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

Borgstrom, Erica / Michael-Fox, Bethan / Arnason, Arnar (eds.), Doing Death Research: Interviews and Career Reflections with Death Studies Scholars. 249 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <763-944>
ISBN 978-1-041-22349-8 hard ¥44,181.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book brings together illuminating interviews with the most influential scholars who have shaped the interdisciplinary field of death studies. From sociological explorations to psychological frameworks, cultural analyses to digital age considerations, these conversations reveal the rich tapestry of approaches that have advanced our understanding of mortality, bereavement, and end-of-life experiences. Readers will discover how seminal works in death studies emerged, the critical role of academic and community networks, and the transformative power of examining death through diverse disciplinary lenses. The collection highlights both theoretical developments and practical applications, showcasing how scholars have navigated personal and professional boundaries while contributing to this sensitive yet vital area of study.This volume spans sociology, anthropology, psychology, cultural studies, digital humanities, and public engagement, making it an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, graduate students, and practitioners in death studies, palliative care, counseling, funeral services, and related fields.The chapters in this volume were originally published in Mortality.

Risteska, Wendy, Jungian Perspectives on Santa Muerte Devotees in Mexico: Worshipping Death. (Routledge Studies in Anthropology) 240 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <763-867>
ISBN 978-1-032-18753-2 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

This groundbreaking ethnography offers a deep psychological framework for understanding the Santa Muerte (Saint Death) phenomenon in Mexico. Emerging from a social landscape marked by ultra-violent criminality, government corruption, soaring rates of femicide, forced disappearances, and pervasive impunity, devotion to Santa Muerte signals a profound breakdown of the traditional Hispano-Christian image of God. Her veneration can be understood as a psychological response from a society grappling with "bad death", where loss and violence are ever-present in daily life.Anchored in intimate case studies and a Jungian archetypal interpretation, the book demonstrates how Santa Muerte's inherent moral ambiguity enables devotees to navigate the blurred boundaries between good and evil, safety and peril, and justice and lawlessness. She stands as a potent response to the ongoing socio-political and psychological instability created by Mexico's dominant patriarchal institutions (state, church, cartels).The book explores the spirituality of the most vulnerable and marginalised in response to persistent threats and the collapse of conventional safety nets, arguing that devotion to Santa Muerte functions as a critical psychological container for destructive forces, offering a sense of order and control amid the real and existential dangers of a society living through the chaos of an "apocalypse." This is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary Mexican Studies as it highlights the psychological impact of life-near-death.

Chan Johnson, Irving (ed.), Telling Other Tales: Experiencing the Balinese Mask World. (Asian Heritages) 440 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <763-767>
ISBN 978-90-485-6077-6 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

Since it first mesmerised Western audiences in the early twentieth century, Balinese masked dance-drama (Topeng) has drawn sustained scholarly attention. Yet until now, much of that attention has been filtered through non-Balinese perspectives. Telling Other Tales seeks to redress this imbalance by presenting Topeng as a living, plural tradition-one whose meaning is co-created by Balinese and non-Balinese performers, scholars, and other observers alike. In these essays, academic rigor and personal testimony sit in rich dialogue. Historians, anthropologists, and theatre scholars engage alongside Balinese priests, musicians, Topeng practitioners, weaving together formal analysis with evocative reflections. Together, they illuminate how this ancient theatrical form is not only studied, but lived, acted, and re imagined in the everyday.This volume will appeal to scholars of performance, Asian studies, and cultural anthropology-or to anyone curious about how traditional forms both shape and are shaped by the many people who carry them forward.

Shi, Feng, Chinese Astroarchaeology. (China Perspectives) 390 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <763-745>
ISBN 978-1-032-67201-4 hard ¥51,799.- (税込) GB￡ 170.00

This book systematically examines Chinese astroarchaeology from the Neolithic period onwards, aiming to reconstruct premodern knowledge systems and articulate the intellectual foundations of traditional Chinese culture.As an interdisciplinary field, Chinese astroarchaeology explores cosmological frameworks and the origins of civilisation in ancient China. The book unveils the remarkable astronomical accomplishments of the ancient Chinese and investigates the interplay between science, technology, and traditional culture. It also discusses how the origins of astronomy relate to the origins of civilisation itself. Drawing on archaeological excavations, ancient artefacts, and historical documents, the study integrates research methods and findings from archaeology, paleography, the study of ancient literature, ethnology, and astronomy. Taking a theoretical and practical approach, the book establishes a framework for Chinese astroarchaeology, opening new avenues for studying the origins of Chinese civilisation and providing insights into ancient Chinese political, religious, philosophical and scientific history.The book will appeal to scholars and students of ancient Chinese history, the history of science, archaeology, astroarchaeology, art history, and cultural heritage studies.

なぜ人類学がグローバル・サウスを必要としているか
Guerron Montero, Carla / Podjed, Dan (eds.), Why Anthropology Needs the Global South. 232 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <763-726>
ISBN 978-1-032-86076-3 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-032-85845-6 paper ¥12,794.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

What would anthropology look like if the South were our North? This book turns the map upside down and calls for transforming anthropology from a singular to a plural perspective, which recognizes the Global South as a site of original theory and research rather than merely a source of information.The book acknowledges the structure of racialized and gendered inequalities within which ethnographic research has historically been, and continues to be, conducted, and recognizes the hierarchies created in the West regarding non-Western anthropologists. The authors in this book offer fresh and accessible reflections on their anthropological journeys in the Global South, North, and the worlds in between. They share their ethnographic insights and personal stories to answer the question of why anthropology still needs the Global South.Why Anthropology Needs the Global South is an essential read for anthropology students, professionals and teachers, as well as for anyone seeking a compass for navigating the contemporary world.

Narangoa, Li / Fijn, Natasha / Lindskog, B. V. (eds.), Mongolian Healing: Knowledge, Transmission and Practice Across Inner Asia. (Health, Medicine, and Science in Asia) 336 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <763-728>
ISBN 978-94-6372-969-7 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

Mongolian Healing: Knowledge, Transmission, and Practice Across Inner Asia explores the rich and diverse medicinal healing practices by Mongolian communities across Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Kalmykia.This edited volume brings together scholars from various disciplines to examine knowledge systems and practises related to healing therapies, including nomadic healing, ritual practices including dom and shamanic healing, water as a source for healing in the landscape, and the art of Mongolian bonesetting. The second part of the book delves into the institutionalization of Mongolian medicine across Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, tracing its adaptation and its continuing presence in both urban and rural contexts, within contemporary healthcare systems, such as the hospital, laboratory and clinic. Through a Mongolian-oriented lens, this volume sheds light on the resilience and adaptability of Mongolian healing and medical traditions in the face of social, political, and cultural transformations across history. Combining historical, anthropological, and medical perspectives, it offers the first comprehensive account of how these practices have continued to thrive and adapt, bridging ancient knowledge with contemporary applications.As a part of broader Asian medical traditions, this volume is an essential resource for scholars, practitioners, and anyone interested in the dynamic interplay of ancient wisdom and ongoing innovation across Inner Asia.

