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

いかに金融のイノベーションと監督が現代世界を形成したか
D'Alvia, Daniele, The Speculator of Financial Markets: How Financial Innovation and Supervision Made the Modern World. (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions) 304 pp. 2023:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <718-221>
ISBN 978-3-031-47900-7 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99 *

The book illustrates financial markets from the point of view of their subjectivity, namely by analysing one of the most prominent figures among market operators: the speculator. Whereas many textbooks or monographs are strictly devoted to the analysis of financial law or history, this book tells a remarkable story based on markets' boom-bust, expectations, banks' fragilities, market sentiment, desires, and dreams. In light of this, D'Alvia provides unique financial knowledge and delivers a book that constitutes an outstanding introduction to the topic of the speculator through its historical account and its evolution till modern days. Academics, lawyers, financial regulators, and retail and qualified investors should save a space for it on their shelves.

レーニンからプーチンまでのエネルギー、貿易、ロシアの外交関係
Perovic, Jeronim, Fuel and Power: Energy, Trade, and Russian Foreign Relations from Lenin to Putin. 274 pp. 2024:6 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <718-245>
ISBN 978-1-00-944910-6 hard ¥22,792.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00 *
ISBN 978-1-00-944914-4 paper ¥7,404.- (税込) GB￡ 25.99 *

This is a very timely study of Russia's development into a global energy power from the Russian Revolution to the present day. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, Russia emerged not only as a key producer but also as one of the world's leading exporters of oil. Russia's transformation into a modern global power was connected to its ability to make use of its vast natural resources and produce energy in increasing quantities. While the development of Russia's energy industry went hand in hand with a profound socio-political and economic transformation, the book also tells the story of international cooperation and competition, transnational exchanges, and transborder interdependencies. Through energy exports, Russia shaped global energy ?ows and connections; at the same time, the growth of international trade impacted the views and decisions of Russian leaders, affecting the fabric of the country's foreign relations and, ultimately, the course of Russian history.