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

Amzat, Jimoh / Razum, Oliver, Globalization, Health and the Global South: A Critical Approach. 264 pp. 2021:12 (Routledge, UK) <665-489>
ISBN 978-1-03-216298-0 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-212665-4 paper ¥11,107.- (税込) GB￡ 38.99 *

Globalization is a form of social change, reshaping the socio-spatial milieu in which humans strive, and in which health and disease are managed and controlled. And yet the effects of globalization are distributed unevenly, with opportunities open for some but not for all.Globalization, Health and the Global South is an important textbook for any student of this fascinating area. Examining the dynamics of globalization through the lens of the Global South, it highlights risks and vulnerabilities that affect different regions and contexts, exacerbating inequalities despite the continuing speed of global processes. The books takes a critical approach to the topic, offering readers a deep understanding of health discourses and discusses a range of key topics, including migrant health, the role of politics and diplomacy and the Coronavirus pandemic.Including further reading and end of chapter discussion questions, this essential textbook will be important reading for students across the health and social sciences.

Liu, Hong, The Political Economy of Transnational Governance: China and Southeast Asia in the 21st Century. (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy) 232 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2023 <665-334>
ISBN 978-0-367-60880-4 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-60882-8 paper ¥11,392.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

The past two decades have witnessed far-reaching socioeconomic and political changes in Asia, such as the growing intraregional flows of capital, goods, people, and knowledge, the rise of China as the world's second largest economy, and its increasing influence in Southeast Asia, intensified US-China confrontations in the global arena, and the onslaught of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Focusing on multidimensional interactions (including geopolitical and economic relationships, diaspora engagement, and knowledge exchange) between China and Southeast Asia, this book argues that an interwoven perspective of the political economy, transnational governance, and regional networks serves as an effective analytical framework for deciphering these transformations as well as their global and theoretical implications.Drawing upon a wide range of primary data and engaging with the latest interdisciplinary scholarship on contemporary Asia, this book's thought-provoking and nuanced analyses will appeal to scholars and students in Chinese and Southeast Asian studies, international political economy, international relationships, ethnic and migration studies, and public governance."The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license."

中国・インド経済関係の政治学
Yelery, Aravind / Nile, Udul (eds.), Tailspin: The Politics of India-China Economic Relations. 406 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) <665-336>
ISBN 978-1-03-213956-2 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

In recent decades, Asia's ascent has been contextualized as the rise of two major neighboring countries in Asia - India and China. Besides voluminous work on the prospects and convergences between the two, currently they stand at an intersection of time where suspicion and mistrust veils the confidence. A degree of uncertainty arises from the more profound paradoxes, and India has been falling short in escaping the tailspin China has created in the bilateral, regional and global economic dynamics. India's China relations is not just about boundaries and boycott of Chinese products. The root of the relationship lies in deficiency of trust, knowledge, and repository of experts on China. To deal with India's China Tailspin effectively, one must know and comprehend China thoroughly. This book brings out several aspects of India's political-economic relations with China on the table. The book underlines the fact that while leveraging China's inherent contradictions, India has to deleverage from China's subtle global aspirational designs of domination.Besides analyses on leadership, state capitalism, and geo-economics, the book describes special cases such as the Trade War, Structural Conflicts in Chinese Political Economy, Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor, WTO negotiations, Maritime trade, Belt and Road Initiative, and Taiwan to better elaborate the stakes involved in dealing with China. The recent boundary tension created a long tailspin, which in turn set off a raucous debate over China's economic diplomacy and how India could comprehend it well. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Ahmed, Faisal / Lambert, Alexandre, The Belt and Road Initiative: Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Aspects. 180 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) <665-337>
ISBN 978-1-03-200955-1 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-215449-7 paper ¥11,392.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

This book studies the geopolitical and geoeconomic aspects of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It argues that the BRI has the potential to redesign the spatial and territorial dimensions of governance and effectively counterbalance the hitherto predominant hegemonies of the Anglo-American sea power. The volume:Highlights the main geopolitical patterns, including geographical, economic, financial, technological, and strategic factors guiding the BRI on a global scalePresents a historical account of the development of the Silk Road and underlines its contemporary relevanceTraces China's growing inf luence from Eurasia to America Discusses how the Initiative is likely to transform international relations by the middle of the 21st century.A comprehensive guide to China's rise as the new centre of gravity in global geopolitics, the book will be indispensable for students of political studies, geopolitics, international relations, and foreign policy. It will also be useful for policymakers, strategic investors, think tanks, and government officials.

