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

Koga, Yukiko, Unrepayable Debt: Law, Redress, Reconciliation, and the Unmaking of Empire. 240 pp. 2026:6 (U. Chicago Pr., US) <759-799>
ISBN 978-0-226-84596-8 hard ¥25,047.- (税込) US$ 115.00
ISBN 978-0-226-84598-2 paper ¥6,534.- (税込) US$ 30.00

What does it mean, and take, to repay the unrepayable? In the 1990s, a series of lawsuits was raised on behalf of Chinese survivors of violence and enslavement by the Japanese empire. Both inside and outside the courtroom, a movement emerged as Chinese victims, their descendants, and Japanese lawyers and activists forged transnational and intergenerational collaborations, seeking redress and reconciliation, and leading to a sea change in the legal sphere and settlements with implicated corporations. Asking what happens when moral and financial debts both demand and defy repayment, Unrepayable Debt explores what it takes to reckon with the nature and the scale of imperial violence, set against the entangled processes of decolonization and deimperialization.

D'Alpoim Guedes, Jade / Aldenderfer, Mark, The Archaeology of the Tibetan Plateau. (Cambridge World Archaeology) 350 pp. 2026:2 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <759-811>
ISBN 978-1-108-48187-8 hard ¥28,006.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00

The Archaeology of the Tibetan Plateau offers a comprehensive survey of past and recent research on the prehistory of the plateau, from its early peopling to the eve of the foundation of the Tibetan Empire in the 7th C. The first English language book-length study of the Tibetan past, it is organized around eight chapters that describe modern and ancient environments, historical speculations about ancient Tibet by mystics, fascists, and contemporary scholars, evidence of the first peoples to live and thrive on the plateau, the arrival of the domesticated plants and animals that transformed the subsistence economy, and the emergence of early forms of status and prestige. The book concludes with a discussion of how the past informs environmental conservation and heritage preservation and explores how archaeological data are used by the Chinese state to create an alternative vision of the Tibetan past at odds with indigenous Tibetan perspectives.

Yu, Shuenn-der / Lee, Anru (eds.), Why Taiwan: Anthropological Perspectives. (Routledge Research on Taiwan Series) 244 pp. 2026:1 (Routledge, UK) <759-829>
ISBN 978-1-041-06361-2 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book situates Taiwan and Taiwanese actors at the center of knowledge production about Taiwan and re-asserts the ontological status of Taiwan as a legitimate object of scholarship in its own right. Challenging the appropriateness of the thesis that Taiwan matters because China matters, this book examines how transactions between China and Taiwan are never one-dimensional but two-way flows, and that the presumed hierarchical relationship between the two is very much blurred. It discusses how cultural dynamics in Taiwan are profoundly shaped by the modern migration routes, trade networks, geopolitical circumstances within which it is enmeshed and so understanding Taiwan in a world context reveals not only how the history, culture, and society of Taiwan have evolved over time, but also how Taiwan has played a key part in transnational processes as a site of global knowledge production. Theorizing the study of Taiwan in a global context, this book will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of Anthropology, Comparative Cultural Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Asian Studies, and Taiwan Studies.

Chatterji, Roma / Shreyas, Amaan, Superheroes in Indian Comics: Deliberations from Anthropology. 236 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <759-858>
ISBN 978-1-041-00280-2 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-041-00369-4 paper ¥11,788.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

There is a prevailing sense that commercial superhero comics cannot be serious objects of academic enquiry. It is the hallowed graphic novel, with its auteur/author, for which serious work is reserved. This volume presents the work of three publishing houses who publish Superhero Comics in Delhi and Mumbai. It analyses their techniques of narration associated with the serial publication of commercial comics such as open-ended plots, frequent re-boots of the storyline, extended story arcs, and a complex narrative universe to throw into sharper relief the value of superhero comic books as distinct from the graphic novel. Through an exploration of commercial superhero comics, the authors wish to draw attention to a fluidity embedded in Superhero Comics, which is influenced by external pressures of distribution and production that are generally ignored in the desire to view a comic text as a discrete and disembodied whole. Superhero comics then emerge as a post-modern vehicle to test serious socio-political issues in the mode of fantasy. This ethnographic attempt to understand the contexts of production, circulation, and consumption of superhero comics will be of interest to comics scholars, students of popular culture, sociology, social anthropology, literature and the arts.

Khatchadourian, Lori / Smith, Adam T. / Lindsay, Ian et al., Heritage Forensics: Culture on the Front Lines of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict. 204 pp. 2026:7 (Cornell U. Pr., US) <759-706>
ISBN 978-1-5017-8737-9 hard ¥31,581.- (税込) US$ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-5017-8738-6 paper ¥5,434.- (税込) US$ 24.95

Heritage Forensics introduces a new framework for investigating cultural heritage caught up in war, ethnic cleansing, and secrecy. The volume combines satellite-based spatial analysis with humanistic research and humanitarian concern to document the impact of the protracted conflict between Armenian and Azerbaijan on the medieval and modern heritagescape of the South Caucasus. Drawing on the findings of Caucasus Heritage Watch, the authors demonstrate how cultural erasure, looting, and violence have inflicted harm on historical sites and the descendant communities for whom they hold enduring significance. Out of the forensic materials provided by the Nagorno-Karabakh Wars, Lori Khatchadourian, Adam T. Smith, Ian Lindsay, and Husik Ghulyan offer a reflexive approach for bearing witness to abuses of cultural heritage that emphasizes historical and political context and the careful use of powerful technologies in an era of post-truths. Heritage Forensics establishes a model for investigating cultural heritage threatened by political violence and is an invaluable resource for scholars, journalists, activists, and policy makers alike.

Backman, Aina, Anthropology and Immigration Detention Work in Sweden: Being an Outsider Inside the Fence. 304 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <759-1168>
ISBN 978-1-032-93490-7 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book offers an anthropological inquiry into the labour underpinning immigration detention in Sweden, examining the daily practices, institutional efforts, and forms of knowledge production that sustain the detention regime.Drawing upon fieldwork involving time spent with detention workers while wearing a uniform, the author offers a rare, immersive perspective, providing insights from detention departments, offices, meetings, training sessions, isolation cells and control rooms. By situating these practices in relation to the European and international deportation industry, the book analyses how detention is not only executed but also increasingly optimized and made the subject of social scientific understanding. Through this lens, the study sheds light on the operational procedures that shape contemporary immigration control. By bringing Martin Heidegger's critique of modern technology into dialogue with this anthropological study of detention work, the book offers an analytical lens on how technology shapes not only practice but perception. Rather than treating technological systems within detention as tools to be studied, this book foregrounds the idea that technological thinking preconditions how detention is conceived, analysed and understood.Anthropology and Immigration Detention Work in Sweden is suitable for scholars of incarceration, immigration, and deportation, particularly in Nordic and European contexts.

