How British intellectuals of the twentieth century reckoned with the emergence of an Asian powerMost historians of nineteenth and twentieth century Europe point to the persistence of racialised and hierarchical views of non-Europeans as “uncivilised.” Yet these accounts overlook the profound intellectual impact of what contemporaries called the “awakening of Asia.” In Rival Civilisations, Chika Tonooka shows how the rise of Japan after 1905 compelled Briti...

Ad Stella 106, Earth. The “curses” of the Gundams Lfrith Jiu and Lfrith Anavata seem to be inexorably drawing the two mobile suits together...

After the success of their assault on the Russy Federation’s capital, Moskva, the 203rd Battalion is treated to a brief respite. As her comrades eagerly blow off steam Tanya confronts the mysterious “Being X.” She has vowed to chart the path of the Unified Era with her own hands, but an urgent message from Major Uga leaves her shaken: the city of Tigenhorf, the empire’s most crucial logistics hub, is under siege by Federation troops. The battle that will decide the fate of the entire Easte...

Ad Stella 106, Earth. The peacekeeping force Dominicus is dedicated to destroying GUND-ARM technology, and has picked up the trails of Kiyu’s Lfrith Jiu and Yoshika’s Lfrith Anavata. Kenanji Avery, the same officer who led the assault on the Vanadis Institute five years ago, once again leads his squadron to hunt these Gundams down...

On the veranda, hot fingers are swirling around in her sensitive spot, to the point that her legs are shaking... Her demon boss is so beastly and passionate...!

The Kingdom of Restwick faced its greatest crisis since its founding, plagued by a two-year-long monster outbreak. In desperation, King James IV turned to ancient magic to summon a priestess.But the girl who appeared in the summoning circle was far from a willing savior. Clad in strange, foreign clothes, the gorgeous yet fierce girl declared:""This is abduction, pure and simple! And all who stand here are guilty! I've no obligation to help you! Much less save you!""Furious and resentful, t...

The Kingdom of Restwick faced its greatest crisis since its founding, plagued by a two-year-long monster outbreak. In desperation, King James IV turned to ancient magic to summon a priestess.But the girl who appeared in the summoning circle was far from a willing savior. Clad in strange, foreign clothes, the gorgeous yet fierce girl declared:""This is abduction, pure and simple! And all who stand here are guilty! I've no obligation to help you! Much less save you!""Furious and resentful, t...

To level up her monster-cooking skills, Lady Melphiera needs a new set of kitchen tools…knives strong enough to butcher a dragon. Can Galeo, the master smith of Lusable Forge, make her the ultimate blades? Meanwhile, Duke Aristide takes his fiancée on a tour of Middlaeg's street food. Will Melphiera enjoy baked Powpows? What about Raquet filets in honey BBQ sauce? The culinary tour continues in the latest volume of this mouth-watering fantasy adventure!

This book presents a rare comparative investigation of English and Japanese educational and socio-political contexts. It explores diverse concepts of citizenship and citizenship education from the perspective of citizenship teachers and offers insights into the effective empowerment of young people.Using varied perspectives on pedagogical approaches, life experiences, and general educational vision observed amongst citizenship teachers in England and Japan, the work uses first-hand...

On the veranda, hot fingers are swirling around in her sensitive spot, to the point that her legs are shaking... Her demon boss is so beastly and passionate...!

We live in a fragile world. This much is evident as stories abound of natural disasters that wipe out communities in an instant. How can we survive the future on such a planet, amid intensifying climate change? This question is particularly poignant along the Ring of Fire, a tectonic belt in the Pacific region that routinely faces some of the most devastating disasters in the world. Based on ethnographic research spanning seven years, Play to Survive examines the work of preparedn...

A story set in the world of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury! Five years have passed since the bloody Vanadis Incident led to the prohibition of the controversial GUND format in medicine and mobile suit production. On Earth, Kiyu Lavot works as a young assistant to former researcher Vilda Miren. As they travel across a planet afflicted by violent conflict and economic inequality, the two carry some very precious (and forbidden) cargo in tow…