Langgut, Dafna, Climate and Environment in the Southern Levant, 1300-300 BCE. (Elements in The Archaeology of Ancient Israel) 75 pp. 2026:4 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <763-893>
ISBN 978-1-009-55832-7 hard ¥16,758.- (税込) GB￡ 55.00
ISBN 978-1-009-55830-3 paper ¥5,484.- (税込) GB￡ 18.00

Past climate fluctuations significantly shaped human ways of life. This Element reconstructs the Southern Levant climate (ca. 1300-300 BCE) using high-resolution, well-dated paleoclimate records. Results show a 150-year arid phase ending the Late Bronze Age, likely driving the collapse of eastern Mediterranean complex societies. The Iron Age I saw a return to humid climate conditions, fostering highland settlement expansion and supporting the rise of the biblical kingdoms. This was one of the region's most profound cycles of collapse and revival. During Iron Age II, climate conditions were moderate, similar to today. The Achaemenid period began with brief aridity, followed by renewed humidity. Pollen evidence, along with additional data such as charcoal remains, was employed to trace environmental changes, including variations in the composition of natural vegetation. Human impacts on the environment were also identified, including fruit tree cultivation, deforestation, overgrazing, the introduction of new plant species, and landscape terracing.

ポストフクシマの日本における再活性化の政治
Polleri, Maxime, Radioactive Governance: The Politics of Revitalization in Post-Fukushima Japan. 344 pp. 2026:1 (New York U. Pr., US) <763-644>
ISBN 978-1-4798-3682-6 hard ¥19,971.- (税込) US$ 89.00
ISBN 978-1-4798-3683-3 paper ¥6,732.- (税込) US$ 30.00

Examines the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disasterThe 2011 Fukushima Dai'ichi nuclear disaster was the worst industrial nuclear catastrophe to hit Japan. It was a major event, rated at the highest severity, which released radioactive elements into the power plant's surrounding environment when back-up systems failed and could not sufficiently cool the nuclear reactors. At least 164,000 people were permanently or temporarily displaced.Radioactive Governance offers an ethnographic look at how the disaster was handled by Japan. Unlike prior nuclear-related narratives, such as those surrounding Chernobyl or Hiroshima, which focused on themes of harm, trauma, and victimization, the Japanese government consistently put forward a discourse of minimal or no radiation-related dangers, a gradual bringing home of former evacuees, a restarting of nuclear power plants, and the promotion of a resilient mindset in the face of adversity. This narrative worked to counter other understandings of recovery, such as those of worried citizens unsuccessfully fighting for permanent evacuation because they were afraid to go back to their homes. Providing a rich theorization of how both governments and citizens shape narratives about catastrophic events, Radioactive Governance not only displays how Fukushima became a story of hope and resilience rather than of victimization, but also how radioactive governance shifted from the nuclear secrecy that characterized the Cold War era to relying on international organizations and domestic citizens to co-manage the aftermath of disasters.

北中淳子他編　21世紀のための医療人類学のマッピング
Wolf-Meyer, Matthew J. / Kitanaka, Junko et al. (eds.), Mapping Medical Anthropology for the Twenty-First Century. 238 pp. 2026:4 (Rutgers U. Pr., US) <763-297>
ISBN 978-1-9788-4590-9 hard ¥29,172.- (税込) US$ 130.00
ISBN 978-1-9788-4589-3 paper ¥8,963.- (税込) US$ 39.95

Mapping Medical Anthropology for the Twenty-First Century provides readers with a comprehensive survey of topics, methodologies, and theories in the discipline, drawing on contributions from leading anthropologists around the world. As a discipline, medical anthropology provides situational analysis of health, disease, and disability to show how the experiences of medical experts, patients, and their broader communities are informed by their social and cultural contexts. Adopting a keywords-driven approach, Mapping Medical Anthropology for the Twenty-First Century provides readers with an introduction to the concepts and approaches that have animated medical anthropology over the course of the twentieth century. Authors put these keywords into dialogue with their ethnographic and archival research to demonstrate how these concepts can be expanded to address contemporary phenomena related to health, disease, and disability. Mapping Medical for the Twenty-First Century provides newcomers to medical anthropology with a robust introduction to the discipline, while providing experienced readers a set of chapters that explore the discipline in novel and exciting ways.

Borgstrom, Erica / Michael-Fox, Bethan / Arnason, Arnar (eds.), Covid-19 and Death Studies: Multidisciplinary Perspectives and Lessons. 259 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <763-279>
ISBN 978-1-041-19960-1 hard ¥44,181.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book examines the profound impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on how people experienced dying, death and bereavement from early 2020 onwards. This interdisciplinary collection draws together international examples rooted in empirical research from death studies scholars to make sense of these impacts. The collection includes a wide range of insights from how personal and societal responses to the pandemic shaped the ways people talked and thought about death, to the provision of palliative and intensive care, and changes in funerary practices. The book demonstrates how social responses to the pandemic shaped death in this historical moment and explores potential lasting legacies, such as altered rituals. Curated from articles originally published in the journal Mortality with a new preface by the editors, this collection showcases why death studies is crucial for understanding not only the COVID-19 pandemic but also future pandemics and mass death events.This volume will be essential reading for students, scholars, healthcare professionals, public health researchers and grief counsellors in medical anthropology, medical humanities, thanatology, sociology, bereavement studies and palliative care.The chapters in this book were originally published in Mortality.

Ballif, Edmee, Reproductive Boundaries: Psychosocial Care and Pregnancy in Switzerland. (Medical Anthropology) 162 pp. 2026:3 (Rutgers U. Pr., US) <763-277>
ISBN 978-1-9788-4053-9 hard ¥26,928.- (税込) US$ 120.00
ISBN 978-1-9788-4052-2 paper ¥6,719.- (税込) US$ 29.95

Reproductive Boundaries examines the shifting boundaries of prenatal care in Switzerland, focusing on the Pregnancy Support Center's innovative psychosocial model. By redefining the territory of care, the Center extends its reach beyond the medical domain, exemplifying the reproductivization of life, the increasing organization of various life aspects through a reproductive lens. The book explores how this approach challenges traditional borders between medical and psychosocial care, offering an alternative to Switzerland's heavily medicalized reproductive care. Through ethnographic insights into reproductive talk, it reveals how psychosocial advisors shift the boundaries of reproductive care, balancing support with broader state goals of reproductive governance. Set against Switzerland's history of stratified reproductive policies, the study critically examines how psychosocial care reshapes the landscape of pregnancy, raising questions about surveillance and evolving gender roles. This thought-provoking work invites readers to reconsider the limits and possibilities of care in a fragmented society.