Barrett, Christopher K., Data Analysis Basics for Anthropology: A Primer on the Collection, Configuration, and Interpretation of Quantitative Data. 206 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <759-1169>
ISBN 978-1-032-99767-4 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-99766-7 paper ¥11,788.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

This accessible guide introduces readers to the essential process of collecting, organizing, testing, and interpreting quantitative data in biological Anthropology and Archaeology. Written in straightforward language, it avoids complex mathematical theory and programming jargon in favor of practical application, making statistical concepts approachable for students and researchers at all levels.Through relevant anthropological and archaeological examples, readers learn critical data analysis skills including determining sample sizes, identifying outliers, handling missing data, testing normality, evaluating hypotheses, and estimating effect size and statistical power. All techniques are demonstrated using R Statistics and other free, open-source software, providing hands-on experience with industry-standard tools without additional cost.This concise volume bridges the gap between theoretical statistics and real-world application, equipping readers with the fundamental skills needed to conduct and interpret their own research in biological anthropology and archaeology. This book will be perfect for undergraduate and graduate students new to quantitative methods, researchers returning to the field, and instructors seeking a practical supplement for statistics and research methods courses.

Durrani, Nadia / Fagan, Brian M., Ancient Lives: An Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory. 8th ed. 650 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <759-1172>
ISBN 978-1-032-97222-0 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-97220-6 paper ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

Ancient Lives is an engaging and accessible textbook that introduces complete beginners to the fascinating worlds of archaeology and prehistory through sites of key significance and the world's first civilizations. Opening with an introduction to the basic principles, methods, and theoretical approaches of archaeology, the book then provides a summary of world prehistory from a global perspective, exploring human origins and the reality of life in the prehistoric world. Later chapters explore the development of agriculture and animal domestication, and the emergence of cities and state-level societies across the globe. The new edition updates and reflects the latest thinking through numerous updates of case studies, discoveries, and advances in methods and theory. As well as comprehensive revisions throughout the book, new sections on the relevance of archaeology to contemporary society and issues are included.Ancient Lives continues to be a comprehensive and essential introduction to archaeology and is an ideal textbook for students studying archaeology and prehistory for the first time

Franz, Marisa Karyl, Near and Desired Things: Shamanism in Late Imperial Local Siberian Museums. 210 pp. 2026:7 (Cornell U. Pr., US) <759-1173>
ISBN 978-1-5017-8795-9 hard ¥31,581.- (税込) US$ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-5017-8796-6 paper ¥6,958.- (税込) US$ 31.95

Near and Desired Things reveals nineteenth-century Siberian museums, built on Indigenous land and increasingly populated by political exiles, as active sites of ethnographic knowledge-making and centers of scientific research, regional identity, and colonial authority. Rather than collecting from distant colonies, these institutions concentrated on surrounding communities, their tools, beliefs, and everyday lives, to configure ideas about what counted as legitimate knowledge. Marisa Karyl Franz traces how Siberian museums helped construct shamanism as an ethnographic category. Shamans, while familiar and embedded in local space, were recast as icons of cultural otherness or representatives of an imagined primitive past. Through the evolving languages of science, anthropology, and empire, the local was abstracted and exported, feeding global museum networks and shaping modern anthropology. Yet, the museums held onto the intimacy of place, preserving tensions between familiarity and spectacle, documentation and desire. By placing Siberia at the center of a broader intellectual and political history, Near and Desired Things challenges assumptions about where modern knowledge is made and redefines provincial spaces as sites of innovation and as forces that reshape the terms of empire.

Gillman, Derek, The Idea of Cultural Heritage: A Liberal Perspective. 3rd ed. 262 pp. 2026:4 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <759-1174>
ISBN 978-1-009-47494-8 hard ¥23,584.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00
ISBN 978-1-009-47493-1 paper ¥7,370.- (税込) GB￡ 25.00

The concept of cultural heritage evolved to preserve important objects and practices, in peacetime and during conflict. It now justifies export controls and government regulation and provides the background to moral claims to valuable works of art and architecture. In this new edition of The Idea of Cultural Heritage, Derek Gillman provides an updated overview of both long-standing and more recent controversies over cultural things. In the last decade, these have been further charged not only by accelerating calls for the repatriation of materials from Western museums to countries of origin, but also by institutional acknowledgement of European colonisation, and the reimagination of displays at museums and historic sites. Using cases from Asia, Africa, Europe and North America, Gillman provides a critical analysis of whether cosmopolitan or nationalist concerns should take priority in adjudicating cultural disputes, mapping the heritage debate onto positions in contemporary political philosophy and reframing it within a discussion of basic values.

Gosline, Sheldon Lee, Altered Minds: The Interface of Substances, Virtual Simulations and AI Consciousness. 250 pp. 2026:5 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <759-1175>
ISBN 978-1-009-74909-1 hard ¥26,532.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00

This book presents a groundbreaking exploration of humanity's quest for altered states, from ancient psychoactive rituals to immersive AI and virtual reality, and examines their continued impact on cognition, culture, governance, and identity. Drawing on decades of global fieldwork and interdisciplinary research, Dr Sheldon Lee Gosline traces compelling connections between the regulation of controlled substances and the addictive dynamics of emerging technologies. Readers are challenged to move beyond binaries of legality and pathology and discover how symbols, rituals, and imagination have long mediated our understanding of self and reality. Bridging anthropology, neuroscience, philosophy, and the history of medicine, chapters introduce innovative concepts such as symbolic entropy and recursive regulation to interpret present crises and anticipate future transformations. A must-read for scholars, policymakers, and curious readers alike, the volume offers a powerful lens through which to understand the evolving future of consciousness in the digital age.

Hales, Molly, Vital Ties: Digitally Mediated Intimacies with the Dead. 198 pp. 2026:5 (Cornell U. Pr., US) <759-1176>
ISBN 978-1-5017-8665-5 hard ¥31,581.- (税込) US$ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-5017-8666-2 paper ¥6,523.- (税込) US$ 29.95

Vital Ties depicts an emergent form of intimacy with the dead mediated by digital technologies. In southern Australia, a game developer crafts a virtual reality experience, reuniting his best friend with an avatar of his late father. In northern California, a woman creates a smartphone app to log moments in which her deceased mother appears. In Chicago, a high school teacher visits her late brother's Facebook page, hypnotized by the shifting content that animates and re-animates him. As digital media offer ways to bring the dead to presence, the living and the dead are haunted in new ways, affecting relationships to both media and death. Molly Hales argues that the confluence of digital technology and death reveals a process of ongoing mutual animation between the living and the dead. Lyrical and moving, Vital Ties offers a powerful rethinking of death, memory, and mediation in the digital age.