Mantilla, Luis Felipe, How Political Parties Mobilize Religion: Lessons from Mexico and Turkey. (Religious Engagement in Democratic Politics) 259 pp. 2021:6 (Temple U. Pr., US) <665-207>
ISBN 978-1-4399-2015-2 hard ¥23,823.- (税込) US$ 110.50 *
ISBN 978-1-4399-2016-9 paper ¥7,535.- (税込) US$ 34.95 *

Political mobilization tends to take different forms in contemporary Catholic- and Sunni-majority countries. Luis Felipe Mantilla attributes this dynamic to changes taking place in religious communities and the political institutions that govern religious political engagement. In How Political Parties Mobilize Religion, Mantillaevenhandedly traces the emergence and success of religious parties in Mexico and Turkey, two countries shaped by assertive secular regimes. In doing so, he demonstrates that religious parties are highly responsive to political institutions, such as electoral laws, as well as to the structure of broader religious communities. Whereas in both countries, the electoral success of religious mobilizers was initially a boon for democracy, in Mexico it was marred by political mismanagement and became entangled with persistent corruption and escalating violence. In Turkey, the democratic credentials of religious mobilizers were profoundly eroded as the government became increasingly autocratic, concentrating power in very few hands and rolling back basic liberal rights. Mantilla investigates the role religious mobilization plays in the evolution of electoral politics and democratic institutions, and to what extent their trajectories reflect broader trends in political Catholicism and Islam.

Social Outlook for Asia and the Pacific: The Protection We Want. 96 pp. 2021:4 (UN, US) <665-1301>
ISBN 978-92-1-120816-0 paper ¥7,546.- (税込) US$ 35.00

Social protection is a fundamental right and serves as an enabler for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Social protection has been identified as one of the key enablers for implementing the 2030 Agenda and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In most countries, however, large population groups remain unprotected from normal life contingencies. Meanwhile, unprecedented demographic transformations are underway, and the changing world of work introduces new risks for the majority of workers currently occupying jobs in the informal sector. This publication will provide the evidence and impetus to progressively realize social protection for all over the next decade (Decade for Action), based on country-specific contexts, opportunities and challenges.

極東とオーストラレーシア　2022年版
The Far East and Australasia 2022. 53rd ed. (Europa Regional Surveys of the World) 1290 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) <665-1302>
ISBN 978-0-367-69903-1 hard ¥313,390.- (税込) GB￡ 1,100.00 *

This comprehensive survey of the countries of East and South-East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, along with 22 Pacific islands, fully revised to reflect current economic and political developments, is an essential resource for the Asia-Pacific region.Calendar of Political EventsA calendar of events provides a convenient reference guide to the year's main political developmentsGeneral SurveyWritten by leading experts, this collection of essays provides incisive analysis of regional issues.Country SurveysIndividual chapters on each country containing:? essays on geography, history and the economy? an economic and demographic survey of the latest available statistics on population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, communications and education? a comprehensive directory of names and contact details covering the most significant political, financial and commercial institutions? a country-specific bibliography.An entire section is dedicated to the Pacific islands, including specially commissioned essays examining the contemporary politics of the islands, their economies, security concerns and the environmental issues confronting themRegional Information? includes all major international organizations active in the region, their aims, activities, publications and principal personnel? a detailed survey of major commodities in Asia and the Pacific? a directory of research institutes specializing in the region? select bibliographies of books and periodicals covering the Asia-Pacific region? an index of regional organizations

Azad, Shirzad, East Asia's Strategic Advantage in the Middle East. 190 pp. 2021:5 (Lexington Books, US) <665-1305>
ISBN 978-1-79364-462-6 hard ¥22,638.- (税込) US$ 105.00 *

The modern trajectory of Middle Eastern-East Asian interactions has garnered very little scholarly attention and scrutiny. The two-way connections between both regions have witnessed a litany of activities and developments over the past several decades, but such dynamics are yet to be investigated sufficiently in tandem with their overall impacts on the world's safety and well-being. Few academic works have made an attempt to probe the nature and extent of each region's inclusive significance for the other party, while the central role of the West behind such eventuality has attracted the least attention. Aiming to fill part of this acute research gap, the present study concentrates primarily on different aspects of East Asia's modern relationship with the Middle East by turning the spotlight on strategic advantages of East Asian countries in all those critical areas in the region.Over the past several years, there has been a slew of talks and debates about the formation of strategic ties between the East Asian states and their counterparts across the Middle East region. In reality, however, East Asia's advantage of strategic nature has been there for decades, shaping the contours of an increasingly multifaceted chain of interactions involving the two sides. As a corollary, the more other stakeholders (Western powers in particular) made serious attempts to secure their precious assets in the Middle East, the larger East Asia's mileage in the region grew strategically.

