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

Bussell, Jennifer, Shocks and Politics: Understanding Disaster Preparedness. (Elements in the Politics of Development) 100 pp. 2025:2 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <744-749>
ISBN 978-1-009-63528-8 hard ¥14,076.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99
ISBN 978-1-009-63531-8 paper ¥4,787.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00

When will government elites prepare for natural hazards? Existing research posits that governments will respond to disasters, but rarely have incentives to prepare for them. This Element argues that disaster preparedness can, and does, occur in the context of both motivated ruling elites and a capable state. Ruling elites can be mobilized to lead preparedness efforts when there is a risk that past exposure to hazards will lead to political instability in the face of a future hazard. Where elites anticipate a threat to their rule in the face of a future hazard, due to substantial past exposure and significant opposition strength, they will be motivated to engage in disaster preparedness. The quality and character of these efforts subsequently depend on the government's capacity to coordinate the design and implementation of preparedness plans. The Element tests this argument using a medium-N, country case study approach, drawing on evidence from ten countries in Africa and three in South Asia, as well as subnational analysis in India.

Liu, Amy H. / Hlatky, Roman / Chew, Keith Padraic et al., Gender, Ethnicity, and Intersectionality in Cabinets: Asia and Europe in Comparative Perspective. (Elements in Gender and Politics) 102 pp. 2025:1 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <744-755>
ISBN 978-1-009-57047-3 hard ¥14,076.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99 *
ISBN 978-1-009-57043-5 paper ¥4,787.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00 *

What explains patterns of representation - of women and ethnic minorities - in government cabinets? The authors argue governments diversify their cabinets when (1) a minority group - and it need not be ethnic - is sizable and can mobilize (political competition); and/or (2) the general population believes in and expects the inclusion of minorities (popular norms). The authors test their argument using original cabinet data from Asia and Europe (N=93) 1960-2015 and a most-similar design of four case studies. They identify the gender and ethnicity of 91,000 country-year-minister observations - with consideration of the rank of their ministerial portfolio. They find evidence that in countries where there is political competition and/or popular norms, cabinets have fewer double-hegemons. However, this does not necessarily suggest minorities are holding portfolios of substantive prestige. This project offers a way to study intersectionality in democratic representation and political institutions.

Verma, Raj (ed.), The Russia-Ukraine War and the Global South's Sovereignty Paradox. 153 pp. 2025:6 (Routledge, UK) <744-784>
ISBN 978-1-041-04324-9 hard ¥38,016.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

This book examines the sovereignty paradox in the Global South within the context of the Russia-Ukraine war. It illustrates the contradiction that countries which helped establish the post-World War II norm of "equal sovereignty"-entitling all nations to the same respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity as the West-are reluctant to publicly condemn Russia's infringement on Ukraine's sovereignty.The chapters in this volume further highlight the Global South's duplicity because the Global South has been extremely critical of the US led West for violating the United Nations Charter, international law and compromising on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries in the Global South. Through the analysis of nine countries, the contributions discuss each nation's foreign policy tenets and how they have been violated in their stance on the Russia-Ukraine war, and the justifications for such deviations. It also illustrates that "cherry picking" is the norm that states have adopted in employing the concept of sovereignty and this is likely to continue in the future.This book will be of interest to students, scholars, analysts and policymakers in the fields of international relations, political science, geopolitics, and Global South studies.The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Security Policy.

G.カラーキー、中村桂子、徐載晶、鈴木達治郎編　北東アジアにおける核ゼロへの到達
Kulacki, Gregory / Nakamura, Keiko / Suh, Jae-Jung / Suzuki, Tatsujiro (eds.), Getting to Nuclear Zero in Northeast Asia: The Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone as a Vehicle for Change. (Asian Security Studies) 264 pp. 2025:6 (Routledge, UK) <744-793>
ISBN 978-1-032-97767-6 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book presents realistic alternatives to security policies based on nuclear weapons for the Northeast Asian region. Northeast Asian governments and populations feel less secure than ever, and the governments of the USA, Russia, China and North Korea are all expending considerable resources on increasing their nuclear arsenals. This book presents realistic alternatives to security policies dependent on threats to use nuclear weapons and demonstrations of the resolve to use them in a war. Those alternatives are grounded in the well-established concept of common security. The long-term goal of these alternatives is the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Northeast Asia. This book demonstrates that lessons learned during the creation of existing nuclear-weapon-free zones can be successfully adapted, using the proposed alternatives to nuclear threats, to the considerably more challenging circumstances that exist in contemporary Northeast Asia. More importantly, it makes the case that the mere process of pursuing this objective, even if the goal is not realized for many decades, would help facilitate regional risk-reduction measures and global nuclear arms control measures that could lead, in the long term, to the general and complete disarmament promised by the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) of 2021.This book will be of interest to students of nuclear proliferation, Asian security, foreign policy and International Relations.