Lopez-Garcia, Pedro A. / Argote, Denisse L., Determining Provenance from Compositional Data. (Elements in Current Archaeological Tools and Techniques) 75 pp. 2027:4 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <759-1181>
ISBN 978-1-009-63416-8 hard ¥16,214.- (税込) GB￡ 55.00
ISBN 978-1-009-63417-5 paper ¥5,306.- (税込) GB￡ 18.00

Traditionally, classical multivariate statistical methods have been applied to relate cultural materials recovered at archaeological sites to their respective raw material sources. However, when reviewing published research, which usually claims to have reached a high degree of confidence in the assignment of materials, the authors have detected that those applying these methods can make serious errors that compromise the inferences made. This Element reconsiders the use of statistical methods to address the problem of provenance analysis of archaeological materials using a step-by-step procedure that allows the recognition of natural groups in the data, thus obtaining better quality classifications while avoiding the problems of total or partial overlaps in the chemical groups (common in biplots). To evaluate the methods proposed here, the challenge of group search in ceramic materials is addressed using algorithms derived from model-based clustering. For cases with partial data labeling, a semi-supervised algorithm is applied to obsidian samples.

人種とエスニシティの人類学ハンドブック
Pierre, Jemima / Rahier, Jean Muteba (ed.), The Cambridge Handbook for the Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity. (Cambridge Handbooks in Anthropology) 410 pp. 2026:4 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <759-1183>
ISBN 978-1-316-51503-7 hard ¥36,850.- (税込) GB￡ 125.00

What is race and how does it structure our contemporary world? This Handbook offers a groundbreaking exploration of these urgent questions, providing a critical, global perspective on the anthropology of race and ethnicity. Drawing together cutting-edge research across subdisciplines such as physical anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology and linguistics, it emphasizes the key roles of colonialism and the discipline of anthropology in shaping our understanding of race, and demonstrates the instrumentality of race/ethnicity in the reproduction of local and global inequality. The chapters show how a variety of issues are deeply rooted in global structures of race and power - from the rising popularity of genomics to police brutality and the rise of the far right in the West. Providing new theoretical frameworks and innovative methodologies reshaping the discipline of anthropology, this Handbook is a vital resource for anyone interested in the complexities of race in the 21st century.

死の人類学ハンドブック
Richardson, Sarah L. / Wagner, Sarah E. et al. (eds.), The Cambridge Handbook for the Anthropology of Death. (Cambridge Handbooks in Anthropology) 590 pp. 2026:4 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <759-1184>
ISBN 978-1-316-51056-8 hard ¥36,850.- (税込) GB￡ 125.00

Shaped by important shifts in the field and a global pandemic, this Handbook provides a fresh look at the anthropology of death. It is split into five parts, with chapters examining how deathcare happens and the kinds of relationships that arise between the living, the dying, and the dead; how rituals change and also endure; and how societies make sense of and live with death - both everyday and catastrophic. It draws on theories of social death and necropolitics, as well as death's materiality and more-than-human experiences of death and grief, inviting a broader understanding of the subject itself. With contributors from within and beyond the fields of anthropology and death studies, it bridges gaps in scholarly dialogues around life from death and death's afterlife of mourning and memory. The ethnographically grounded individual studies combine to underscore why death matters in new and urgent ways beyond concerns of just human life.

Jonutyte, Kristina, Between the Buddha and the New Tsar: Urban Religion and Minority Politics at the Asian Borderlands of Russia. 210 pp. 2026:3 (Cornell U. Pr., US) <759-134>
ISBN 978-1-5017-8605-1 hard ¥31,581.- (税込) US$ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-5017-8606-8 paper ¥6,958.- (税込) US$ 31.95

Pentaris, Panagiotis / Pitsillides, Stacey et al. (eds.), Decolonising Death Studies. 320 pp. 2026:1 (Routledge, UK) <759-1037>
ISBN 978-1-032-89683-0 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-87855-3 paper ¥11,788.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

Social and cultural factors can strongly influence how we approach death and dying, including attitudes towards death, rituals and practices surrounding death, and end- of-life care.Current knowledge in death studies tends to be influenced by Western views, which can limit its application to policy and practice. The increasing diversity and plurality of populations around the world requires further attention to be paid to diversifying evidence and knowledge to ensure that it effectively serves its beneficiaries. This book provides cutting edge discourses and debates on death studies as a global and an international field of research and practice. By hosting the space for an interdisciplinary, international, especially from under-represented groups, it advances our exploration of both knowledge outside of the colonised and the degree of the current knowledge's applicability in the field. Offering a truly innovative contribution to the field through its clear emphasis on decolonizing methodologies and perspectives, it highlights decolonization as a central framework, and pushes boundaries and challenges established norms, covering the way for new and transformative conversations within death studies.Through its collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, the proposal breaks new ground by bringing together a diverse range of perspectives and voices, fostering rich dialogue and promoting inclusivity. This innovative approach promises to catalyze meaningful change and advance critical scholarship in death studies. It will be of interest to all undergraduate and postgraduate course on death studies across both humanities and social sciences.

文化の盗用
Lenard, Patti Tamara, Cultural Appropriation. (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series) 240 pp. 2026:3 (MIT Pr., US) <759-1116>
ISBN 978-0-262-05158-3 paper ¥4,345.- (税込) US$ 19.95

What cultural appropriation is, how it is deployed in public discourse, and if and when it is harmful. What exactly is cultural appropriation? At one extreme are those commentators who suggest that any borrowing of elements outside of one s own culture is cultural appropriation, and therefore, always wrong; at the other extreme, are those who argue that the history of human civilization just is cultural exchange, and therefore, never wrong. This book offers a clear and straightforward account of what cultural appropriation is, how it is deployed in public discourse, and if and when it is wrong. Patti Tamara Lenard and Peter Balint define cultural appropriation as the non-consensual, knowing (or culpably ignorant) taking of something of cultural value, usually a symbol or a practice, to others. Alleged acts of cultural appropriation generate substantial contestation in public discourse. But the fact of contestation, over whether an act is in fact cultural appropriation, is not sufficient to mean that someone has done something wrong and thereby merits criticism. The authors show that there are particular conditions including power imbalances and potential profit at the expense of the cultural group under which cultural appropriation is inarguably wrong, and therefore, worthy of criticism.

Khoshsirat, Zia (ed.), Toward a Linguistic Anthropology of Iran: Essays on Language, Culture, and Society. (Iranian and Persian Studies) 252 pp. 2026:1 (Springer, GW) <758-954>
ISBN 978-981-9526-15-4 hard ¥35,570.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book contributes to understandings of linguistic anthropology within the context of the wider Persianate world, covering Iranian language societies in both their homelands, and in the diaspora. It demarcates language ideologies - feelings, beliefs of language, and linguistic forms in their broad terms; semiotic processes - signs and their indexical meanings; affect - emotions, or what sensory perceptions do in society; language socialization and language development; discourse analyses; and literacy, secrecy and textuality. Bringing together linguists and anthropologists to chart the far-reaching diaspora of the Iranian community under the rubric of poetics and anthropology, it is a relevant collection for scholars in Near Eastern studies, in areas of languages and linguistics, literature, semiotics, cultural studies, social sciences, and diaspora studies.