Cho, Joanne Miyang (ed.), Musical Entanglements between Germany and East Asia: Transnational Affinity in the 20th and 21st Centuries. (Palgrave Series in Asian German Studies) 303 pp. 2021:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <665-1307>
ISBN 978-3-030-78208-5 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99 *

This edited volume explores musical encounters and entanglements between Germany and East Asian nations from 1900 to the present. In so doing, it speaks to their dynamic and multi-faceted musical relations in multiple ways. Despite East Asia and Germany being located at opposite ends of the globe, German music has found remarkably fertile soil in East Asia. East Asians have enthusiastically adopted it, while at the same time adding their own musical interpretations. These musical encounters have produced compositions that reflect this mutual influence, stimulating and enriching each other through their entanglement. After more than a century of entanglement, Germany and East Asia have become kindred musical spirits.

Fox, Senan, Mischief Reef: China, the Philippines, and a Disputed Atoll in the South China Sea. 228 pp. 2021:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <665-1308>
ISBN 978-981-16-3883-1 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99 *

This seven-chapter book examines the background to and consequences of the disputed occupation of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands group of the South China Sea (SCS) by the People's Republic of China (PRC), from the mid-1990s to the present day. Although Mischief Reef has received significant media attention and has been discussed in academic journal articles and policy research reports, no books on the topic have appeared since a 30-page publication in 1996. By covering the topic in historical, domestic political, legal, economic, strategic, and geo-political terms, this book not only fills a gap on a particularly important issue with global consequences, but also acts as a follow-on to a previous Palgrave book by this author on another maritime dispute, Socotra Rock. This book will be of interest to journalists, scholars and legal theorists researching the implications of China's rise for maritime disputes in East Asia.

中国・中東関係ハンドブック
Fulton, Jonathan (ed.), Routledge Handbook on China - Middle East Relations. 424 pp. 2022 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2023 <665-1309>
ISBN 978-0-367-47270-2 hard ¥61,253.- (税込) GB￡ 215.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-212632-6 paper ¥12,532.- (税込) GB￡ 43.99 *

This handbook brings together a mix of established and emerging international scholars to provide valuable analytical insights into how China's growing Middle East presence affects intra-regional development, trade, security, and diplomacy. As the largest extra-regional economic actor in the Middle East, China is the biggest source of foreign direct investment into the region and the largest trading partner for most Middle Eastern states. This portends a larger role in political and security affairs, as the value of Chinese assets combined with a growing expatriate population in the region demands a more proactive role in contributing to regional order. Exploring the effect of these developments, the expert contributors also consider the reverberations in great power politics, as the United States, Russia, India, Japan, and the European Union also have considerable interests in the region. The book is divided into four sections: * Historical and policy context* State and regional case studies * Trade and development * International relations, security, and diplomacy.This volume is an essential reference for scholars and policy-makers in the fields of international relations, political sociology, international political economy, and foreign policy analysis. Area studies specialists in Middle Eastern Studies, China Studies, and East Asian Studies will also find it an invaluable resource.

Verhoeven, Harry (ed.), Marx and Lenin in Africa and Asia: Socialism(s) and Socialist Legacies. (ThirdWorlds) 196 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2023 <665-131>
ISBN 978-1-03-213079-8 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-213080-4 paper ¥11,392.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

The spectres of Marx and Lenin have long loomed prominently in Africa and Asia and they still do so in the 21st century. Many of the founding fathers of postcolonial republics believed socialism could transform their societies. Yet what socialism meant in theory and in practice has always been highly heterogeneous and differed markedly from the European experience. African and Asian movements did not simply mimic the ideas and institutions of Soviet or European Marxists, but endeavoured to define their own, experimenting with a variety of interpretations and in the process adapting doctrines and templates to their unique contexts. This volume brings together anthropologists, historians and political scientists from around the world to reflect on three great challenges which various types of socialists in Africa and Asia have had to simultaneously contend with in their articulations of liberation: how to build up empirical and juridical statehood, how to forge a nation after colonial divide-and-rule, and how to position themselves in an international order not of their making. In a post-colonial world, this helps centre a key question running through the different chapters: what can African and Asian imaginaries, institutions and practices tell us about socialism as a global phenomenon?The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Third World Quarterly.