Lee, David S. / Glosserman, Brad, Tech-Gemony: Understanding the New National Security Economy. 352 pp. 2025:10 (Hurst, UK) <744-821>
ISBN 978-1-80526-430-9 hard ¥9,856.- (税込) GB￡ 35.00

Argues for a reconceptualisation of global--particularly East Asian--security, to recognise its new forms and dimensions as global power is itself being redefined. The world is at an inflection point. In an era marked by intense geopolitical competition and rapid technological advancements, understanding and navigating the complex interplay of business, politics, security and technology has never been more essential. Global in scope and evidence-based, Tech-Gemony illuminates how national security has been redefined in the digital age. Unique in approach, the authors combine deep policy expertise with extensive business experience to introduce a transformative concept: the 'new national security economy'. Within this framework, the economic battlefield is the central arena of competition, in which mastery of emerging technologies will shape the future of world diplomacy and power dynamics--and, ultimately, our collective future. Companies are unprepared for this new world, despite being increasingly vital participants in geopolitics. There is a need to recognise and adapt to new risks; to develop expertise, and rethink traditional approaches to risk management. This book provides practical, actionable strategies for leaders and organisations struggling with this emerging reality. The new national security economy is a defining feature of our evolving world. Tech-Gemony provides essential guidance for individuals, businesses and governments to help them navigate this perilous moment.

Adebajo, Adekeye (ed.), The Black Atlantic's Triple Burden: Slavery, Colonialism, and Reparations. 576 pp. 2025:6 (Manchester U. Pr., UK) <744-829>
ISBN 978-1-5261-9302-5 hard ¥28,160.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00
ISBN 978-1-5261-9303-2 paper ¥8,448.- (税込) GB￡ 30.00

Arefi, Mahyar, Demystifying Informal Urban Design and Planning: Insights from Asia. 304 pp. 2025:6 (Manchester U. Pr., UK) <744-830>
ISBN 978-1-5261-7476-5 hard ¥23,936.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00

With more than half of the world's population living in cities, informal settlements, or slums, continue to expand. This book explores the informality-urban design nexus, and asks why formal urban designers and planners have remained largely reluctant to address these challenges facing our cities. What distinguishes the formal vs. informal urban design paradigm? While urban designers are able to identify and address specific problems like walkability, gentrification, or sense of place, informal settlement problems prove inexorably complex, and harder to fathom to begin with. Therefore, seeking to demystify these epistemological ambiguities - while difficult - makes sense. The use of abductive reasoning, regulations, aesthetics, and design epitomise the formal, while informal urban planning and design is characterized by information, assets and adaptation. In support of these thematic differentiations, this book uses case studies to better contextualize and unpack the metaphorical distinctions of the two theoretical entities. Conceptualizing these two schools of thought this way, the book engages urban designers with these debates, and explores how informal settlement residents see themselves, act collectively, care about their settlements, and leverage opportunities.

Bennett, E. Andrew / Liu, Yichen / Fu, Qiaomei, Reconstructing the Human Population History of East Asia through Ancient Genomics. (Elements in Ancient East Asia) 90 pp. 2025:1 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <744-831>
ISBN 978-1-009-51705-8 hard ¥14,076.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99 *
ISBN 978-1-009-24664-4 paper ¥4,787.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00 *

