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

Clouse, Stephen / Kushner, Aaron (eds.), A Hero in All of Us?: Heroism and American Political Thought as Seen on TV. (Politics and Contemporary Television) 224 pp. 2024:9 (Lexington Books, US) <728-807>
ISBN 978-1-66695-162-2 hard ¥23,595.- (税込) US$ 110.00 *

Is heroism possible for everyone? Should it be? What kinds of stories do we tell when we talk about heroes and what do these stories reveal about how we view ourselves? This book takes up these questions and more by reflecting on twenty-first century American television shows. Among the shows examined are Only Murders in the Building, Game of Thrones, The Good Lord Bird, The Boys, and Severance. What we find is an entertainment landscape unsure about what a hero is or even what qualifies as heroic. In a nation uncertain about heroism, we see a dramatic rise in the popularity of the anti-hero and even in worlds without heroes. This fragmented variety highlights how the American political mind is similarly fragmented in what it believes are its highest aspirations-and its deepest anxieties. It is this fragmentation that may help us understand why twenty-first century entertainment has elevated the heroic to the supernatural while simultaneously democratizing heroism to the point where anyone may become one. A Hero in All of Us?: Heroism and American Political Thought as Seen on TV explores this multifaceted landscape to better understand how Americans view their heroes and themselves.

Ginsberg, Benjamin, Big Brother and the Grim Reaper: Political Life After Death. 160 pp. 2024:9 (Michigan State U. Pr., US) <728-811>
ISBN 978-1-61186-512-7 hard ¥12,001.- (税込) US$ 55.95 *

States are thought only to exercise power over the land of the living. Benjamin Ginsberg argues otherwise, exploring the state's reach into the realm of the Grim Reaper, bureaucratizing death to strengthen the state's hold on life. He notes that increasingly institutions are using the regulation of death as an essential source of power. They do this by not only threatening death to their enemies but also securing loyalty and obedience by extending citizens' lives and promising to effectuate the postmortem fulfillment of citizens' antemortem desires. The state treats the loyal dead with respect, sometimes offering them a place in the secular afterlife of honor and memory, while consigning the faithless to the void.

Sidorsky, Kaitlin N. / Smith, Kelly B., Hamiltonia: A State and Local Government Simulation. 408 pp. 2024:9 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <728-816>
ISBN 978-1-5381-9248-1 hard ¥26,812.- (税込) US$ 125.00 *
ISBN 978-1-5381-9249-8 paper ¥13,299.- (税込) US$ 62.00 *

Students in state and local politics courses frequently have low levels of prior knowledge about the topic and even lower levels of engagement. Hamiltonia: A State Government Simulation promotes experiential and active learning by boosting engagement and making the content memorable and meaningful. By putting themselves in the driver's seat of creating state and local government institutions, students understand how variations in the rules of the game drastically affect the outcome in state politics and the policy areas they care about, like education, criminal justice, health care, and the environment.This new text and simulation provide a full grounding in the basics of state and local government while also giving students an opportunity to apply what they have learned by building their own fictional fifty-first state from the ground up. Students will write a state constitution that gives shape to the institutions and rules, then engage directly with what they built - participating in an election, addressing pressing policy issues, and experiencing the challenges and opportunities of state-level political leaders. Hamiltonia brings political science concepts alive, provides the context for students to more fully understand state and local politics and feel more empowered to influence politics and policy where they live. Features of this exciting book include: An out of the box, class-tested simulation, ready to use in multiple settings and in a full range of course sizesA full package of instructor resources available at rowman.com, including an instructor manual, lecture slides, a test bank, and downloadable support materials for the simulationPedagogical aids like learning objectives, key terms, and suggested discussion questions to ensure students understand the basics before they jump into the simulationPolicy chapters on education, criminal justice, environment, and health to show the real-world implications of state and local government institutions and processes

Massanari, Adrienne L., Gaming Democracy: How Silicon Valley Leveled Up the Far Right. 240 pp. 2024:10 (MIT Pr., US) <728-824>
ISBN 978-0-262-54941-7 paper ¥7,507.- (税込) US$ 35.00 *