Gomes, Shelene, Cosmopolitanism from the Global South: Caribbean Spiritual Repatriation to Ethiopia. (Palgrave Studies in Literary Anthropology) 209 pp. 2021:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <665-1310>
ISBN 978-3-030-82271-2 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This is a book about the power of the imagination to move persons from the Global South as they reinvent themselves. This ethnography focuses on Caribbean Rastafari who have undertaken a spiritual repatriation to Ethiopia over several decades particularly, though not exclusively, from Jamaica. Shelene Gomes traces the formation of a Rastafari community located in the multicultural Jamaica Safar or Jamaica neighbourhood in the Ethiopian city of Shashamane following a twentieth century grant of land from the former Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie I. In presenting narratives of spiritual repatriation, everyday behaviours and ritualised events, Gomes provides an ethnographic account of Caribbean cosmopolitan sensibilities. Situated in the historical conditions of colonial West Indian plantations and the asymmetries of freedom and bondage within modernity, a recognition of global positionalities and local situatedness characterises this case of cosmopolitanism from the Global South. Shifting the centre of worldviews from Europe to Africa, Rastafari both challenge global disparities as well as reproduce hierarchies in the local space of the Jamaica Safar. In positioning Ethiopia as the spiritual birthplace of humanity, Rastafari also engage in ontological and epistemological reinvention. This spiritual repatriation, in its emic sense, foregrounds the Caribbeanist contribution to anthropology. Ethnographies of the Caribbean have been at the forefront of anthropological enquiries into global interconnections. This discussion of spiritual repatriation is both specific to the diasporic Caribbean and relevant to wider world-making processes and representations.

Hsiao, Hsin-Huang Michael / Yang, Alan Hao (eds.), The Volatility and Future of Democracies in Asia. (Politics in Asia) 232 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2023 <665-1312>
ISBN 978-0-367-70470-4 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-70477-3 paper ¥11,392.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

This book explores the volatile and uncertain future of democracies in Asia through typological analysis of the diverse patterns of Asian countries.Detailed analysis and extensive case studies featured throughout this edited volume unveil democracies in the process of being consolidated, such as Taiwan and South Korea; precarious democracies, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines; states that are experiencing setbacks and a retreat from democracy, such as Thailand and Myanmar; and finally, states that are still resisting democracy, including China. Key findings articulate that Asian democracies do not follow existing models or patterns-such as that of Western democracy-but are instead lively, emergent works in progress. Environments in which democracy is practiced in Asia reflect local people's pluralistic imagination of democracy; hence a comparative thematic approach is adopted. Contributors originate from Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand, each presenting regional insights into the unique challenges and movements of their respective nations, from staging protests in Bangkok to military coup in Myanmar.Opening new dialogue in the study of democracy, The Volatility and Future of Democracies in Asia will appeal to students and scholars of political science, comparative politics, international development, democracy studies, and Asian studies more broadly..

Jaiswal, Pramod / Bhatt, Deepak Prakash (eds.), Rebalancing Asia: The Belt and Road Initiative and Indo-Pacific Strategy. 232 pp. 2021:9 (Springer, GW) <665-1313>
ISBN 978-981-16-3756-8 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book explores the struggle between China and the United States to expand their influence in Asia through economic assistance and defensive alliances. It brings together the diverse viewpoints of scholars from various countries on how Asian countries will exploit this geo-strategic competition to pursue their national interests, while also balancing their relations with the two great powers. The book offers a valuable asset for all those who have an interest in great power politics and international relations, especially academics, policymakers and security experts.