Marciniak, Arkadiusz / Pawleta, Michal et al. (eds.), The Poznan School of Archaeology: The Origin, Growth and Significance. (Outstanding Contributions to Archaeology) 262 pp. 2025:12 (Springer, GW) <758-956>
ISBN 978-3-032-07847-6 hard ¥38,111.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Poznan School of Archaeology, an original mode of archaeological thought that emerged in Poznan in the 1960s and 1970s. The book examines the significance of this original Polish archaeological thought in its broad academic context and places it in the realm of the social and intellectual framework of Europe. It is directed to the worldwide community of researchers interested in understanding the nature of the studies of the past and places this original and well-developed school of archaeological thought in its broad geographical and chronological perspective. The Poznan School of Archaeology made explicit efforts to break off ties with the culture-history paradigm and rejected the simplified functional and rigid deductive-nomological explanations. Developed in the context of non-Marxist historical materialism, over decades it transformed itself into a distinct and multifaceted archaeological research school embedded in the tradition of cultural studies, philosophy, history, and the natural sciences. The book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate programmes in archaeology and archaeological theory.

Pavlidis, George / Sylaiou, Stella (eds.), Transforming Heritage Research in a Transforming World: 5th CAA-GR Conference 2024. (Springer Proceedings in Archaeology and Heritage) 430 pp. 2025:12 (Springer, GW) <758-958>
ISBN 978-3-032-06388-5 hard ¥43,193.- (税込) EUR 169.99

The CAA-GR 2024 Conference Proceedings capture the spirit and substance of the fifth national meeting on computer applications in archaeology and cultural heritage, held in Serres, Greece. Organized by the Athena Research Center and the International Hellenic University, the conference brought together a vibrant community of researchers, professionals, and practitioners exploring how digital technologies are reshaping our relationship and interaction with the past. Under the theme "Transforming Heritage Research in a Transforming World," the volume reflects the urgent need for new approaches to the study and preservation of cultural heritage in the face of rapid technological advances, environmental challenges, and societal shifts. The chapters span a wide range of topics-from geophysical methods and risk management to 3D scanning, immersive visualization, digital tourism, and museum accessibility-highlighting the interdisciplinary and forward-thinking spirit that defines the field today. Rich with innovative ideas, practical solutions, and theoretical reflections, this volume offers a compelling look at how computational tools are redefining the boundaries of archaeology and heritage studies. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in the digital transformation of the cultural sector and the future of heritage research.

Rozov, Nikolai S., The Ongoing Emergence of Human Nature: Coevolution of Concerns and Structures in Anthropogenesis and History. (World-Systems Evolution and Global Futures) 533 pp. 2026:1 (Springer, GW) <758-959>
ISBN 978-3-032-06465-3 hard ¥38,111.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book presents a comprehensive scientific reconstruction of human evolution, offering an original and integrative explanation for the emergence of the traits that define our species. It explores the evolutionary roots of a remarkable range of human characteristics-from our hairless skin, nuanced facial expressions, and emotional vocalizations to male and female sexuality, language, creativity, consciousness, social norms, laughter, and sense of humor. Rather than focusing on details of stone technologies and skull shapes, this theoretical study employs a rigorous evolutionary framework, grounded in explicitly stated principles, a coherent conceptual apparatus of psychological and social concepts, and a systematic methodology for evaluating evidence. Drawing on the extended evolutionary synthesis-including cultural drive, multilevel selection, and niche construction-the author weaves together insights from paleoscience, biology, psychology, and anthropology to trace the key forces and transitions that shaped our species. The book introduces and synthesizes key concepts such as challenge-response dynamics, concerns-and-structures coevolution, trial-and-fixation mechanisms, self-domestication, operant conditioning, normativity, and internalization. It reconstructs the pivotal evolutionary phases of human development-from the "African springboard" to the transformative Upper Paleolithic revolution-highlighting how daily survival concerns, child-rearing, intergroup competition and alliance formation catalyzed evolutionary change. Special attention is given to the role of group and sexual selection, the development of symbolic communication and social regulation, and the fixation of traits through genetic mechanisms. The book sheds light on often overlooked evolutionary phenomena, including the emergence of adolescence, life cycle formation, female mobility across groups, the difference between male and female eroticism, and the institutionalization of property and mating norms. A concluding philosophical chapter portrays human nature as a paradoxical blend of the endless openness and deeply embedded ancestral legacies. The author offers speculative reflections on how the evolutionary past continues to shape contemporary challenges-religiosity, sexuality, ethnic conflict, organized violence, and even our capacity for laughter and humor.

Shuxian, Ye, The Golden Bough VS The Jade Leaf: A Chinese Perspective of Comparative Mythology. 352 pp. 2025:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <758-960>
ISBN 978-981-9523-50-4 hard ¥40,652.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This landmark volume offers a bold response from the East to the Western classic The Golden Bough, bringing Chinese perspectives into the global conversation on comparative mythology. Through a close examination of the culturally distinctive motif of the "Jade Leaf", the author reinterprets the foundational narratives of ancient China and highlights the symbolic and civilizational role of jade in shaping East Asian identity. By bridging disciplines such as mythology, literature, history, philosophy, religion, art, and anthropology, the book constructs a uniquely Chinese mythological coding system-one that challenges conventional boundaries and offers fresh insight into the spiritual and cultural imagination of ancient China.

Widger, Tom, The Sovereign Poison: Glyphosate, Poisoncraft, and Regulatory Politics. 225 pp. 2026:4 (U. California Pr., US) <758-962>
ISBN 978-0-520-42636-8 hard ¥20,691.- (税込) US$ 95.00
ISBN 978-0-520-30239-6 paper ¥7,612.- (税込) US$ 34.95

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Growing concerns over pesticide exposure have fueled calls for stricter regulations. Yet, governments-often constrained by the pressures of global markets-frequently fall short in implementing effective controls. The Sovereign Poison explores the failed efforts of both the European Parliament and the Sri Lankan government to ban glyphosate, the world's most widely used herbicide. Introducing the concept of "poisoncraft," Tom Widger delves into the cultural beliefs and practices surrounding poison that played a key role in these controversies and traces humanity's long and complex relationship with toxic substances. Using a wide-ranging anthropological lens, this book examines poison in its many forms-as a tool of witchcraft and magic, a language of value and exchange, a discourse of nationalist politics, and a foundational element of the global food system. By uncovering the intersections of science, politics, and regulation with public demands for sovereign control, Widger reveals the deeper cultural logics and power dynamics that underpin the global governance of pesticides.

Wang, Xiaoyang, The History of Chinese Tomb Murals. 611 pp. 2025:12 (Springer, GW) <758-679>
ISBN 978-981-9508-67-9 hard ¥35,570.- (税込) EUR 139.99

As one of the few monographs available on the history of Chinese tomb murals, this book offers a comprehensive study. Theoretically, the authors put forward rebirth belief and state explicitly that Chinese tomb murals gain their theoretical support from rebirth belief, which belongs to the Confucianism system. In terms of historical resources, they compile the first chronology of Chinese tomb murals including stone and brick reliefs, offer an area index for tomb murals, and conduct in-depth and systematic discussions on Chinese tomb murals. Furthermore, Chinese tomb murals are studied from an aesthetic perspective to highlight the unique value of Chinese tomb art for both Eastern and Western art history. The rich archaeological materials covered here are carefully scrutinized, the arguments eloquently presented, and the style used makes for accessible and enjoyable reading.