アメリカの科学、技術、イノベーション政策
Bonvillian, William B., Pioneering Progress: American Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy. 416 pp. 2024:10 (MIT Pr., US) <728-829>
ISBN 978-0-262-54944-8 paper ¥10,725.- (税込) US$ 50.00 *

Shambaugh, George / Weinstein, Paul J., The Art of Policymaking: Tools, Techniques, and Processes in the Modern Executive Branch. 3rd ed. 312 pp. 2024:9 (CQ Pr., US) <728-839>
ISBN 978-1-0719-1787-9 paper ¥16,896.- (税込) GB￡ 60.00 *

The Art of Policymaking is the only book designed to provide students and practitioners with a detailed explanation of the specific tools, techniques, and processes used to create policy in the U.S., as well as the tools they need to understand them. The book includes practical advice on how to write memos, prepare polling questions, and navigate the clearance process. Case studies show how actual policies were developed and how and why policies and processes differed across administrations. And scenarios allow students to practice the tools and techniques they have learned by working through both domestic and foreign policy situations. Written by two experts in the field with experience in both academia and government, The Art of Policymaking is the perfect how-to guide for students and professionals.

2020年大統領選挙においていかに政党のエリートがバイデンを民主党大統領候補指名及び勝利へ導いたか
Best, Samuel J. / Ladewig, Jeffrey W., Toppling Trump: How Party Elites Steered Joe Biden to the Democratic Nomination and Victory in the 2020 Presidential Election. (Springer Series in Electoral Politics) 351 pp. 2024:8 (Springer, GW) <728-853>
ISBN 978-3-031-55400-1 hard ¥30,169.- (税込) EUR 129.99 *

This book tells the story of the 2020 presidential election campaign, exploring how Joe Biden secured the Democratic nomination and defeated Donald Trump in the general election. It argues that Democratic Party elites paved the way for Biden's victory, enabling him to overcome numerous campaign missteps to defeat one of the largest, wealthiest, most competitive fields in history. It details how elites discouraged potential rivals from entering the race, orchestrated rules to truncate the field, and steered voters toward Biden's candidacy both directly and indirectly. It shows how they helped the Biden campaign overcome early defeats in the first several contests and turn his campaign around. And it shows the critical role they played in mobilizing partisans to help Biden win the general election campaign and thwarting efforts to undermine his victory. Simply put, the book demonstrates that Biden would not have won the White House without maneuvering and manipulation by the Democratic establishment.

アメリカにおける選挙資金の基礎
Dwyre, Diana / Kolodny, Robin, The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S.: Why We Have the System We Have. 368 pp. 2024:7 (U. Michigan Pr., US) <728-856>
ISBN 978-0-472-07688-8 hard ¥20,377.- (税込) US$ 95.00 *
ISBN 978-0-472-05688-0 paper ¥9,641.- (税込) US$ 44.95 *

Before the U.S. campaign finance system can be fixed, we first have to understand why it has developed into the system as it exists today. The nature of democracy itself, the American capitalist economic system, the content of the U.S. Constitution and how it is interpreted, the structure of our governmental institutions, the competition for governmental power, and the behavior of campaign finance actors have all played a role in shaping the system.The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S. takes care to situate the campaign finance system in the context of the broader U.S. political and economic system. Dwyre and Kolodny offer readers a brief tour through the development of the campaign finance regulatory structure, highlighting the Supreme Court's commitment to free speech over political equality from Buckley v. Valeo (1976) through the passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA, 2002). They also examine the driving force behind campaign finance reform-corruption-through historical, transactional, and institutional perspectives. While diving into the insufficiency of the disclosure and enforcement of campaign finance laws and calling attention to multiple federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, and (principally) the Federal Election Commission, the authors show how a narrow view on campaign finance makes change difficult and why reforms often have limited success. By examining the fundamentals, Dwyre and Kolodny show the difficulties of changing a political system whose candidates have always relied on private funding of campaigns to one that guarantees free speech rights while minimizing concerns of corruption.