Aubinet, Stephane, The Lullaby's Outline: Anthropology of a (not quite) Universal Practice. 248 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <763-1091>
ISBN 978-1-041-12982-0 hard ¥44,181.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book offers an anthropological exploration of the lullaby, a type of music found in nearly all human societies. The chapters review diverse ethnographic cases, from bedtime routines in Western societies to historical and Indigenous practices. Moving beyond common definitions of the lullaby, the author integrates 'diverging' instances of lulling, including mythological narratives, herding songs used to soothe cattle, sleep-inducing music composed for monarchs, electronic musical dolls, and protective spells. The work considers how these varied examples can add layers and depth to our understanding of what it means to lull a child. The investigation displays an innovative approach to musical comparison by investigating the 'partial connections' that different traditions display with one another. Positioned at the meeting point of comparative musicology and ethnomusicology, the study combines comparative gestures with original fieldwork, and acknowledges both the importance of cross-cultural similarities and ethnographic entanglements that complicate generalisations. Starting from four European traditions (the Irish suantrai, the Georgian iavnana, the Ancient Roman nenia, and the Sami dovdna), the study delves into themes of power, spirituality, death, magic, technologies, and Indigenous ontologies, which echo across diverse cultural contexts without being quite universal. It will be of interest to scholars of anthropology, music, folklore, and beyond.

B.フェイガン著　狩猟
Fagan, Brian, Hunting: The Pursuit That Shaped Humanity. 272 pp. 2026:6 (Yale U. Pr., US) <763-1096>
ISBN 978-0-300-27349-6 hard ¥7,293.- (税込) US$ 32.50

From an acclaimed archaeological writer, a worldwide history of huntingHunting is one of humanity's most ancient and universal activities. It has been embedded in every facet of our lives, shaping social bonds, power hierarchies, and interactions with the spirit world. This book tells the story of how hunting evolved from a means of survival practiced with clubs and spears to a genteel display of royal power, and how it has become, in today's world, complicated and hotly contested.In this wide-ranging study, Brian Fagan discusses how Neanderthals stalked prey and killed at close range, how hunting evolved as a political spectacle, and how commercial and trophy hunting precipitated an ecological crisis. He invites us to hunt with Charlemagne, explains how there was more to the demise of North American bison herds than rifles, and describes how influential figures such as John Muir, George Bird Grinnell, and Theodore Roosevelt fought for conservation during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Filled with lively stories, fascinating discoveries, and compelling characters, Fagan's exploration of hunting-a companion to his Fishing-offers an informed and entertaining history of an essential human pursuit.

Jaeger, Mateusz / Tomczyk, Jacek / Wrzesinski, J. (eds.), From 'Adam and Eve' to the Present Day: Family and Social Bonds in Biological and Cultural Perspective. (FUNERALIA GNIEZNIENSKIE - SPOTKANIE / GNIEZNO FUNERALIA - MEETING 24) 208 S. 2025:11 (O. Harrassowitz, GW) <763-1098>
ISBN 978-3-447-12401-0 paper ¥12,619.- (税込) EUR 48.00

This volume brings together a rich collection of interdisciplinary research that explores how family and social bonds have been formed, lived and honored from prehistory to modern times. Based on presentations from the 24th Funeralia Gnie?nie?skie conference, held in Gniezno, Poland in 2024, the publication highlights the latest discoveries in funeral archaeology and anthropology, with contributions from researchers across Europe and the Americas. Spanning a remarkable chronological and geographical range ? from Bronze Age burials in Slovakia and Iron Age cemeteries in Poland to the lives of pre-Columbian children in Peru and modern Protestant communities ? From 'Adam and Eve' to the Present Day examines the enduring importance of kinship, care and identity. The studies address linguistic evidence, genetic relationships, burial practices and commemorative rituals, revealing how the concept of ‘family’ has evolved yet remained central to human experience. This is the first English-language edition of Funeralia, opening Polish scholarship to a broader global audience. It offers not only an insight into the distant past, but also a reflection on how we understand and shape family ties today. It also is a valuable resource for archaeologists, anthropologists, historians and anyone interested in the deep roots of human connection.

Lindemann, Sandra, A Radical Anthropologist: The Trials and Triumphs of Kathleen Gough. 208 pp. 2026:2 (Monthly Review, US) <763-1099>
ISBN 978-1-68590-131-8 hard ¥19,971.- (税込) US$ 89.00
ISBN 978-1-68590-130-1 paper ¥6,058.- (税込) US$ 27.00

"Anthropology is a child of Western imperialism," asserted the Marxist anthropologist Kathleen Gough in 1968, during an intense period of anti-colonial struggle in Asia and Africa. Since then, this assertion, now largely taken for granted within the discipline, has become more well-known than the intellectual who articulated it. A Radical Anthropologist: The Trials and Triumphs of Kathleen Gough tells the story of a scholar who, like many of her female peers, has been largely overlooked by history in spite of her striking contributions to her field. In her day, in the face of rampant sexism, she was an internationally renowned intellectual and political activist, publishing some seventy articles and ten books. With clear and empathetic prose, author Sandra Lindemann, herself an anthropologist, invites us to trace the arc of a life lived according to the values of a radical anthropologist. Born in England in 1925 as the youngest daughter of the village blacksmith, Gough entered the world of higher education on scholarship and continued into academia with a pronounced sense of fairness and justice. Her outspokenness in favor of civil rights and against nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War led to her placement on an FBI watch list, and institutional reactions to her progressive views disrupted her career trajectory on several occasions. She fielded the array of obstacles presented by workplace misogyny, only to find herself fired from some jobs and compelled, on principle, to resign from others. Eventually she withdrew from academia altogether to become an independent radical scholar, but not before her painstaking fieldwork in South India on marriage, class, and caste reshaped the anthropological understanding of these critical social relationships, and helped to transform the world of academia she had left behind. Through it all, she maintained her fierce dedication to the liberation of workers and peasants-whether in India, Vietnam, or anywhere in the world people were oppressed. With the rise of fascism in the United States, and the unleashing of malign forces around the world, more than ever before those who struggle for justice are searching for examples of how to live a politically relevant life: Kathleen Gough's is such a life. Fervently anti-colonial, anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist, Gough lived her life keeping a Marxist vision of a better, more peaceful, more equitable world in clear view at all times, never losing faith that such a world was within reach.

Maghakyan, Simon, Sovereign Heritage Crime: Security, Autocracy, and the Material Past. (Elements in Critical Heritage Studies) 75 pp. 2026:3 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <763-1107>
ISBN 978-1-009-61185-5 hard ¥16,758.- (税込) GB￡ 55.00
ISBN 978-1-009-61186-2 paper ¥5,484.- (税込) GB￡ 18.00

Sovereign Heritage Crime: Security, Autocracy, and the Material Past explores why autocracies intentionally exacerbate anxieties associated with an aggrieved ethnoterritorial minority's tangible heritage. Since discriminatory domestic campaigns of state-sponsored erasure are political choices, this theoretical study proposes to understand them as sovereign heritage crimes. This framework predicts that heritage securitisation - constructing disquieting material memories into ontological threats - enables legitimacy-deficient yet affluent autocracies to pursue 'performance legitimacy' by delivering a real or imagined 'permanent security'. Since this state crime is both enabled and exposed by traditional and emerging technologies, the study also explores their dual use for human rights and wrongs. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Russell, Nerissa, Hunting and Eating Symbols. (Elements in the Archaeology of Food) 75 pp. 2026:4 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <763-1108>
ISBN 978-1-009-67068-5 hard ¥16,758.- (税込) GB￡ 55.00
ISBN 978-1-009-32157-0 paper ¥5,484.- (税込) GB￡ 18.00

This Element approaches large game hunting through a social and symbolic lens. In most societies, the hunting and consumption of certain iconic species carries deep symbolism and is surrounded by ritualized practices. However, the form of these rituals and symbols varies substantially. The Element explores some recurring themes associated with hunting and eating game, such as gender, prestige, and generosity, and trace how these play out in the context of egalitarian versus hierarchical societies, foragers versus farmers, and in different parts of the world. Once people start herding domestic livestock, hunting takes on a new significance as an engagement with what is now defined as the Wild. Foragers do not make this distinction, but their interactions with prey animals are also heavily symbolic. As societies become more stratified, hunting large animals may be partly or entirely reserved for the elite, and hunting practices are elaborated to display and build power.

