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

香川せつ子他編　歴史における女性と教育改革－トランスナショナルな世界における日本
Goodman, Joyce / Kagawa, Setsuko (eds.), Women and Educational Reform in History: Japan in a Transnational World. (Routledge Studies in Educational History and Development in Asia) 228 pp. 2025:6 (Routledge, UK) <744-849>
ISBN 978-1-032-72605-2 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This unique collection provides critical analyses of Japanese educational history by bringing together gender, transnational and transcultural perspectives.It illustrates how Japanese, European and American women educators transcended national borders in seeking to reform and re-shape Japanese education and society in the midst of social and political change from the Meiji era (1868-1912) to 1948 and beyond, including during the American Occupation of Japan. It demonstrates how educational practice from Europe and the United States flowed into Japan before and after the first and second world wars but also became entangled with Japanese perspectives, as well as with nationalism, colonialism, imperialism and regionalism, as some Japanese educators sought to reform education for Asian women beyond Japan's borders. In an increasingly connected world, where, at the same time, opportunities for women's education in some countries are declining, the volume provides insights for readers into how women educators have co-operated historically across national borders in pursuit of reform in education and society in periods of immense social and political change, including at moments when nationalism and imperialism were in the ascendancy.This volume will be of interest to academics, researchers, and post graduate students in the fields of Japanese history, history of Japanese education, Japanese women's history, gender perspectives and transnational and transcultural research. It will also be of interest to readers curious about the history of Asia more broadly.

Salomoni, David / Giurgevich, Luana / Leitao, H. (eds.), Santo Antao: The Jesuit College in Lisbon and its History. (History of Early Modern Educational Thought 6) 346 pp. 2025:6 (Brill, NE) <744-202>
ISBN 978-90-04-71994-1 hard ¥20,656.- (税込) EUR 89.00

The volume delves into the multifaceted history of Lisbon's Jesuit College of Santo Antao, tracing its evolution from its establishment to the eventual suppression of the Society of Jesus. This scholarly work examines an array of themes, including the college's innovative pedagogical practices, its architectural developments, and its significant contributions to the preservation of a rich literary heritage. Moreover, the volume situates the institution within broader social and scientific context.

Carr, Wilfred, The Eclipse of Reason: Reclaiming Western Education for Today. (Routledge Research in Education) 104 pp. 2025:5 (Routledge, UK) <744-1244>
ISBN 978-1-041-03860-3 hard ¥14,921.- (税込) GB￡ 52.99

This concise, digestible book shows how the cultivation of reason became the defining aim of western education, and critiques how this aim has been eclipsed in recent decades by the neoliberal system of mass schooling imposed by the state.Chapters outline succinctly the history of western education and its origins in Ancient Greece, demonstrating how the idea of education as intrinsically related to the development of reason became embedded in the western educational tradition, and how this tradition subsequently developed and evolved. Introducing key philosophical ideas about the nature of education, the book shows how the development of mass schooling in the nineteenth century led to our current educational landscape, where neoliberal demands for schools to be more responsive to market forces have obscured the development of reason as a distinctive educational aim. By inviting educators to think reflectively and critically about the state of education today, the book raises the little-discussed educational question of what comes after neoliberalism.Calling for the re-establishment of western education's core values and aims, this book will be of interest to educators, researchers, and students involved with pre - and in-service teacher education courses, as well as those interested in the history of education and the philosophy of education more broadly.

Smith, Charles E., Report Card Nation: The Inside Story of Education Reform Under George W. Bush. 140 pp. 2025:4 (U. Tennessee Pr., US) <744-1247>
ISBN 978-1-62190-960-6 paper ¥4,279.- (税込) US$ 19.95 *