Fried, Amy / O'Brien, Erin (eds.), More Than Blue, More Than Yankee: Complexity and Change in New England Politics. 280 pp. 2024:10 (U. Massachusetts Pr., US) <728-857>
ISBN 978-1-62534-831-9 hard ¥21,235.- (税込) US$ 99.00 *
ISBN 978-1-62534-830-2 paper ¥6,638.- (税込) US$ 30.95 *

New England politics can, at first blush, appear monochromatic. After all, only one member of the entire region's delegation to the US Congress is a Republican, and citizens have elected few Republicans to the US House or Senate in the last decade. But this has not always been the case. In 1948, only two states in the region-Rhode Island and Connecticut-had Democratic senators. Yet a closer examination of the region today reveals fascinating political variation. Liberal policies, greater diversity, and engaged political movements are reshaping stereotypical Yankee tendencies of close-fisted government, whiteness, and laconic discourse. This collection of new essays captures both the political history and contemporary moment in this region and exposes the surprisingly varied political landscape. It examines historical shifts, regional developments, and the politics of its states to argue that New England has been and continues to be an important part of the national political puzzle, from demonstrating democratic principles in early America to producing major contemporary figures such as Elizabeth Warren, Ayanna Pressley, and Susan Collins. The political shifts at work in New England mirror the South's transformation, but have received much less attention. This volume corrects that omission by profiling political movements and candidates, political rhetoric from activists to pundits, and demographics and voting in each state as well as the region as a whole. In addition to material by the editors, this important collection includes contributions from Rachael V. Cobb, Jerold Duquette, Christopher J. Galdieri, Jane JaKyung Han, Douglas B. Harris, Luis JimEnez, Scott McLean, James Melcher, Maureen Moakley, Paul Petterson, and Dante J. Scala.

二極化とアメリカ外交政策
Friedrichs, Gordon M. / Tama, Jordan (eds.), Polarization and US Foreign Policy: When Politics Crosses the Water's Edge. 419 pp. 2024:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <728-858>
ISBN 978-3-031-58617-0 hard ¥30,169.- (税込) EUR 129.99 *

Polarization in the United States has been on the rise for several decades. In this context, few observers expect politics today to stop "at the water's edge," as the old cliche goes. But key questions about the relationship between polarization and US foreign policy remain to be fully answered. To what extent are American ideas about foreign policy now polarized along partisan lines? How is polarization changing the foreign policy behavior of the US Congress and President? And how is polarization altering the effectiveness of US foreign policy and influencing America's role in the world? This edited volume explores these questions and more, bringing together existing knowledge as well as considering how the political dynamics and execution of US foreign policy may evolve in the years ahead.

Haldeman, William, Meeting the Moment: Inspiring Presidential Leadership that Transformed America. (SUNY series on the Presidency: Contemporary Issues) 288 pp. 2024:11 (State U. New York Pr., US) <728-860>
ISBN 979-88-558-0017-3 hard ¥21,235.- (税込) US$ 99.00 *
ISBN 979-88-558-0018-0 paper ¥7,496.- (税込) US$ 34.95 *

The histories presented here are of a select group of US presidents, their inspired leadership characteristics, and how they may inspire us today. The traits these presidents possessed were cultivated over a lifetime of lived experience and immortalized through the power of the presidential word-speeches, letters, and addresses-which collectively represent the most transcendent documents in American history. Viewed through the lens of nuance, complication, human emotion, pathos, and drama, William Haldeman sets forth the lives of these presidents in ways to help inform our own lives, from leveraging our experience and instincts to making the right calls when they matter the most. Grounded in an interdisciplinary approach, Haldeman appeals to both scholars and general audience readers alike, offering a refreshing view of presidential leadership that not only elevates leadership as a central part of the scholarly field, but also broadly engages American presidency enthusiasts and readers of history, biography, politics, and leadership development.