Nazaruk, Maja / Orlovsky, Anatoly (ed.), Exploring Fields of the Ineffable in Literary Anthropology: On Vincent Crapanzano. 206 pp. 2026:2 (Ibidem Pr., GW) <763-1101>
ISBN 978-3-8382-2050-5 paper ¥6,507.- (税込) US$ 29.00

Maja Nazaruk offers a panoramic view of Vincent Crapanzano's anthropologically-poetic thinking about the ineffable aspects of life such as otherness, the outer limits of the body, and chthonic pain. In her view, the signature summation of Crapanzano's work is to be found in his spell-working ethnographies from Morocco, South Africa, Algeria, and France as well as the United States of America. By parsing the first sections of his opus on imaginary horizons, the Polish scholar unveils the anthropologist's impulse to resort to the rhetorical device of literary slippage-shifting meaning and the indeterminacy of meaning, in his intention to convey the "irreality of the (native's) imaginary." Slippage is the pivot that makes Crapanzano switch between alterity (how the native feels foreign) and the themes of the body and trauma (that are coincidentally perceived as being foreign even to the persons to whom they belong). By bringing them to the common denominator of inquiry-driven prose poetry that underscores cultural critique and literary anthropology, Crapanzano offers a contemplation of the undefined nature of human existence. Delving into the problem of signification and of substance in the works of Judith Butler, Cathy Caruth, Elaine Scarry, Talal Assad, Mariella Pandolfi, Terence Turner, Johannes Herder, and Lacan, takes on special relevance.

Santasombat, Yos (ed.), Bio-Cultural Diversity, Ethnicity, and Local Knowledge: From Lanna to Northeast India. 331 pp. 2026:2 (Springer, GW) <762-819>
ISBN 978-981-9542-41-3 hard ¥42,060.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book explores the interconnections between biodiversity, cultural knowledge, and resource management in Lanna in Northern Thailand, and Northeast India. By examining traditional practices, economic activities, and gender roles, the book contributes to the repertoire of local knowledge concerning resource management which may lead to policies that balance conservation with sustainable development. Today, urban and rural communities worldwide, especially in tropical regions, face crises in economic, agricultural, environmental, and cultural dimensions. The breakdown of human-nature relationships has become an urgent issue that people globally are beginning to recognize. Crucial research questions in biodiversity studies are: how can we extract lessons from various field studies to restore local communities' capacity to manage biodiversity? How can we empower communities to regain control over production, utilization, and genetic resource development, including knowledge about food, medicine, and other natural resources? Relevant to scholars in anthropology, environmental social sciences, ethnic and cultural studies, this is a timely volume in sustainable development studies in Asia.

Zangrando, Atilio Francisco Javier et al. (eds.), Archaeology of the South Coast of Tierra del Fuego: Cultural Niches and the Diversity of Hunter-Gatherer-Fishers. (The Latin American Studies Book Series) 210 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <762-867>
ISBN 978-3-032-09486-5 hard ¥31,544.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book brings together recent results of extensive and varied archaeological, stable isotope and ancient DNA research from the south coast of Tierra del Fuego and carefully integrates them with earlier archaeological, ethnographical and paleoenvironmental works in the region. Fuegian societies have fascinated travelers, naturalists and scientists during the last two centuries. The chapters analyze and review data on demographic trends, the trophic relations between human and faunal communities in ancient food webs and population genetics, providing a comprehensive picture of the hunter-gatherer history in the Fuegian Andes.During the last decade, new perspectives and methodologies in archaeological research have taken place in the southern coast of Tierra del Fuego. Now, new results are emerging on the long-term interaction between human and coastal ecosystems. This book attempts to tell this state of the art in a comprehensive and approachable manner. In this sense, the book synthesizes current research that will be accessible to students and professionals alike.

Runk, Julie Valasquez et al., Interwoven Rosewood: Collaborative Ecologies, Colonial Entanglements, and Indigenous Resistance. 424 pp. 2026:5 (U. Arizona Pr., US) <762-889>
ISBN 978-0-8165-5693-9 hard ¥22,440.- (税込) US$ 100.00
ISBN 978-0-8165-4606-0 paper ¥7,854.- (税込) US$ 35.00

Interweaving Rosewood is a collaborative exploration of the global rosewood trade and its entanglements with Indigenous lifeways, colonial histories, and environmental crises. Co-authored by Julie Velasquez Runk and members of the Wounaan National Congress and its Local Congress of the Maje community, this book traces the story of cocobolo rosewood from Wounaan lands in Panama to international markets, revealing how centuries of settler colonialism and extractive capitalism continue to shape landscapes, livelihoods, and relationships. At its heart, the book is a meditation on well-being and belonging-how people live in relation to land, each other, and the more-than-human world. Drawing on more than a decade of community-based research and six collaborative book workshops, the authors weave together first-person narratives, ecological analysis, historical context, and Indigenous knowledge. The result is a richly textured account that challenges dominant narratives of environmental degradation by centering Wounaan experiences of joy, resistance, and conviviality. The book's structure reflects its method: interwoven chapters authored or spoken by Wounaan colleagues, grounded in consent protocols and shaped by ancestral storytelling traditions. Accessibly written, Interweaving Rosewood is ideal for courses in environmental conservation, Indigenous studies, anthropology, Latin American studies, and political ecology. With its interdisciplinary reach and classroom-ready discussion questions, the book invites readers to reflect on the global forces behind environmental catastrophe-and the enduring power of Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and becoming.

Jernigan, Kasey, Commod Bods: Embodied Heritage, Foodways, and Indigeneity. 272 pp. 2026:2 (U. Arizona Pr., US) <762-955>
ISBN 978-0-8165-5622-9 hard ¥22,440.- (税込) US$ 100.00 *
ISBN 978-0-8165-5621-2 paper ¥7,180.- (税込) US$ 32.00 *

The term "commod bod" is used with humor and affection. It also offers a critical way to describe bodies shaped by long-term reliance on U.S. federal commodity food programs. In Commod Bods, Kasey Jernigan shares her ongoing collaborative research with Choctaw women and describes the ways that shifting patterns of participation in food and nutrition assistance programs (commodity foods) have shaped foodways; how these foodways are linked to bodies and health, particularly "obesity" and related conditions; and how foodways and bodies are intertwined with settler colonialism and experiences of structural violence, identity making, and heritage in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Organized thematically, the book moves from a critical history of obesity and health in Indian Country to narratives of Choctaw women navigating food, memory, and belonging. Chapters such as "Food and Fellowship" and "Heritage, Embodied" center personal stories that show how food is not only sustenance but also a site of connection, resistance, and meaning making. Food is critical to cultural survival and affirmation. For Choctaw people, the intentional demise of traditional foodways and dependence on federal food programs are specific experiences that inform part of what it means to be Choctaw today.