Matenga, Edward / Lindahl, Anders, The Pre-Colonial Stonewalled Structures of Zimbabwe: An Illustrated Guide to the Archaeological Sites c.900 - 1900AD. 283 pp. 2025:12 (Springer, GW) <758-766>
ISBN 978-3-032-08111-7 hard ¥22,865.- (税込) EUR 89.99

This book provides a general guide to stone-structures of the pre-colonial period called zimbabwes. This is a name which denotes their usage as prestige buildings and that a particular quality of masonry with frequent application of wall decoration patterns was required, which distinguishes them from many other stone structures of coarse workmanship. At least 300 sites are known within the borders of Zimbabwe alone, while a few more are found in Botswana, South Africa and Mozambique. However, recent findings have indicated that stone buildings in southern Angola of similar typology also carry decoration patterns that suggests a much wider distribution in the region than was previously thought. The word Zimbabwe is of historical origin which has been customized to refer to a specific typology of stone walls and to distinguish them from the rest of low-grade buildings which number several hundred. In the 16th century, it denoted royal and chiefly settlements built in stone and it was used figuratively to imply the presence there of such important political figures. In this guide, zimbabwe (lower case and in italics) refers to stone walls whereas when in upper case it refers either to Great Zimbabwe or Zimbabwe the modern country. This work is the first comprehensive volume to act as a guide to the archaeological stone wall structures. Zimbabwe sites are the only immovable cultural remains of substantial physical form that have been inherited from a pre-colonial past. In a post-colonial state, they are extremely valuable as tangible evidence of the historical continuity of indigenous populations with a pre-colonial past. Their history implies an inheritance for present and future generations and entrust ownership to the public. Religious activities connected with the sites imply not just vestigial importance, but embody cosmological values that bind people together. A descriptive inventory such as this guidebook serves two purposes, i.e. a heritage register to support conservation programmes and as a popular study guide to interest both local and international visitors.

Maharawal, Manissa, Anti-Eviction: The Fight against Tech-Led Gentrification in San Francisco. (California Series in Public Anthropology 61) 307 pp. 2026:4 (U. California Pr., US) <758-845>
ISBN 978-0-520-42335-0 hard ¥20,691.- (税込) US$ 95.00
ISBN 978-0-520-42336-7 paper ¥5,434.- (税込) US$ 24.95

A galvanizing story of how everyday people built a powerful anti-eviction movement in gentrified San Francisco. In the early 2010s, San Francisco experienced a tech boom that created both great wealth and great inequality. The city became known for runaway gentrification, a major housing crisis, and an "eviction epidemic" of long-term tenants. Yet these changes also drove an inspiring housing justice movement that exposed gentrification as far from inevitable. In Anti-Eviction, anthropologist and scholar-activist Manissa Maharawal tells the story of how residents built a powerful anti-eviction movement and how they fought-and sometimes won-a right to their homes and their city. Focusing on the stories of tenants facing eviction, Maharawal describes the different strategies for resistance that emerged as well as lessons for the broader national housing crisis, beyond California. This illuminating book offers not only actionable models for activism and resisting gentrification, but also a powerful study of how ordinary people came together to organize for housing justice and change their city.

経済人類学百科事典
Grasseni, Cristina / Baehre, Erik et al. (eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Economic Anthropology. (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences) 344 pp. 2025:11 (E. Elgar, UK) <757-9>
ISBN 978-1-0353-1256-6 hard ¥66,330.- (税込) GB￡ 225.00

This Encyclopedia presents insights into societal change through the lens of economic anthropology. Interdisciplinary in scope, it outlines emerging themes in the field and explicitly connects theoretical debates to in-depth empirical evidence.Experts in the field provide ethnographic examples to explore contemporary and pioneering works in cultural and social economic analysis, looking ahead to the future of economic anthropology. Building on the history of the discipline, the Encyclopedia captures the latest concepts and examines how they can be used to develop new ways of thinking about the economy.Key Features:Highlights how conflict in society is related to capitalism, markets, and valuesShowcases new lines of inquiry through innovative studies from diverse scholarly and geographical areasAnalyzes the relationship between theory and method, shedding light on the function of the economy as part of society and culture57 entries covering varied themes including energy, climate finance, responsible innovation, gender, entrepreneurship, and international developmentThe Elgar Encyclopedia of Economic Anthropology is a vital reference for scholars and students of anthropology, social sciences, and economic psychology. It is also a beneficial resource for policymakers and practitioners in economics and finance.

Loren, Diana DiPaolo, The Tobacco Takers: Puritanism, Smoking, Health, and the Archaeology of Bodily Care. 192 pp. 2026:4 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-423>
ISBN 978-1-5381-8934-4 hard ¥20,636.- (税込) GB￡ 70.00

Utilizing archaeological, archival, and visual sources, this book reconsiders tobacco and smoking in the 17th-century Puritan colonies through the lens of religious beliefs and medical care. Indigenous to the Americas and cultivated by Indigenous people for thousands of years, tobacco was introduced to Europeans in the 16th-century. For Indigenous peoples in North and South America, tobacco was an important part of ceremonial life and was commonly used in healing. By the early 17th-century, tobacco was found all over the globe. To keep pace with the high demand, Native American and African people labored on plantations in the Virginia colony to produce tobacco for the English world, including the Puritan colonies in the Northeast United States. Readers may be surprised to learn that the archaeological record documents the popularity of smoking throughout seventeenth-century North America. Tobacco pipes are ubiquitous in sites in the Atlantic east. While historical archaeologists have long talked about smoking in the Atlantic World, a discussion of the motivation behind early colonial smoking is new. The assumption has been that smoking during this period was a leisure activity, but in the 17th-century Puritan world, smoking tobacco often was prescribed to alleviate numerous illnesses, as evidenced in the writings of physicians and ministers as well as pharmacopeia. In this research, the presence of white clay tobacco pipes found in the archaeological record of the Puritan colonies receives further scrutiny. For Puritans, drunkenness, excessive tobacco consumption, and conspicuous displays of prosperity such as extravagant dress were strictly forbidden. Laws in the Puritan colonies and the laws of Harvard College prohibited smoking as a form of licentious self-indulgence but also permitted smoking tobacco to cure various illnesses. When viewed through this lens, tobacco pipes can be viewed as an item of bodily care that addressed physical and metaphysical ailments.

Apostolidou, Anna, An Anthropologist on Sacks: Seven Paradoxical Lessons from Neurology to Anthropology. 1 pp. 2026:9 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-1603>
ISBN 978-1-6669-6728-9 hard ¥23,584.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

This book traces the implicit methodological and epistemic alliances of Oliver Sacks' work with the disciplinary foundations of a seemingly unrelated area: that of sociocultural anthropology. This is especially important at a time when interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work has been gradually becoming the canon; it is even more so in an era increasingly dominated by automated and artificial intellectual stimulation, because the virtues celebrated throughout his work defend a profoundly humanist stance in science, medicine, education and, not least, as this book argues, anthropology. Written after a three-year period of systematic research, the book uncovers the unnoticed similarities between neurological and ethnographic pursuits and offers the reader fresh anthropological readings through the fascinating tales of a great thinker. It puts emphasis on the unique prose developed by Sacks to communicate his research findings and on the participatory techniques he employed long before these became widespread in the humanities and social sciences.