East Asian population history has only recently been the focus of intense investigations using ancient genomics techniques, yet these studies have already contributed much to our growing understanding of past East Asian populations, and cultural and linguistic dispersals. This Element aims to provide a comprehensive overview of our current understanding of the population history of East Asia through ancient genomics. It begins with an introduction to ancient DNA and recent insights into archaic populations of East Asia. It then presents an in-depth summary of current knowledge by region, covering the whole of East Asia from the first appearance of modern humans, through large-scale population studies of the Neolithic and Metal Ages, and into historical times. These recent results reflect past population movements and admixtures, as well as linguistic origins and prehistoric cultural networks that have shaped the region's history. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Flowers, Petrice R., Refugee Policies in East Asia. (Elements in Politics and Society in East Asia) 88 pp. 2025:1 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <744-833>
ISBN 978-1-009-50728-8 hard ¥14,076.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99 *
ISBN 978-1-108-99553-5 paper ¥4,787.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00 *

East Asia stands apart from the rest of Asia in the prevalence of the institutionalization of the 1951 Refugee Convention. Despite this widespread adoption of the Convention in East Asia, the record on implementation into domestic law and policy is uneven. This Element offers a comparative analysis of the gap between the institutionalization of the Refugee Convention and the implementation of refugee policy in China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and Mongolia. Specific attention is given to two key policy issues: refugee status determination-deciding who is granted government recognition as a refugee-and complementary forms of protection-protection based on statutes other than the Refugee Convention. This Element demonstrates that implementation of the Refugee Convention in East Asia depends on a vibrant civil society with the space and opportunity to engage with local UNHCR offices, local branches of international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs), and other stake holders.

Kim, Hyun Jin / Ferruh Adali, Selim, The Origins of Complex Political Organisation in Ancient Inner Asia: East Eurasia, Cimmerians and Scythians. 152 pp. 2025:6 (Routledge, UK) <744-834>
ISBN 978-1-032-00449-5 hard ¥36,608.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00

This book explores the origins of complex political organisation in Inner Asia which enabled mighty empires, proto-state entities and confederacies such as the Cimmerians, Scythians and the Xiongnu Huns to emerge and dominate large swathes of the Eurasian continent during antiquity.The volume provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the origins and development of the quasi-feudal system of political organisation which prevailed in Inner Asia during antiquity, how this supported the formation of imperial polities in the steppe zone, and the impact the expansion of these polities had on the politics, history and culture of both ancient Inner Asia and also China, the Middle East and Europe. It examines the historical and archaeological evidence for the Cimmerians and Scythians and their geopolitical impact on western Eurasia, exploring whether complex political organisation in Inner Asia - which we see later among the Xiongnu and the Huns - originated with them or had even earlier antecedents.The Origins of Complex Political Organisation in Ancient Inner Asia is suitable for students and scholars of Near Eastern history and archaeology, the history and archaeology of Central and Inner Asia, and classical antiquity.

Lenette, Caroline (ed.), Anti-Colonial Research Praxis: Methods for Knowledge Justice. 246 pp. 2025:4 (Manchester U. Pr., UK) <744-837>
ISBN 978-1-5261-7700-1 hard ¥25,344.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00

How can anti-colonial research methodologies be transformative and achieve knowledge justice? This book brings together leading scholars from around the world to share methodological knowledge grounded in First Nations and majority-world expertise and wisdom. The authors challenge western-centric and colonial approaches to knowledge production, redefining the possibilities of what we can achieve through social research. The First Nations and majority-world perspectives highlighted here share a common aim of disrupting established beliefs about research methodologies and unquestioned norms in the academy. Authors in this edited collection describe how they draw on Indigenous knowledge systems, feminist frameworks and creative methodologies as forms of anti-colonial research praxis. Spanning development studies, geography, education, sexual and reproductive health, humanitarian studies and social work, the authors reflexively discuss the specific factors shaping how they engage in research ethically. The book reimagines social research through an anti-colonial lens, concluding with a set of provocations for anti-colonial research praxis that situate this important work in the context of ongoing colonial violence and institutional constraints. This book is an essential guide for researchers and scholars within and beyond the academy on how anti-colonial research praxis can produce meaningful outcomes, especially in violent and troubled times.Cover art courtesy of Tawny Chatmon

Rajendran, Lakshmi Priya / Odeleye, N. / Can, A. (eds.), Resilient Cities in the Global South: Rethinking Informality in Urban Planning and Design. (Regions and Cities) 238 pp. 2025:6 (Routledge, UK) <744-840>
ISBN 978-1-032-37377-5 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

