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

Chiu, Tasing, Braille Eastward: The Making of Blind Education and Tactile Literacy in East Asia. (Palgrave Studies in Disability in Asia and the Pacific) 282 pp. 2026:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <764-1315>
ISBN 978-3-032-14384-6 hard ¥34,459.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book traces the transnational history of blind education and tactile literacy in East Asia from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, revealing how Braille traveled, transformed, and took root across linguistic and cultural frontiers. Through detailed case studies from China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, it explores how teachers, missionaries, and blind readers adapted Western models of instruction into local traditions of learning and touch. The chapters follow the movement of tactile reading systems from colonial encounters to national reforms, showing how technology, disability, and literacy were reshaped in the process and reimagined within local political, religious, and linguistic frameworks. Drawing on the cultural history of disability, critical work on special education and exclusion, and recent global approaches to archival research, this timely monograph discusses Enlightenment theories of perception, nineteenth-century debates over tactile typography, the moral framing of blindness in Christian missionary discourse, as well as premodern Asia and region-specific case studies on how tactile writing systems and blind education were introduced under different colonial regimes. Themes of translation, modernization, and inclusion run throughout, offering new insights into the global circulation of knowledge and the making of disability education. By examining the cultural politics behind reading by touch, Braille Eastward invites readers to rethink literacy, technology, and difference in the modern world, making it an invaluable read for academics and students in disability studies, East Asia history, education history, postcolonial studies, material culture, as well as educators, cultural historians, and researchers interested in translation, embodied knowledge, and the politics of inclusion.

Kaposi, Agnes / Ballis, Anja / Pyle, Ian, Harmage and Hope: A Theory of Harm and Education for Building Hope. (Holocaust Education - Historisches Lernen - Menschenrechtsbildung) 208 pp. 2026:3 (Springer VS, GW) <764-1316>
ISBN 978-3-658-49810-8 paper ¥10,600.- (税込) EUR 39.99

Using an-ecdotal personal narratives and observations, this book proposes a general theory of harmage common to all its manifestations and presents educational strategies for building hope through fostering empathy and inclusion. The generic term 'harmage' designates the process of causing physical or psychological harm, damage, or suffering to individuals or groups. Kaposi's theory of harmage is based on her experiences as a survivor, engineer, and educator, while Ballis's educational theory and methods draw on question-generating didactics and Socratic dialogue. Pyle's critical commentary adds ethical depth and intellectual rigour.

Zhou, Hongyu, New Frontiers and Paradigm Shifts: An Introduction to the Study of Educational Activity History. 306 pp. 2026:3 (Springer, GW) <764-1317>
ISBN 978-981-9539-01-7 hard ¥34,459.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book introduces international research on the history of educational activities in China. It reflects upon the new trend of both international and Chinese educational historiography, and proposes a new, tripartite "activities-thoughts-systems" theory to explore the subject of educational historiography. As such it advances not only the development of the field, but also the transformation of research paradigms. Taking a historical approach to examining educational activities and including a thoughtful combination of theories, case studies, history, and related literature, it is intended for university professors, graduate students and researchers in the field of the history of educational activities in China.