文化人類学入門　第4版
Balee, William, Inside Cultures: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. 4th ed. 380 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <757-1604>
ISBN 978-1-003-86337-3 hard ¥39,798.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00
ISBN 978-1-003-86336-6 paper ¥17,389.- (税込) GB￡ 58.99

Baumer, Christoph / Weber, Therese, Rock Art and Its Legacy in Myth and Art: Petroglyphs from Eurasia, Arabia and Northern Africa. 392 pp. 2025:11 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-1605>
ISBN 978-0-7556-5044-6 hard ¥8,844.- (税込) GB￡ 30.00

Eriksen, Thomas Hylland, The Big Here and the Long Now: From Global Uniformity to the New Diversities. 384 pp. 2026:4 (Pluto Pr., UK) <757-1606>
ISBN 978-0-7453-5222-0 paper ¥5,892.- (税込) GB￡ 19.99

For thousands of years, humanity's story was one of diversification. Across centuries and continents our species proliferated new approaches to family and community life; to agriculture, economics, religion, artistic expression and self-understanding. Today, this process is in reverse. Culturally and ecologically, we are witnessing an almost universal drive towards homogeneity and the loss of diversity. The global forces of capitalism have created a world riddled with overlapping crises, with any alternatives pushed into the margins, narrowing the scope for action just when we need it most. And yet its logic is never totalising: contrary to Margaret Thatcher's famous mantra, there are many alternatives. The Big Here and the Long Now begins with the story of how our world of efficiency, standardisation and development optimism first came into being; and how promises of progress, growth and prosperity have, in recent years, acquired a nasty aftertaste. The book concludes with hope, and an exploration of creolisation and hybridity. With biocultural diversity already being revived by activists and indigenous communities, from Manhattan to Micronesia, there are plenty of green shoots. Now they must be cultivated and nurtured.

島嶼・沿岸部の考古学ハンドブック
Fitzpatrick, Scott M. / Erlandson, Jon McVey (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Island and Coastal Archaeology. (Oxford Handbooks) 1168 pp. 2026:1 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <757-1607>
ISBN 978-0-19-760777-0 hard ¥57,063.- (税込) US$ 262.00

先住民－アクティヴィズム、文化、言語、アイデンティティへの視点　第2版
Greymorning, Neyooxet (ed.), Being Indigenous: Perspectives on Activism, Culture, Language and Identity. 2nd ed. 388 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <757-1609>
ISBN 978-1-041-02533-7 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-041-02532-0 paper ¥12,378.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

The second edition of Being Indigenous presents perspectives from 23 Indigenous scholars who share their knowledge on the interconnected fabric of activism, culture, language, and identity that defines Indigenous existence in the twenty-first century.The book explores personal narratives, cultural traditions, and resistance strategies of Indigenous peoples from eleven countries. This expanded edition features significant updates including a new introduction, restructured organization prioritizing traditional cultural knowledge, and five entirely new chapters on power dynamics, pedagogical approaches, climate change impacts on Indigenous foodways, gender perspectives, and collaborative research methodologies in the Amazon.Being Indigenous is essential reading for students and researchers in Indigenous studies, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and cultural studies seeking authentic perspectives on sovereignty, identity, and cultural resilience from those who have lived these experiences.

Hands, Joss, The Public Brain: Ideology and the Neuroscientific Turn from the Polis to Platforms. 166 pp. 2025:12 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-1611>
ISBN 978-1-78661-604-3 hard ¥22,110.- (税込) GB￡ 75.00

Joss Hands connects the historic understanding of the brain with the history and politics and the democracy to address the current concerns about social media, democratic collapse and technological control. The Public Brain explores the way in which politics and the public sphere are understood in different societies and eras are explored in light of the dominant understanding of the brain in each era, in particular the use of the brain's capacities and character, to justify the dominant political ideology of the time. Moving from the birth of democracy through to the age of reason and revolution and on to the current social media era of 'nudge' politics and new forms of political extremism - the book traces the triangulation of brain, public and media. This includes and exploration of the role of social media platforms and their contribution to confusion and obfuscation in the current era. It proposes different formulations of the public brain over those eras to conclude by advocating for a democratic public brain. The book explores what has been largely overlooked in this field, unpicks this history in order to offer valuable insights into the debates over the contemporary condition across a range of issues such as neoliberalism, self-help and wellbeing as forms of ideology and control, the shift to extremist proto-fascist politics and of post-truth. The book unpacks arguments about affect and cognitive overload to make a positive case for the continuing power of reason and its emancipatory potential. In that way the book provides a valuable insight into how we have come to view the brain as we have, how that view is often misused, and offers suggestions of ways to marshal an enriched democratic concept of the public brain for positive social change.

Hyman, Christy, The Cultural Heritage Resilience of the Great Dismal Swamp. 120 pp. 2026:1 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-1612>
ISBN 978-0-7618-9202-1 hard ¥23,584.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00
ISBN 978-0-7618-7438-6 paper ¥6,777.- (税込) GB￡ 22.99

This work highlights local narratives that sustain traditions amidst historical silences, connecting cultural values to heritage tourism and Indigenous stewardship.The Cultural Heritage Resilience of the Great Dismal Swamp explores the cultural resilience of the Great Dismal Swamp, emphasizing narratives of local residents that sustain traditions amid historical silences. It connects cultural values, heritage tourism, and the legacy of freedom while advocating for landscape stewardship rooted in Indigenous practices. The book highlights how marginalized communities create empowering knowledge spaces to honor their heritage despite lacking external resources. The Great Dismal Swamp Region reflects rich historical and cultural heritage, with settlements like Mattoanoak, Bowers Hill, and Skeetertown, which have maintained ancestral lifeways. Despite historical silences about marginalized groups, community members create resilient cultural narratives that emphasize their connections to land and tradition, beckoning a return to their roots.

Robichaud, Paul, Stories of the Stones: Imagining Prehistory in Britain, Ireland and Brittany. 328 pp. 2026:2 (Reaktion Books, UK) <757-1615>
ISBN 978-1-83639-170-8 hard ¥7,370.- (税込) GB￡ 25.00

Stories of the Stones explores how ancient monuments - standing stones, megaliths and earthworks - have been reimagined across the centuries in folklore, literature, art and popular culture. From medieval myths to Romantic fascination and from folk-horror cinema to Julian Cope, the powerful stories inspired by these enigmatic sites reflect the beliefs and anxieties of each era. Spanning Britain, Ireland and Brittany, the book includes iconic places such as Stonehenge and Newgrange, as well as lesser-known sites steeped in local lore. While their original meanings remain mysterious, our interpretations reveal deep emotional and cultural connections to the ancient landscape. Richly illustrated and wide-ranging, this book is ideal for readers interested in prehistoric monuments, storytelling traditions and the enduring power of place.