Post-pandemic cities face new challenges in adapting to global changes, while also addressing the needs, practices, and capabilities of diverse populations. Resilience, as a key factor, enables cities to adapt and transform in response to these challenges. Development driven by resilience is crucial for urban society's ability to adapt and evolve on multiple levels. However, in developed countries, increasingly standardised planning and development practices often hinder citizen engagement and participation, which are essential for building resilient cities.This book adopts an interdisciplinary approach to examine how diverse social and spatial behaviours within informal urban environments, particularly in developing countries, can provide fresh insights for robust urban planning and development.The book is structured in three parts: 1. North-South Relations - This section explores the global discourse on informality, highlighting its presence in both the Global North and South.2. Grassroots - This part focuses on grassroots initiatives and community-driven resilience within urban informality.3. Institutional Strategies & Professional Alliances - The final section delves into the role of institutions and professional collaborations in shaping urban informality.By presenting a range of perspectives and experiences, the book contributes to a unique Southern framework that positions informality as a dialogue for enabling resilience. It will appeal to a multidisciplinary audience, including professionals from fields such as sociology, history, environmental psychology, cultural studies, human geography, urban design and planning, architecture, and anthropology.

Withers, Matt, Emigration States: Migration-Development Policymaking in the Asia-Pacific. (Elements in Global Development Studies) 92 pp. 2025:1 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <744-842>
ISBN 978-1-009-56519-6 hard ¥14,076.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99 *
ISBN 978-1-009-31874-7 paper ¥4,787.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00 *

Guestworker migration has become an increasingly prominent feature within the economic landscape of the Asia-Pacific. Longstanding regional disparities have underscored the emergence of fragile remittance economies where a structural reliance on labour-export has offered an unsustainable 'fix' for stubborn developmental challenges. Combining political-economic and Foucauldian frames of analysis, this Element reconciles the macroeconomic contradictions of remittance economies with the political logics bound up in emigration policymaking, contending that new modalities of governance have emerged in the transition from developmental to emigration states. Comparing the policy histories of four diverse remittance economies in the region - Myanmar, the Philippines, Samoa, and Sri Lanka - it frames emigration policies as complex, inward-facing interventions that simultaneously promote and constrain mobility to address counterpoised economic and political pressures. Important variations are explored though the example of gendered migration bans, whereby emigration states have situated women's bodies as sites for resolving contextually specific social tensions accompanying labour-export.

Wu, Mandy Jui-man / Linduff, Katheryn M., Archaeological Studies on Gender in Early East Asia. (Elements in Ancient East Asia) 86 pp. 2025:1 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <744-843>
ISBN 978-1-009-53354-6 hard ¥14,076.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99
ISBN 978-1-108-98739-4 paper ¥4,787.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00

Gendered archaeology in Asia has been studied by archaeologists since the 1990s and scholars have posed questions such as the role and construction of gendered identities in ancient societies. In this Element, the authors review secondary literature, report on to what stage the research has evolved, evaluate methodologies, and use the concept of networking to examine the issues across East Asia, including China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Interestingly, those literatures are not entirely parallel with each other - the authors found, for example, that archaeological investigation was largely bound by national guidelines, by local intellectual traditions, and by changing historiographic interpretations of past events, as well as funding. The complexion of recent studies on gender and archaeology in Asia has often been focused on providing a framework for a grand narrative of each national 'civilization' as the emergence of institutional political structures, including traditional values placed on men and women.

ブラジル、インド、中国、南アフリカにおけるヘゲモニーの再形成
Nilsen, Alf Gunvald / Holdt, Karl von / Braga, Ruy et al., Southern Interregnum: Remaking Hegemony in Brazil, India, China, and South Africa. (Progress in Political Economy) 224 pp. 2025:6 (Manchester U. Pr., UK) <744-273>
ISBN 978-1-5261-7979-1 hard ¥23,936.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00

How do governing elites in the global South attempt to remake hegemony in a conjuncture of durable crisis? This is the question at the core of Southern interregnum, a comparative conjunctural analysis of hegemonic projects in Brazil, India, China, and South Africa. Working with a Gramscian notion of crisis, centred on the interregnum as an enduring period of instability and uncertainty, in which hegemonic authority erodes and competing projects for crisis resolution emerge, the book proposes a novel critical reading of the convulsions that are currently reshaping the political economy of the global South and the world-system.Mapping the variegated trajectories of elite projects to reconcile accumulation and legitimation - and probing the limits of these projects - the book breaks new ground in the study of the contemporary global South.