Lewis, David C., Culture Change: Ethnicity, Values and 'Becoming Human'. 369 pp. 2026:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <762-959>
ISBN 978-981-9508-31-0 hard ¥28,915.- (税込) EUR 109.99

All cultures change - but some aspects change more rapidly than others. Drawing on extensive experience of various cultures, in this book David Lewis develops a model that differentiates between the rates of change in different aspects of a culture.Culture teaches us how to relate to other human beings, so David also explores aspects of what it means to be human. Some distinctively human features that are influenced by culture include the development of a sense of humour, a sensitivity to the voice of one's conscience and a capacity to look towards the future with hope.

Adler, Michael A., Transilient Acts and Resilient Villages: Pueblo Community Persistence in the Northern Rio Grande. 340 pp. 2026:4 (U. Arizona Pr., US) <762-995>
ISBN 978-0-8165-4884-2 hard ¥16,830.- (税込) US$ 75.00

A powerful rethinking of resilience through the lens of Pueblo history, this work reveals how Tiwa communities in the Northern Rio Grande used culturally intentional strategies to adapt, transform, and endure across a millennium of change. Anthropologist Michael A. Adler introduces the concept of transilience-culturally intentional acts that address existential threats and enable transformation-as a framework for interpreting the long-term persistence of Tiwa communities. Focusing on the Tiwa-speaking communities of Taos, Picuris, and Pot Creek Pueblos, Adler shows how social and ritual organization, architectural change, and sacred geographies were mobilized in response to disruption. He challenges conventional resilience theory, which emphasizes systemic stability, instead centering Indigenous agency, mobility, and sacred practice as key to understanding cultural endurance. Grounded in decades of collaborative research with Pueblo communities, Transilient Acts and Resilient Villages is a vital contribution to southwestern archaeology. It offers a compelling model for how archaeology can respectfully engage with descendant communities and provides essential insights for scholars, students, and community members seeking to understand the complexities of cultural persistence in the face of change.

Arakawa, Fumiyasu / Seowtewa, Octavius / Retzinger, Dylan, Collaboration in Practice: Transforming Community-Based Research in the Southwest. 200 pp. 2026:4 (U. Arizona Pr., US) <762-996>
ISBN 978-0-8165-5635-9 hard ¥22,440.- (税込) US$ 100.00
ISBN 978-0-8165-5634-2 paper ¥7,854.- (税込) US$ 35.00

Focusing on the Chavez Cave collections in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Collaboration in Practice presents a study of the partnership between New Mexico State University and the Zuni Cultural Resource Advisory Team (ZCRAT). Rather than centering on artifact analysis, the authors emphasize the collaborative process itself-visiting the site, curating an exhibition, and co-authoring this volume-as a model for ethical and respectful research. The book situates this collaboration within the broader historical and political context of archaeology and museology. It critically explores how museums and academic institutions can shift from extractive practices to ones that prioritize Indigenous sovereignty, knowledge systems, and cultural continuity. Through personal narratives, historical context, and methodological insights, the authors highlight the challenges and transformative potential of working collaboratively. They show how true collaboration requires humility, mutual respect, and a commitment to shared authority in both research and representation. Ultimately, this work charts a path forward for community-based research that centers Indigenous voices and values. It advocates for an archaeology that is not only more inclusive but also more meaningful to the communities whose histories are being studied. A vital resource for scholars, students, and practitioners, this work seeks to engage in ethical, reciprocal, and culturally grounded research in the Southwest and beyond.

Hernandez Castillo, R. Aida, Digging for Hope: A Feminist Ethnography in the Land of Mass Graves. 400 pp. 2026:4 (U. Arizona Pr., US) <762-997>
ISBN 978-0-8165-5649-6 hard ¥22,440.- (税込) US$ 100.00
ISBN 978-0-8165-5648-9 paper ¥8,302.- (税込) US$ 37.00

In the shadow of Mexico's ongoing human rights crisis, Digging for Hope offers a powerful feminist ethnography of resistance, care, and collective memory. Drawing on nearly a decade of fieldwork, R. Aida Hernandez Castillo documents the courageous work of women-led search collectives who, in the face of extreme violence, search for their disappeared loved ones. Through physical and spiritual practices such as exhumation, mourning, and poetic remembrance, these women reclaim dignity for the dead and challenge a society that has normalized disappearance. At the heart of this book is a profound exploration of what HernAndez Castillo calls a "pedagogy of love"-a political and ethical framework rooted in care, solidarity, and the refusal to forget. These women are not only searching for bodies; they are building emotional communities, crafting new languages of justice, and offering a reimagining of what it means to resist violence. Their practices, often overlooked by traditional scholarship, restore humanity and dignify the disappeared. Digging for Hope is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the gendered dimensions of violence and the grassroots movements that rise in response. With clarity and compassion, HernAndez Castillo brings readers into the intimate spaces of grief and resistance, offering a model for feminist ethnography that is both rigorous and deeply humane.

Rios, Gabriela Raquel, Indigenous Genres of the Human: Locating the Intersections of Indigeneity and Latinidad. 336 pp. 2026:4 (U. Arizona Pr., US) <762-1001>
ISBN 978-0-8165-5267-2 hard ¥22,440.- (税込) US$ 100.00
ISBN 978-0-8165-5266-5 paper ¥7,854.- (税込) US$ 35.00

In this work, scholar Gabriela Raquel Rios considers how Latina/o/x communities engage in the ethical reclamation of indigeneity. Through case studies that include testimonios and other Indigenous storytelling practices, RIos reveals how cultural logics of colonization continue to shape-and often constrain-understandings of indigeneity across Latin America and in the United States. Addressing different genres of human and what contemporary indigeneity and reclaiming indigeneity looks like across Latin American contexts, chapters in this work examine digital bruja poetry, Aymara women's Lucha Libre in Bolivia, Raramuri dance in Mexico, and Indigenous Khipu in the Andes. The author weaves her own story of being from southern Texas and traveling to Mexico throughout the book. Bridging Sylvia Wynter's theory of "genres of the human" with critical Latinx indigeneity studies, Chicana/o/x studies, decolonial theory, and rhetorical new materialisms, this book challenges readers to rethink what it means to be human, Indigenous, and Chicanx in the wake of colonial violence. Rather than reinforcing binaries defined by settler colonialism, RIos proposes a framework that centers community knowledge and grounded practices. Her work opens space for dialogue, listening, and healing, emphasizing that reclaiming indigeneity requires attention to the stories, movements, and rhetorical practices that emerge from within communities themselves.