Mu, Zheng / Yeung, Wei-Jun Jean (eds.), Migration and Marriage in Asian Contexts. (Research in Ethnic and Migration Studies) 230 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2023 <665-1318>
ISBN 978-1-03-214659-1 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-214660-7 paper ¥11,392.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

This book analyses how Asian migrants adapt and assimilate into their host societies, and how this assimilation differs across their sociodemographic backgrounds, ethnic profiles, and political contexts. The diversities in Asian migrants' assimilation trajectories challenge the assumption that given time, migrants will eventually integrate holistically into their host societies. This book captures the diverse patterns and trajectories of assimilation by going beyond marriage migration to look at how family formation processes are shaped by migration driven by reasons other than marriage. Using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method analyses, not only does this book uncover the nuances of the link between marriage and migration, but it also widens methodological repertoires in research on marriage and migration. It also captures various social outcomes that may have been influenced by migration, including migrants' economic well-being, cultural assimilation, subjective well-being, and gender inequality vis-a-vis marriages. This book further embeds the studies in the Asian contexts by drawing on individual countries' unique policies relevant to cross-cultural marriages, the persistent impacts of extended families, the patriarchal traditions, and systems of religion and caste. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

Nornes, Abe Markus, Brushed in Light: Calligraphy in East Asian Cinema. 240 pp. 2021:2 (U. Michigan Pr., US) <665-1319>
ISBN 978-0-472-13255-3 hard ¥9,702.- (税込) US$ 45.00 *

Brushed in Light examines how the brushed word appears in films and in film cultures of Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and PRC cinemas. This includes silent era intertitles, subtitles, title frames, letters, graffiti, end titles, and props. Professor Nornes also looks at the role calligraphy plays in film culture at large, from gifts to correspondence to advertising. The book begins with a historical dimension, tracking how calligraphy is initially used in early cinema and how it is continually rearticulated by transforming conventions and the integration of new technologies. It then considers how cinematic writing presents the peculiarities of calligraphy as resources for innovative screenwriters and filmmakers. These chapters ask how calligraphy creates new meaning in cinema, as well as providing a demonstration of how this all works in a single film. The last part of the book moves to other regions of theory, particularly questions surrounding the cinematization of the handwritten word.

荻野昌弘著　世界遺産の社会学－アジアの視点
Ogino, Masahiro, Sociology of World Heritage: An Asian Perspective. (Routledge Advances in Sociology) 150 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2023 <665-1320>
ISBN 978-0-367-85760-8 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-213815-2 paper ¥11,392.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

Taking mainly Japanese and other Asian case studies as examples, Ogino examines the motivations behind the preservation of objects and sites considered to be of cultural significance.Using mainly the perspectives of Japanese approaches to cultural heritage, the book critiques the European logic of cultural heritage enshrined by UNESCO. It contrasts a Western emphasis on monuments and sites, with an Asian emphasis on more intangible forms of heritage, which place less emphasis on a linear view of time. More practically, the authors also analyse the positive and negative impacts that UNESCO-listed status has had on sites in Asia, including Angkor Wat, Nagasaki, and Lijiang. Finally, they address fundamental questions about who gets to decide what counts as cultural heritage, and what the underlying rationale is for actively preserving heritage in the first place.This books is a thoughtful and provocative analysis of issues that will be of interest to sociologists, as well as scholars and students of cultural heritage.

Tiberghien, Yves, The East Asian Covid-19 Paradox. (Elements in Politics and Society in East Asia) 75 pp. 2021:10 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <665-1321>
ISBN 978-1-108-97791-3 paper ¥4,843.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00 *

The Covid-19 pandemic triggered the first global public health emergency since 1918, the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, and the greatest geopolitical tensions in decades. Global governance mechanisms failed. Yet, East Asian countries (with caveats) managed to control Covid-19 better than most other countries and to increase their cooperation toward economic integration, despite their position on the security frontline. What explains this East Asian Covid paradox in a region devoid of strong regional institutions? This Element argues that high levels of institutional preparation, social cohesion, and global strategic reinforcement in a context of situational convergence explain the results. It relies on high-level interviews and case studies across the region.

Jones, Seth G., Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare. 288 pp. 2021:10 (Norton, US) <665-1196>
ISBN 978-1-324-00620-6 hard ¥6,025.- (税込) US$ 27.95 *

Conventional warfare-clashes between large military forces-defined twentieth-century power. But today, facing a dominant American military, principal adversaries Russia, China and Iran, have adopted a new style of competition. Cyber attacks, covert action, proxy conflicts, information and disinformation campaigns, espionage and economic coercion-these are the tools of irregular or asymmetric warfare, which will increasingly reshape international politics. In Three Dangerous Men, defence expert Seth G. Jones profiles pioneers of irregular warfare in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran who adapted American techniques and made huge gains without waging traditional warfare. Drawing on interviews with dozens of US military, diplomatic and intelligence officials, such as CIA directors Michael Hayden and David Petraeus, the author demonstrates why the US abandoned its own irregular capabilities and is thus steadily losing ground to its global adversaries. Jones argues the US must significantly alter how it thinks about-and engages in-competition before it is too late.