遺産と倫理ハンドブック
Pantazatos, Andreas / Schofield, John et al. (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Heritage and Ethics. (Routledge Handbooks on Museums, Galleries and Heritage) 640 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <757-146>
ISBN 978-1-032-06727-8 hard ¥67,804.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00

The Routledge Handbook of Heritage Ethics offers a comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the main concepts that shape and inform heritage ethics, whilst also giving consideration to the ways they are applied in practice.Bringing together various lines of interdisciplinary inquiry, the volume provides a systematic approach to the topic that broadens the scope of heritage ethics beyond restitution and ownership of the past. Analysis is accompanied by relevant case studies from all over the world, which will help to map the cultural differences in ethical approaches when it comes to making decisions about heritage. The case studies also highlight the nuanced application of the concepts discussed throughout the volume. Divided into six parts, the Handbook provides an overview of the relationship between ethics and heritage and content on conventional topics, but also includes material about emerging ethical issues in heritage, such as digital heritage, homeless people's heritage, migrants' heritage, difficult heritage, the ethics of heritage futures and the ethics of heritage institutions.The Routledge Handbook of Heritage Ethics is the first volume to provide a rigorous analysis of the main concepts that shape and inform the debate of the ethics of cultural heritage and critical heritage studies. It will be essential reading for academics and students working in the following fields: Museum and Heritage Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Applied Philosophy, and Tourism Studies.

Guntarik, Olivia, Indigenous Resurgence in Australia: An Autoethnography. 2025:12 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-1286>
ISBN 978-1-6669-5441-8 hard ¥23,584.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

What if the root of our ecological crises lies not in what we are doing, but in how we understand ourselves-and our freedom? Can we ever be truly free if others remain oppressed? What is the cost of a freedom built on the exploitation of land, people, and resources? How can we break free from the pressure to constantly do and know, and instead find space for reflection and meaningful change?Drawing on Indigenous storytelling and the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt, this book invites us to confront these questions. It critiques the fragmented ways of thinking that limit our understanding, blind us to deeper truths, and restrict our capacity to act.

Alexandre, Ricardo Santos, The Task of Having to Be: Tradition, Place and Human Finitude in Dialogue with Japan. 320 pp. 2025:11 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-1252>
ISBN 978-1-6669-8036-3 hard ¥23,584.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00 *

At the heart of the anthropological project lies a need to tackle the conundrum of the human condition. And yet, the conundrum persists. Actually, the reflection over the conditions and possibilities of their own existence constitutes the greatest of human abilities, as well as the most ineffable of their limits. Anthropology seldom addresses this. When it does, it does not allow it to have a significant import in its reflections. The Task of Having to Be: Tradition, Place and Human Finitude in Dialogue with Japan does not try to solve the conundrum. Rather, it sheds some light over the reasons why it belongs to its nature to remain unsolved. Taking as a starting point a Japanese rural community and some elements of Japanese culture, the author reflects dialogically on several issues: the nature of tradition, the essence of places, the limitations of anthropological discourse on subjectivity and the self, and the connection between religion and human finitude. Cross-cutting these reflections is a concern with what precedes individual subjectivity; i.e, what grounds ontologically what we are and can be. To glimpse the conundrum that the human is entails, first and foremost, the realisation that there is always something in what we are that precedes the individuals and subjects we yearn to be.

Filipowicz, Patrycja, The Late Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic Imagery in South-Central Anatolia. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology) 262 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <756-797>
ISBN 978-3-032-02757-3 hard ¥27,947.- (税込) EUR 109.99

This book provides a synthesis of Late Neolithic / Early Chalcolithic imagery from South-Central Anatolia, encompassing both Central Anatolia and the Lake District. It explores the nature of transformations and continuities in imagery during the period between 6500-5500 BC. The author examines three main categories of artifacts - pottery, figurines and stamp seals - to trace the presence and transformation of particular images in time. The Neolithic site of Catalhoeyuek (7100- 5950 BC) in Central Anatolia is renowned for its elaborate art found inside the houses. A wide variety of anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and geometric motifs and themes were reproduced on wall paintings, reliefs and mobile objects. The author addresses the question of what happened with the repertoire of motifs in the upper levels of Catalhoeyuek and after its abandonment, and what circumstances might have been related to this transformation. To reassess the imagery, data was collected from Late Neolithic levels at Catalhoeyuek investigated by the Polish team since 2001, as well as from four intensively excavated sites from the Lakes region: Hacilar, Kurucay, Hoeyuecek and Bademagaci. The author applies the semiotic perspective of American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce, which they argue is a useful framework for discussing the imagery and its transformation over time. The analytical model used is the so-called replication, which allows grasping the diachronic changes. It has never been applied to studies on Neolithic / Chalcolithic imagery.

Galili, Ehud / Horwitz, Liora Kolska (eds.), Atlit-Yam, a Submerged Pre-Pottery Neolithic C Site off the Carmel Coast, Israel: 9,000 Years Under the Sea. (When the Land Meets the Sea) 494 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <756-799>
ISBN 978-3-032-03013-9 hard ¥33,029.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book focuses on the submerged Pre-Pottery Neolithic C settlement of Atlit-Yam (dated to the end of the tenth millennium to end of the ninth millennium BP). Located off the Carmel coast of Israel, it is the earliest and best preserved of 23 submerged prehistoric in situ sites known off the Israeli Mediterranean Sea coast. The site is a unique underwater archaeological locality due to the extensive investigations that have been undertaken and which have exposed a large area comprising a range of architectural features, as well as the broad spectrum, richness and excellent preservation of the finds. The site offers insights into the processes of settlement inundation, which is relevant to sea-level rise nowadays, as well as the circumstances of survival and discovery of submerged sites worldwide. The chapters in this volume, the first of two, presents aspects of the Atlit-Yam site, including the site's archaeological and physical setting and aspects its material culture (architecture, burials, groundstone and lithic artefacts). These data sets are used to reconstruct aspects of the technology and lifestyle of the community that inhabited it and highlights similarities to contemporaneous sites in the hinterland. The second volume, will deal with the economy, diet and health status of the inhabitants, the site's chronology, and reconstructed paleoenvironment including the geological and geomorphological setting of the site assessed in relation to sea-level rise. This book fills gaps in our knowledge of the coastal Neolithic of the Southern Levant, by providing an in-depth review of the archaeological remains discovered at this unique, submerged site.