Lantis, Jeffrey S., Staying in the Fight: How War on Terror Veterans in Congress Are Shaping US Defense Policy. 320 pp. 2024:8 (U. Pr. Kentucky, US) <728-861>
ISBN 978-1-9859-0039-4 hard ¥15,015.- (税込) US$ 70.00
ISBN 978-1-9859-0040-0 paper ¥7,507.- (税込) US$ 35.00

During the chaotic evacuation of the United States from Afghanistan in 2021, a group of Congress members who were also military veterans of the War on Terror leapt into action to assist vulnerable people in Afghanistan who had aided the American war effort. This cohort of legislators and their staffs on Capitol Hill created hotlines and worked 24-hour shifts in an intense effort to save lives, often coordinating between government agencies, informal networks of veterans' groups, and contacts on the ground in Kabul. In the process, many veteran lawmakers also became vocal critics of presidential management of the crisis and said they felt a moral obligation to act.In Staying in the Fight: How War on Terror Veterans in Congress Are Shaping U.S. Defense Policy, author Jeffrey S. Lantis shines a spotlight on this cohort of legislators and their unique position in the American government. By using exclusive interview data, archival sources, statistics, process -tracing, and comparative case methodology, Lantis illustrates ways that policy interventions and activism by veterans on both sides of the aisle haves shaped America's involvement in conflicts from Afghanistan to Ukraine.The first study of its kind to focus on this new generation of military veterans and their role in foreign and security policy decision-making, Staying in the Fight speaks directly to debates in civil-military relations, veterans' studies, and research on congressional foreign policy advocacy.

National Archives and Records Administration (ed.), The United States Government Manual 2023. 740 pp. 2024:10 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <728-863>
ISBN 979-88-920502-9-6 paper ¥9,438.- (税込) US$ 44.00

For over eight decades, The United States Government Manual has been known as the official handbook of the federal government. This annual resource provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, as well as quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.Each agency's description consists of a list of principal officials heading major operating units; a summary statement of the agency's purpose and role in the federal government; a brief history of the agency, including its legislative or executive authority; and a description of consumer activities, contracts and grants, employment, and publications. The United States Government Manual is published as a special edition of the Federal Register. Its focus is on programs and activities.

アメリカの人種・エスニック政治入門　第3版
Shaw, Todd / DeSipio, Louis / Pinderhughes, D. et al., Uneven Roads: An Introduction to U.S. Racial and Ethnic Politics. 3rd ed. 488 pp. 2024:5 (CQ Pr., US) <728-866>
ISBN 978-1-0718-2456-6 paper ¥23,654.- (税込) GB￡ 84.00 *

Uneven Roads helps students grasp how, when, and why race and ethnicity matter in U.S. politics. Using the metaphor of a road, with twists, turns, and dead ends, this incisive text takes students on a journey to understanding political racialization and the roots of modern interpretations of race and ethnicity. The book's structure and narrative are designed to encourage comparison and reflection. Students critically analyze the history and context of U.S. racial and ethnic politics to build the skills needed to draw their own conclusions. In the Third Edition of this groundbreaking text, authors Shaw, DeSipio, Pinderhughes, Frasure, and Travis bring the historical narrative to life by addressing the most contemporary debates and challenges affecting U.S. racial and ethnic politics. Students will explore important issues regarding voting rights, political representation, education and criminal justice policies, and the immigrant experience.

D.トランプ政権歴史事典
Pomante, Michael J. / Trantham, Austin, Historical Dictionary of the Donald Trump Administration. (Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Politics and Political Eras) 240 pp. 2024:9 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <728-3>
ISBN 978-1-5381-5727-5 hard ¥32,175.- (税込) US$ 150.00 *

Historical Dictionary of the Donald Trump Administration covers the events relevant to Donald Trump and his life. It is a factual and a non-partisan evaluation of its relevance to the Trump presidency. It covers the critical events and people shaping the Donald Trump presidency. Secondarily, the work introduces the reader to the terminology used in studying presidential politics in the United States. This books stives to give readers a suitable foundation of the most recent issues within the Trump Administration, contributing to a better understanding of today's political climate.Historical Dictionary of the Donald Trump Administration contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 250 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the terms, individuals, and events related to the president. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Trump administration.