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

なぜヨーロッパか？－大分岐と西洋のグローバルな支配への台頭
Hoffman, Philip T., Why Europe?: The Great Divergence and the West's Rise to Global Predominance. (New Approaches to Economic and Social History) 250 pp. 2026:8 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <765-316>
ISBN 978-0-521-50961-9 hard ¥24,728.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00
ISBN 978-0-521-73844-6 paper ¥7,727.- (税込) GB￡ 25.00

Economic growth transformed the world. It freed us from a world where nearly everyone was mired in poverty and half of all children died before reaching adulthood. However, these benefits have not been felt everywhere, nor by everyone. In this groundbreaking new account of the divergence between east and west, Philip T. Hoffman uncovers the ultimate causes of economic growth and the reasons why it originated in seventeenth-century western Europe. He examines the relative impacts of a wide range of economic, political, and social factors, from high wages, cheap capital, and financial institutions to political fragmentation, porous borders, and interstate warfare. Through accessible economic principles and fascinating case studies, he demonstrates why growth began in Britain, why it spread so unevenly elsewhere, and why inequality inhibits growth.

Zimmermann, Anja, The Breast: A Cultural and Political History. Tr. by N. Barfoot. 262 pp. 2026:5 (Polity Pr., UK) <765-1306>
ISBN 978-1-5095-6782-9 hard ¥6,752.- (税込) US$ 29.95

While sometimes described as a secondary sex characteristic, the female breast is of primary interest. It nourishes but also seduces, it is considered sacred or depraved - depending on the era, culture, context and perspective. The way breasts are seen, shown or concealed has been the subject of debate and scandal for centuries. Breasts, in other words, are by no means 'private parts': on the contrary, they're a subject of great public interest. The breast is the organ through which some of the central cultural and political conflicts of Western societies have been conducted, now and in the past. But the power of the breast does not lie in any 'natural' force. It lies in the cultural characteristics that we attribute to it and that make it a symbol of femininity, naturalness, motherliness or sexuality.Zimmermann takes the reader on an extended tour of how the breast and its symbolism are politically constructed. She examines this ambiguous and versatile body part from various perspectives but always with a political question in mind. This is a book about art and pornography, fashion and gender norms, the ideal of motherhood and heteronormativity, body positivity and self-determination, sexism and protest. She shows that the dialectic between revealing and concealing, visibility and invisibility, played out discursively in different fields, is a key to understanding the social, cultural and political significance of the breast. Her book delves into the past, seeking to explain the origins of a conflict that has surfaced again and again in different times and places and is still with us today.

歴史教育と真実の問題
Haydn, Terry, History Education and the Truth Problem. 232 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <765-1334>
ISBN 978-0-367-55310-4 hard ¥44,819.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-0-367-55312-8 paper ¥12,360.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

With misinformation and distorted versions of the past gaining dangerous traction worldwide, it is crucial that students and adults can discern between 'good' and 'bad' history and make accurate and well-founded judgements on contemporary issues and problems. This timely book explores the concept of truth in the discipline of history and argues that history education must evolve to combat the post-truth crisis.The book examines how recent changes in society and in technology have had a disruptive influence on both the writing of history, and on its consumption and use, and the consequences of this for the health and vitality of societies worldwide. It considers how history education might address the truth problem more effectively, so students understand how knowledge is constructed, questioned and deployed and can make intelligent and rational decisions about what to believe both about the past and the present.Offering innovative approaches for adapting history education for our technological age, this book is essential reading for history educators, historians and all those who are interested in history and concerned about the slide into a post-truth world.

Reich, Gabriel A., Memory, Sense-making, and History Education: Historical Consciousness and Teaching about the Civil War. (Routledge Research in Character and Virtue Education) 278 pp. 2026:6 (Routledge, UK) <765-1346>
ISBN 978-1-032-55920-9 hard ¥47,910.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

This book examines the role of education as a space where young people can confront difficult histories that challenge dominant social narratives, exploring the relationship between historical memory, sensemaking, and civic judgment.Addressing the profound economic, environmental, and social change that has confounded our sense-making capacity in recent times, it explores several cases in which difficult histories and historical consciousness are salient and puts these in dialogue with philosophical frameworks. These multiple, contemporary examples include the current culture-war battle over K-12 school history curricula, the impact of nationalism on historical consciousness, the complicated nature of U.S. Civil War memory, and the struggle over Confederate monuments in Richmond, Virginia. The author develops a nuanced and comprehensive theory of historical consciousness that is sensitive to how it operates in heterogeneous contexts marked by social and political inequality, as well as to the role of identity, memory, and political contestation. It makes further recommendations for reframing history curricula and teaching with the goal of helping young people develop their historical consciousness.Drawing from a wide range of scholarship across the humanities, education, and social sciences, Memory, Sense-making, and History Education presents a unique, comprehensive approach to the topic that will appeal to scholars and researchers working across history education, memory studies, and public history.

ジブラルタルの歴史
Plank, Geoffrey, The Last Place in Europe: A History of Gibraltar. 352 pp. 2026:10 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <765-1446>
ISBN 978-0-19-767336-2 hard ¥7,889.- (税込) US$ 34.99

Sammern, Romana / Saviello, Julia (eds.), Beauty: The Body as Artefact: Historical Sources from Cicero to Goya. 496 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <765-1448>
ISBN 978-1-032-73571-9 hard ¥47,910.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-032-73570-2 paper ¥12,978.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

Beauty: The Body as Artefact traces the history of physical beauty in Western art and thought from antiquity to the eighteenth century. Bringing together foundational texts and newly translated works accompanied by scholarly commentaries, this volume explores how the human body was understood as both a product of nature and an artistic creation.Examining the intersections of aesthetics, art theory, medical practices and cosmetics, it reveals how ideals of beauty and beautification shaped conceptions of gender, the body and artistic creation. The book focuses on the early modern period, when the cosmetic transformation of the body became closely associated with artistic imagery and techniques. Drawing on art-historical, philosophical, and cultural perspectives, the volume presents key writings by figures from Cicero and Alberti to Behn and Hogarth, highlighting shifting notions of imitation, ornament, and naturalness.Suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars in art history, cultural history, and gender studies, Beauty: The Body as Artefact offers a framework for understanding physical beauty as a historical and artistic category at the intersection of image, body, and knowledge.