issue. Harnessing the power of quantifying research for scientific progress, this important study provides a review of the state-of-the-art research for addressing the challenges that sex work may pose for participants, public health, and social life. Delivering a much-needed view on how to escape the factors that prevent us from tackling problems with the necessary evidence available from the economics discipline and connected contributions, this is an evidence-based approach to advancing our understanding of the (dis)functioning of prostitution markets and the important role of quantitative analysis.

Chand, Alison, An Oral History of Young Families in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Rainbows in the Windows. (Palgrave Studies in Oral History) 221 pp. 2026:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <760-239>
ISBN 978-3-032-08999-1 hard ¥33,601.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book documents, via oral history, experiences of the emotions of parenthood during the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on testimonies collected during a time of crisis and exploring how parents' feelings and reflections shifted and changed with the passage of time at an important and unique juncture in history. The broad aim of the book, divided into seven chapters, is to analyse the effects of the restrictions imposed on the British population as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic on the lives of parents with young children (of primary age and below), with a particular focus on the emotional impact of the time period. Key topics and themes discussed include parents' experiences of pregnancy and birth, education and childcare, work, leisure, and health during the pandemic.

グローバルな中世における女性の著作百科事典
Sauer, Michelle M. / Watt, Diane / McAvoy, L. H. (eds.), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Medieval Women's Writing in the Global Middle Ages. 1172 pp. 2026:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <760-3>
ISBN 978-3-031-87523-6 hard ¥64,621.- (税込) EUR 249.99

This is the first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to medieval women's writing globally. Focusing on the thousand-year period between 500-1500, this comprehensive reference work addresses a long-standing gap in scholarship on women writers from this period. It challenges current understandings of the literary tradition of women by incorporating early writers and texts that remain marginal and by expanding definitions of textual composition to include more collaborative and contextual activities. This encyclopedia also presents women in the context of the global Middle Ages. Entries extend beyond works written in England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales to include works by women from Europe, Africa, and Asia. By locating medieval women's writing within its cultural, social, religious, and political contexts, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Medieval Women's Writing in the Global Middle Ages will be an ideal entry point for students and researchers coming into the field, and a valuable resource for established scholars.

世俗の時代におけるキリスト教とセクシュアリティ
Hunt, Stephen J., Christianity and Sexuality in a Secular Age. (Religion and the Social Order 30) 288 pp. 2025:11 (Brill, NE) <760-112>
ISBN 978-90-04-74813-2 hard ¥32,312.- (税込) EUR 125.00

From the mid-twentieth century controversies within Christianity addressed matters of sexual diversity - same-sex marriage, sexual rights, and the place of sexual minorities within the churches. Several decades further on this volume reflects on principal developments, exposing from a sociological perspective that these issues are largely the product of rationality, individuality, community decline, state initiatives and other features of a profoundly secular age where Christianity has lost its cultural grip. This volume considers contestations through scrutinising changing theologies and expressions of liberal-conservative Christian divides by examining LGBT+ politics and churches and campaigning groups in their responses to profound social change.

Lindebaek Schmidt Lyngsoe, Maria, Muslim Women and Pious Learning in Denmark. (Muslim Minorities 48) 260 pp. 2026:2 (Brill, NE) <760-123>
ISBN 978-90-04-74104-1 hard ¥25,591.- (税込) EUR 99.00

Based on ethnographic fieldwork, this book investigates how and why Danish Muslim women engage as teachers and students in Islamic educational activities. It does so by focusing on the learning trajectories, knowledge disseminating activities, and class interactions of the women, showing that they involve themselves in a variety of activities to stay continuously engaged, and that this is a way of becoming pious. The book makes evident that this becoming is dependent on the embeddedness of the individual in a web of relations to both this- and otherworldly others. As such, the book promotes a relational understanding of piety formation and religious engagement that are informative to studies of religious life beyond Islam.