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

生活の質とウェルビーイング百科事典　第2版　全10巻
Maggino, Filomena (ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. 2nd ed. 10 vols. 9000 pp. 2024:1 (Springer, GW) <710-2>
ISBN 978-3-031-17298-4 hard ¥972,396.- (税込) EUR 3,999.99

This 2nd edition is a definitive resource on issues pertaining to the full range of topics in scientific and other scholarly research on the quality of life, including health-related quality of life research or also called patient-reported outcomes research. Altogether 500 new and updated entries appear in this new edition. This single, multidimensional reference work connects the most salient and important contributions to the relevant fields from the behavioral and social sciences as well as health and healthcare. New topics in this 2nd edition are on disabilities, religion/spirituality, sex, sports, politics, government, science, literature, performance and visual arts, environmental quality and sustainable development. The 2nd edition of the Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-being Research is an indispensable reference point for future research and writing topics on quality of life.

ザンビア史事典　第4版
Phiri, Bizeck Jube / Shaba, Thokozile, Historical Dictionary of Zambia. 4th ed. (Historical Dictionaries of Africa) 626 pp. 2023:8 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <710-3>
ISBN 978-1-5381-4601-9 hard ¥56,100.- (税込) US$ 250.00 *

Zambia is a nation with a long record of peace, that has enjoyed decades of constitutional rule, and even, in recent years, an increasingly competitive democracy. Peace, constitutionalism, democracy, and nationhood face constant challenges, such as in the elections of 2006 when the ugly language of ethnic confrontation found renewed currency. Moreover, Zambia's economic record and prospects are less equivocal: after over four decades, per capita incomes are lower than they were at the dawn of independence.Historical Dictionary of Zambia, Fourth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country's politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Zambia.

儒教歴史事典
Littlejohn, Ronnie L., Historical Dictionary of Confucianism. (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series) 344 pp. 2023:9 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <710-1>
ISBN 978-1-5381-6600-0 hard ¥33,660.- (税込) US$ 150.00 *

This book is devoted exclusively to Confucianism, the great Chinese tradition that has gathered around the teachings of Confucius (Kongzi) for over 2,500 years. Confucianism encompasses a broad array of moral, social, philosophical and religious ideas, values and practices. It is an ancient and immense tradition of great subtlety and complexity. This work provides a user with ready access to terms, personalities, movements, and texts of the tradition as it has made its trek across East Asia, especially to Korea and Japan.Historical Dictionary of Confucianism contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries on terms, personalities, movements, and texts of the tradition as it has made its trek across East Asia, especially to Korea and Japan. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Confucianism.