B.ブザン、A.アチャリヤ著　国際関係の再想像－インド、中国、イスラーム文明の思想と実践における世界秩序－
Buzan, Barry / Acharya, Amitav, Re-imagining International Relations: World Orders in the Thought and Practice of Indian, Chinese, and Islamic Civilizations. 240 pp. 2021:11 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <665-1210>
ISBN 978-1-316-51385-9 hard ¥17,090.- (税込) GB￡ 59.99 *
ISBN 978-1-00-907491-9 paper ¥5,694.- (税込) GB￡ 19.99 *

Buzan and Acharya challenge the discipline of International Relations to reimagine itself in the light of the thinking about, and practice of, international relations and world order from premodern India, China and the Islamic world. This prequel to their 2019 book, The Making of Global International Relations, takes the story back from the two-century tale of modern IR, to reveal the deep global history of the discipline. It shows the multiple origins and meanings of many concepts thought of as only modern and Western. It opens pathways for the rest of the world into this most Eurocentric of disciplines, encouraging them to bring their own histories, concepts and theories with them. The authors have written this book with the hope of inspiring others to extend these pathways by bringing in a wider array of cultures, and exploring how they thought about and acted in worlds composed of multiple, independent, collective actors.

Hinck, Robert / Cooley, Asya / Cooley, Skye C. et al., The Future of Global Competition: Ontological Security and Narratives in Chinese, Iranian, Russian, and Venezuelan Media. (Routledge Studies in Global Information, Politics and Society) 240 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2023 <665-1129>
ISBN 978-1-03-205417-9 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-205418-6 paper ¥11,392.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

With today's social and geopolitical order in significant flux this project offers vital insight into the future global order by comparatively charting national media perceptions regarding the future of global competition, through the lens of Ontological Security (OS).The authors employ a mixed-method approach to analyze 620 news articles from 47 Russian, Chinese, Venezuelan, and Iranian news sources over a five-year period (2014-2019), quantitatively comparing the drivers of their visions while providing in-depth qualitative case studies for each nation. Not only do these narratives reveal how these four nations understand the current global order, but also point to their (in)flexibility and agentic capacity for reflection in adapting, even shaping the future order, and their identity-roles within it, around an economic and diplomatic battleground. The authors argue these narratives create trajectories with inertial effects grounded in their OS needs, providing enduring insights into their behavior and interests moving into the future.The Future of Global Coopetition will help readers understand how influential nations typical aligned in opposition to the US, envision the drivers of global competition and the make-up of the future international system. Those engaged in the study of media, global politics, international relations, and communication will find this book to be a critical source.

Jones, Catherine / Mulloy, Garren (eds.), East Asia, Peacekeeping Operations, and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief. 114 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2023 <665-1143>
ISBN 978-1-03-201574-3 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-201576-7 paper ¥11,392.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

Focusing on East Asia, this collection explores the paradox of functional regional cooperation in the areas of humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, and UN Peacekeeping operations, in a context of increasing regional tensions and threats. East Asia - comprising the states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - is facing a range of human, traditional, climate and ideational threats. In addressing some of these threats particularly those arising from climate induced disasters this region has been able to develop some ad-hoc cooperative practices that, according to functional logics of regional integration, could lead to longer term sustained coordinated responses and even regional partnerships. Similarly, the region is increasingly contributing to UN peacekeeping operations where these states also cooperate in the context of an UN-led mission. Yet, despite the potential for these interactions to lead to greater regional integration and coordinated action in responding to a range of security threats, these interactions are increasingly taking place in a context of animosity both between regional powers and with extra-regional powers. This edited collection explores these functional interactions and posits conclusions about the potential for longer term sustained coordinated action. These papers engage with a range of theoretical approaches in explaining the patterns of relations that are present in the region in relation to humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, and UN peacekeeping operations. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Australian Journal of International Affairs.