奴隷制の比較考古学ハンドブック
Leone, Mark Paul / Webster, Jane Louise (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Comparative Archaeology of Slavery. (Oxford Handbooks) 712 pp. 2026:8 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <762-1003>
ISBN 978-0-19-755126-4 hard ¥46,675.- (税込) US$ 208.00

Liu, Chang, Conservation of Uncertain Archaeological Sites: Prehistoric Scottish Brochs. (Creativity, Heritage and the City 4) 194 pp. 2026:2 (Springer, GW) <762-1004>
ISBN 978-981-9539-84-0 hard ¥34,173.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book approaches the study from architectural perspectives, analyzing the collection of brochs' features and classifying them based on regional differences. By identifying regional standard models and hypothesizing design schemes, it reveals insights into the methods and strategies used by ancient builders. This understanding not only aids in interpreting brochs but also makes these uncertain archaeological sites more readable and accessible. The major conclusion of this book is the framework of interpretive conservation, offering practical guidance for the consolidation, restoration, and reconstruction of brochs. It advocates for holistic conservation projects that move beyond preservation, proposing dynamic changes to sites that enhance interpretation and public engagement. With its innovative approach and comprehensive analysis, this book is an indispensable resource for archaeologists, architects, and heritage professionals, offering ideas with potential applications to broader heritage conservation efforts worldwide.

Loendorf, Chris (ed.), Collaborative Archaeology: How Native American Knowledge Enhances Our Collective Understanding of the Past. (Amerind Studies in Archaeology) 288 pp. 2026:4 (U. Arizona Pr., US) <762-1005>
ISBN 978-0-8165-5646-5 hard ¥16,830.- (税込) US$ 75.00

Collaborative Archaeology brings together a diverse group of scholars and tribal cultural resource professionals to showcase how Indigenous knowledge is transforming archaeological practice. Edited by Chris Loendorf, this volume features twelve case studies that highlight the power of partnership between Native American communities and archaeologists. These collaborations not only enrich our understanding of the past but also affirm Indigenous cultural continuity. From the establishment of Tribal Historic Preservation Offices to tribally led research initiatives, the book illustrates how Native voices are reshaping the field. This timely collection bridges disciplinary divides between archaeology, history, and traditional knowledge, challenging outdated narratives that separate "prehistory" from living Indigenous communities. Contributors demonstrate how ethical, community-based research can lead to more accurate and respectful interpretations of the past. Collaborative Archaeology is essential reading for scholars, students, and practitioners committed to scientific understanding and cultural preservation. Contributors Nicole Armstrong-Best Skylar Begay Jennifer Bess Hannah F. Chavez Robert B. Ciaccio Shannon Cowell William H. Doelle Karl A. Hoerig Anabel Galindo Barnaby V. Lewis Chris Loendorf Brian Medchill Linda Morgan Laurene G. Montero Stephen E. Nash Eloise Pedro Glen E. Rice Teresa Rodrigues Hoski Schaafsma Thomas E. Sheridan Katrina Soke Lindsey Vogel-Teeter Anastasia Walhovd Kelly Washington Reylynne Williams M. Kyle Woodson Aaron M. Wright

考古学－歴史記述と理論
Murray, Tim, Archaeology: Historiography and Theory. 336 pp. 2026:1 (Springer, GW) <762-1006>
ISBN 978-3-032-11845-5 hard ¥34,173.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book examines our understanding of the ways in which we produce and consume archaeological knowledge and proposes that this should play a greater role in our attempts to describe and comprehend the nature and purpose of archaeology, and the nature of archaeological knowledge. During the past fifty years prehistoric archaeologists have sought to promote or oppose several redefinitions of archaeological goals and approaches that have emphasized, variously, the liberating or constraining power of critical self-reflection. While practitioners have continued to expand the storehouse of archaeological data, they have also been engaged in active investigation of archaeological goals and approaches, and in intensifying debate over what it is proper or relevant for practitioners to do. Prehistoric archaeology is now much more than a method of data collection and analysis which is transformed into culture history (or exemplifications of material culture theory) by the acts of comparison and interpretation. The central premise of this book is that the kind of understanding sought here should significantly improve our ability to work towards convincing solutions to many of the practical puzzles and problems with which we currently concern ourselves. The author also argues that this understanding will help to redefine the terms under which the collectivity of archaeological practitioners can be considered to be a functioning community.

Weiss, Joseph, Irreconcilable: Indigeneity and the Violence of Colonial Erasure in Contemporary Canada. (Critical Indigeneities) 224 pp. 2026:3 (U. North Carolina Pr., US) <761-879>
ISBN 978-1-4696-9372-9 hard ¥22,215.- (税込) US$ 99.00
ISBN 978-1-4696-9373-6 paper ¥6,719.- (税込) US$ 29.95

Since the early 2000s, the Canadian government has attempted reconciliation with Indigenous nations through varied efforts: treaty processes, government commissions, rebranding campaigns for settler-owned businesses, workshops for state and local officials, school curriculum changes, and a recently christened national holiday However, as Joseph Weiss argues, these state-driven initiatives reinforce Indigenous subordination to the settler state. This incisive study of the varied responses from both Indigenous Nations and individuals to reconciliation illuminates how it is implicated in ongoing colonial erasure. Critically engaging with a variety of fields, including Indigenous studies, anthropology, history, political theory, semiotics, and museum studies, Weiss captures the multiple scales at which these contested dynamics unfold and explores their underlying technologies of erasure. Irreconcilable unpacks how reconciliation offers amends for anti-Indigenous violence while disavowing responsibility for that violence, and argues that settler promises of reconciliation cannot be reconciled to the fact of Indigenous sovereignty. Nevertheless, Weiss illustrates how Indigenous Peoples refuse erasure at every turn, instead building alternate futures and lived worlds that are not always already colonially overdetermined.

Lau, Ting Hui, Decolonial Endurance: Lisu Worldmaking Against Chinese Settler Colonialism. 240 pp. 2026:7 (Stanford U. Pr., US) <761-993>
ISBN 978-1-5036-4568-4 hard ¥24,684.- (税込) US$ 110.00
ISBN 978-1-5036-4718-3 paper ¥6,283.- (税込) US$ 28.00

What does it mean to live through a world coming undone? How do people carry on amid rupture, loss, and grief? Decolonial Endurance explores these questions through the turbulent lives of Indigenous Lisu subsistence farmers in China's Eastern Himalayas, bordering Myanmar and Tibet. Like many of China's Indigenous borderlands, this mountainous region has long borne the force of encroaching Chinese state power. Since the 1980s, the Chinese state has been compelling the Lisu to give up their subsistence lifeways, move into urban settlements, and send their children to government boarding schools. In exchange for the so-called gifts of development - healthcare, income, and education - they suffer environmental and social catastrophes such as mass landslides, strange new illnesses, and toxic food. Drawing on over a decade of engagement with the Lisu, Ting Hui Lau takes readers into the world of ex-shamans, heart-pained mothers, restless spirits, and demon-mad migrants as they grapple with the fallout from state development, which Lau argues is the latest phase in a centuries-long project of settler colonialism along China's Southwest frontier. At once a portrayal of loss and an ethnography of hope, Lau chronicles Lisu worldmaking amid this destruction, centering their quiet resistance through everyday acts of communal caretaking. In a time of escalating geopolitical and ecological crisis, this book calls for a new decolonial politics rooted in the transformative power of endurance.