Goudie, Andrew, Landscape Heritage of the World with Google Earth. 201 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <756-852>
ISBN 978-3-031-95554-9 hard ¥35,570.- (税込) EUR 139.99

The rationale of this book is to provide carefully selected images from Google Earth, to discuss what they show, and to provide references to the heritage sites portrayed so that readers can go deeper if they wish. Taking examples from all over the world, this book aims to demonstrate their value for understanding heritage landscapes and for appreciating their aesthetics. It is organised around different types of landscape and the processes that created them, rather than regionally or on the basis of age. It includes a large number of archaeological sites that have been designated as UNESC0 World Heritage Sites. Google Earth has proved to be important for demonstrating some of the threats that major sites have been exposed to, including during recent wars in the Middle East. The landscapes discussed are those of Water Management, Agricultural Management, War, Burial, Mines, Quarries and Salterns, Cities and Settlements, Tells, Theatres, Amphitheatres, and Hippodromes, Churches, Temples, Pagodas, and Mosques, and Geoglyphs.

Kennedy, Melissa / O'Donnell, Erin (eds.), People, Place and Nature in Indigenous-Settler Relations: Recentring the More-than-Human World. (Indigenous-Settler Relations in Australia and the World 10) 274 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <756-855>
ISBN 978-3-032-03599-8 hard ¥33,029.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This edited collection is an essential resource for understanding contemporary Indigenous-settler relations across three major settler colonial contexts, bringing together First Nations and settler scholars, practitioners, artists and community organisations from Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and the USA. The book provides students and researchers with critical frameworks for analysing how colonial power relations shape contemporary injustices while exploring Indigenous-led pathways toward transformation. Organised into three sections - Words of the Land, Unmaking Extraction, and Restoring Country, Restoring Justice - the collection demonstrates how relationships between people, place, and the more-than-human world are articulated through Indigenous water governance, cultural restoration projects, decolonial museum practices, traditional ecological knowledge, and community-controlled care systems. Chapters engage theoretical rigor with practical case studies, offering concrete examples of how Indigenous knowledge systems provide solutions to environmental and social challenges. Featuring majority Indigenous authorship and innovative cross-cultural collaborations, this collection models meaningful scholarly engagement while centring Indigenous perspectives. Essential for scholarships in Indigenous studies, environmental justice, colonialism, and social justice, this volume contains critical insights in envisioning more just futures grounded in relationality and care.

Kuppinger, Petra (ed.), Second-Hand Cultures and Economies of Reuse, Repair, Sharing, and Care. 290 pp. 2025:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <756-856>
ISBN 978-3-031-99874-4 hard ¥35,570.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book explores activities in the global landscape of second-hand cultures and economies of reuse, repair, sharing and care. Individual chapters provide ethnographic studies of how ordinary people live, revive, create, and refine practices of reuse, repair, sharing and care as they seek to prolong the lifespan of goods, contribute to planetary health, make a living, and create communities. The authors introduce practices like children's clothes swapping, repair of appliances, or reuse of domestic fabrics, and analyze how people exchange and share goods (farmers' market), buy used items in different venues, reuse or recycle materials (tires), repair items for resale (TVs), or avoid purchasing new goods (free stores). The volume examines activities in different settings across North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, and Asia, and analyzes specific economic, gendered, social and cultural contexts, material conditions, and motivations. The authors theorize global second-hand circuits and economies and the potential of ordinary people and small projects in the making of a more sustainable and equitable world. This book will be of interest to readers in environmental anthropology or sociology, environmental studies, sustainability studies, consumer studies, and material and popular culture studies.

中国の考古学の歴史と実践ハンドブック
Hein, Anke / Lovell, Julia (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the History and Practice of Chinese Archaeology. (Oxford Handbooks) 1104 pp. 2026:4 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <756-756>
ISBN 978-0-19-780032-4 hard ¥57,063.- (税込) US$ 262.00

Khan, Muhammad Nasim, Gandhara: Captured Art and Archaeology. 422 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <756-782>
ISBN 978-981-9669-77-6 hard ¥33,029.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book presents primarily firsthand information from some mysterious and unpublished archaeological sites excavated in the Swat Valley in the 1980s. In addition, new studies of Hindu and Buddhist sculptures, rock art, and ancient routes leading to and through Gandhara, as well as the analyses of epigraphic and numismatic evidence presented here, argue for a reconsideration of the established political, cultural, and religious history of Gandhara. The book also focuses on previously unknown discoveries, reviews selected research works, and critically reexamines some older finds by situating and studying them in their respective archaeological and landscape contexts. The inclusion of archaeological data and their study in a broader geographical and cultural context is also the objective of this book. Furthermore, it studies the reasons for the mixing of cultures and the processes of compromise, particularly between Gandhara, Central Asia and China.

Longhitano, Gabriella / Groemer, Karina et al. (eds.), Weaving and Wearing Identity: Personal Adornment in Past Societies. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology) 283 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <756-1015>
ISBN 978-3-032-03905-7 hard ¥33,029.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book examines questions surrounding body adornments and its link to identity in archaeology, looking at theoretical and interpretive frameworks that are relevant to the study of different categories of personal ornaments. Identity is a crucial topic in archaeology where its concept is investigated through the study of many categories of material culture. As self-representation, identity constitutes a choice through which an individual or a group want to be seen by others. The volume covers a wide geographical and chronological frame from the Upper Paleolithic era to Medieval times, examining North, Central, and Southern Europe as well as regions in Southwest Asia and North Africa. This book is based on a session organised at the European Archaeological Association (EAA) in 2023, with a commonality, namely, body adornments. Participants explored the ways in which possessing, wearing and/or trading personal ornaments was a means through which individual and social identity could be expressed in antiquity. This volume is of relevance to archaeological researchers, practitioners, and students.

McKenzie, Catriona J. / Tilley, Lorna et al. (eds.), Applied Bioarchaeology: Making an Impact. (Bioarchaeology and Social Theory) 282 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <756-1016>
ISBN 978-3-032-04691-8 hard ¥35,570.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This is the first book to address theory and practice in Applied Bioarchaeology-a term used to describe bioarchaeological research which addresses matters of relevance today, and which actively engages people in the research process in ways that are respectful and relevant to the studied population, their communities, and their descendants. This book provides examples of best practice; identifies challenges and opportunities for developing the field of Applied Bioarchaeology; and illustrates the role of bioarchaeology in effecting change through advocacy and activism. The book is divided into four parts. The first part, 'Using Past Experience to Inform Modern Behaviour and Health', demonstrates how bioarchaeology has the potential to contribute towards better appreciation of the diverse factors that influence behaviour and health, and how this information can shape, inform, and empower future decision-making, from individuals to wider health policies. The second part, 'Developing Community-Led Research', focuses on developing active community engagement in bioarchaeological research, with chapters arguing for community-led research designed to empower a wide range of peoples that have been marginalized (or even ignored) in traditional archaeological practice. The third part, 'Bioarchaeology and the Arts', illustrates how Applied Bioarchaeology is enhanced by cross-disciplinary teamwork, and how the arts can be used to create safe spaces to explore difficult issues, to aid us in critically reflecting on our practices, to interrogate gaps in knowledge, and to develop new ideas and ways of thinking, learning, and creating knowledge. The final part, 'A Way Forward', is a personal reflection written by Lorna Tilley, which argues the case for developing the field of Applied Bioarchaeology and suggests some possible approaches for achieving this goal.