Pipyrou, Stavroula / Sorge, Antonio (eds.), Emergent Axioms of Violence. 116 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <761-691>
ISBN 978-1-041-23125-7 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

This book highlights the diverse and complicated ways that violence becomes axiomatic, namely through political rhetoric, epistemological impositions, and colonial legacies. Considering how axiomatic violence emerges from events of rupture as well as slow-moving structural inequalities, authors interrogate both the novelty and mundane quality of the current political moment. Approaching violence as axiomatic expands the conceptual lexicon for discussing how rhetorics, metaphors, and prescriptive assumptions can be inherently violent and become normalised, losing their event-like status. Through the routinisation of the extraordinary, truths become indisputable. Axioms combine neoteric and foundational violence to lend legitimacy to apparently incontestable categories of domination, disenfranchisement, and epistemological governance.This book will be an asset to students and researchers of political theory, philosophy, and social anthropology and those interested in learning about the intersections of post-colonial and post-liberal anthropology, violence, and power.The chapters in this book were first published as a special issue of Anthropological Forum and are accompanied by a new Afterword.

Watanabe, Chika, Play to Survive: Disaster Preparedness Along the Ring of Fire. 264 pp. 2026:7 (Stanford U. Pr., US) <761-842>
ISBN 978-1-5036-4624-7 hard ¥24,684.- (税込) US$ 110.00
ISBN 978-1-5036-4688-9 paper ¥6,283.- (税込) US$ 28.00

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 preparedness training in Japan and Chile, two primary nations along the Ring of Fire that experience frequent and intense disasters. Experts from these countries have often collaborated to create some of the most advanced disaster preparedness systems in the world. Chika Watanabe traces how local city officials, NGOs, and members of neighborhood and grassroots organizations are, counterintuitively, using fun, playful methods to teach preparation for our darkest hours. While there are many important studies of post-disaster response, much less is written about the future-orientation of disaster preparedness. This book shows how a transnational group of preparedness experts orient people toward potential disasters in gentle and hopeful ways, focusing on improvisation and repair. In a time of political and environmental destabilization globally, this book offers a unique look at how playful preparedness can reset relationships to environments, to the future, and to each other.

Boas, Franz, The Franz Boas Papers. Volume 3: Paper Bridges Between Franz Boas and Russian Anthropology. Ed. by D. V. Arzyutov et al. (Franz Boas Papers Documentary Edition) 1064 pp. 2026:7 (U. Nebraska Pr., US) <761-1348>
ISBN 978-1-4962-3882-5 hard ¥26,928.- (税込) US$ 120.00

Anthropology is inseparable from writing, whether in field diaries, letters, articles, or books. Among these writings, letters form paper bridges-holding a special place as material artifacts uniquely capable of building scholarly communities and sustaining relationships with field collaborators long after the fieldwork is completed.The story of Franz Boas, one of the founders of American anthropology, can be imagined as a res publica literaria, a network that, like its Renaissance prototype, shaped the contours of transnational anthropology. This two-part volume chronicles more than forty years of Boas's collaborations and friendships with Russian and Soviet anthropologists, following a small group of anthropologists as they built the house of Arctic and Siberian anthropology. Through these letters, readers are introduced to a lesser-known aspect of Boas's political life and his ambition to redefine anthropology as a transnational discipline, one that transcended national borders and political obstacles. Through meticulously gathered correspondence from more than thirty archives in the United States, Russia, France, and Norway, The Franz Boas Papers, Volume 3 reveals an untold chapter in the history of anthropology.

Drennan, Robert / Peterson, Christian / Berrey, C. Adam, The Emergence of Social Complexity: A Global Archaeological Comparison. 300 pp. 2026:5 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <761-1349>
ISBN 978-1-009-70273-7 hard ¥27,423.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00

The emergence of social complexity is at the heart of archaeological inquiry, but to date, there has been insufficient global comparative analysis of this phenomenon. This volume offers archaeologists and other social scientists reconstructions of past societies in all parts of the world, some of which challenge currently popular accounts. Using recently developed analytical approaches robust enough to yield compatible results from disparate datasets, the reconstructions presented here rest on fresh comparative analysis of archaeological data from 57 regions. They reveal the highly varied pathways to social complexity in ways that make it possible to see previously conflicting ideas as complementary. The analytical approaches and the full datasets are presented in detail in the book as well as an online data base. Offering new insights into the forces that have shaped human societies for millennia, this study provides a deeper understanding of the ways in which archaeology uses the material remains of past societies to reconstruct how they were organized.

Farrar, Margaret E. / Kaul, Adam, Becoming Utopia: History, Heritage, and Sustainability in the American Midwest. (Anthropology of Contemporary North America) 260 pp. 2026:7 (U. Nebraska Pr., US) <761-1350>
ISBN 978-1-4962-4351-5 hard ¥22,215.- (税込) US$ 99.00
ISBN 978-1-4962-4721-6 paper ¥6,732.- (税込) US$ 30.00

Becoming Utopia centers on the tiny community of Bishop Hill, Illinois, whose marketing materials call it "Utopia on the Prairie," home to a radical communal religious sect that emigrated from Sweden in the 1840s. Through rich textual and ethnographic analyses, Margaret E. Farrar and Adam Kaul tell the story of what happens when a small, historically significant Midwestern community negotiates the contradictory impulses of twenty-first-century place-making. At first glance, Bishop Hill is simply a small heritage tourism destination in Midwestern flyover country, but further inspection reveals it to be a complex place that mixes a deep nostalgia for the past undercut by complex origin stories of displacement and colonialism, an active historic preservation movement amid futuristic green energy technologies built by multinational corporations, and a commitment to localism in the context of omnipresent globalization.Based on fifteen years of fieldwork, Becoming Utopia is an interdisciplinary contribution to conversations about the importance and meaning of place-making, heritage-making, and sustainability (social, economic, and environmental) in the twenty-first century.

Magnani, Matthew / Magnani, Natalia, The Craft of Belonging: Material Culture and Social Boundaries in Sapmi. 224 pp. 2026:4 (U. Toronto Pr., CN) <761-1354>
ISBN 978-1-4875-4066-1 paper ¥10,085.- (税込) US$ 44.95

The Craft of Belonging explores the role of craft and its mediation of social boundaries, particularly in communities that are under state pressure. Anthropologists Matthew Magnani and Natalia Magnani blend anthropology and archaeology to explore the role of craft in community-making from prehistory to present with the Sami, the Indigenous peoples of Northern Europe. Sapmi, the Sami homeland, has sat at a material crossroads for millennia. Forests, tundras, and extended social networks offered raw materials autochthonous and imported. Wood, antler, cloth, and silver were crafted to cope with Arctic climates and state incursions. Integrating archaeological, ethnographic and Indigenous perspectives to reveal the transformative nature of material culture, The Craft of Belonging shows how long-term perspectives accentuate the shifting meanings and malleability of material social boundaries. Local agencies intersect with changing trade networks, colonialism and climate change, to resonate through the production, uses and signals of Sami craft (duodji). This book thus contends that ancestral material cultures, far from static cultural domains, are innovative sites of social transformation used to assert rights to land, water, and community belonging.

P.メトカーフ著　人類学の基礎　第2版
Metcalf, Peter A., Anthropology: The Basics. 2nd ed. (The Basics) 258 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <761-1355>
ISBN 978-1-032-75687-5 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-032-75689-9 paper ¥6,395.- (税込) GB￡ 20.99

The ultimate guide for the student encountering anthropology for the first time, Anthropology: The Basics explains and explores anthropological concepts and themes. In this immensely readable book, Peter A. Metcalf makes large and complex topics both accessible and enjoyable, arguing that the issues anthropology deals with are all around us, in magazines and newspapers and on television. He tackles topics such as:What is anthropology?How the issues of anthropology arise in everyday life.How can we distinguish cultural differences from physical ones?What is culture, anyway?How do anthropologists study culture?What are the key theories and approaches used today?How has the discipline changed over time?Decolonising anthropology.New to this edition are a reframing of gender and feminist theory, discussions of queer anthropology, as well as an entirely new chapter on decolonizing anthropology. This student-friendly text provides an overview of the fundamental principles of anthropology and is an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to learn more about this fascinating subject.

O'Neill, Colleen, Waging Sovereignty: Native Americans and the Transformation of Work in the Twentieth Century. 240 pp. 2026:2 (U. North Carolina Pr., US) <761-1356>
ISBN 978-1-4696-9327-9 hard ¥22,215.- (税込) US$ 99.00
ISBN 978-1-4696-9328-6 paper ¥6,719.- (税込) US$ 29.95 *

Orser, Charles E., Jr., Historical Archaeology. 4th ed. 450 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <761-1357>
ISBN 978-1-041-04087-3 hard ¥57,893.- (税込) GB￡ 190.00
ISBN 978-1-041-04086-6 paper ¥36,564.- (税込) GB￡ 120.00

Historical Archaeology offers students a comprehensive and accessible introduction to historical archaeology, and highlights the regional, cultural, and ethnic diversity of the modern historical period.This volume covers key methods and concepts, including fundamental theories and principles, the history of the field, and basic definitions, it also includes a practical look at career prospects for interested readers. It discusses central topics of archaeological research such as time and space, survey and excavation methods, and analytical techniques, encouraging readers to consider the possible meanings of artifacts. This fourth edition has been heavily revised to reflect the changes to the discipline. As well as updating the case studies the many revisions include: information on new technological approaches in surveying, excavating, and documenting sites and buildings; a focus on global cultural preservation and heritage; updates on maritime and underwater archaeology; and new additions on conflict archaeology. A new chapter on Indigenous and underserved community voices in archaeology, drawing on recent scholarship, has been added to reflect the importance of this topic in current teaching.Drawing on the author's extensive experience as an historical archaeologist, Historical Archaeology continues to be an ideal resource for students studying this rapidly expanding global field, demonstrating the real importance of this subject to our understanding of the world in which we live today.

Pollard, Mark / Armitage, R. A. / Batt, C. M. et al., Analytical Chemistry in Archaeology. 2nd ed. (Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology) 2026:4 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <761-1359>
ISBN 978-1-009-52545-9 hard ¥35,040.- (税込) GB￡ 115.00
ISBN 978-1-009-52546-6 paper ¥11,578.- (税込) GB￡ 38.00

Price, Max, Food Taboos in Archaeology. (Elements in the Archaeology of Food) 75 pp. 2026:3 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <761-1360>
ISBN 978-1-009-66357-1 hard ¥16,758.- (税込) GB￡ 55.00
ISBN 978-1-009-66361-8 paper ¥5,484.- (税込) GB￡ 18.00

Anthropologists have struggled with the concept of the food taboo for over a century; and archaeologists struggle with detecting them in the material signatures of the past. Yet by recognizing that ancient peoples must have followed taboos, some of which may have persisted for thousands of years, we gain insight into how cultural traditions shaped the ways in which people ate and interacted with their environments. This Element concerns food and the cultural structures that surround it. It provides an overview of the history and anthropological understandings of food taboos, and offers critical engagement with the current archaeological method and theory investigating these. Archaeological case studies, including the pig taboo in Judaism and ethnoarchaeological analysis of various mammalian taboos among the Nukak of Amazonia, shed light on the difficulties and prospects of studying food taboos in the material record.

Prior, Charles W. A., Treaty Ground: Diplomacy and the Politics of Sovereignty, from Roanoke to the Republic. 278 pp. 2026:5 (U. Nebraska Pr., US) <761-1361>
ISBN 978-1-4962-4484-0 hard ¥14,586.- (税込) US$ 65.00

L.ローゼン著　部族
Rosen, Lawrence, Tribes: Challenging the Image, Shifting the Paradigm. 218 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <761-1362>
ISBN 978-1-041-14932-3 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-041-14930-9 paper ¥12,794.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

Tribes: Challenging the Image, Shifting the Paradigm reconsiders the concept of "tribe" in political, cultural, and academic discourse, offering a dynamic alternative to outdated and damaging stereotypes.This book critiques the popular portrayal of tribes as static, violent, or regressive, arguing instead for an understanding of tribal life as adaptive, egalitarian, and resilient. Drawing on examples from colonial history, contemporary war zones, and indigenous sovereignty movements, it explores how tribes disperse power, resist conquest, and regenerate through ritual and cultural practice. The volume challenges the misuse of "tribalism" in modern politics and repositions tribes as vital actors in global conversations about identity, governance, and resource rights. Through comparative analysis, it proposes a new paradigm that recognizes tribes as shape-shifters rather than fixed structures.Tribes: Challenging the Image, Shifting the Paradigm is ideal for students and researchers interested in anthropology, human rights, international relations, and political rhetoric.

リプロダクション研究－人類学の視点
Unnithan, Maya / Davis-Floyd, Robbie A. et al. (eds.), Exploring Reproduction: Anthropological Perspectives. 234 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <761-1364>
ISBN 978-1-032-39386-5 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-032-39387-2 paper ¥12,794.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

Exploring Reproduction: Anthropological Perspectives introduces students to the dynamic field of the anthropology of reproduction, examining how human reproduction is shaped by cultural, historical, and political forces.This textbook engages with key issues such as fertility, infertility, assisted reproductive technologies, childbirth, contraception, reproductive governance, genetics, and justice. Drawing on foundational anthropological concepts-like personhood, stratified reproduction, and biopolitics-it introduces students to the various ways in which reproduction intersects with gender, sexuality, kinship, and social institutions. Through case studies and theoretical insights, the book showcases the relevance of anthropological approaches to understanding reproductive health, rights, and policy across diverse contexts.Exploring Reproduction: Anthropological Perspectives is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology, sociology, public health, allied medicine, biology, and related fields exploring reproduction, identity, and power.

White, Daniel / Cook, Emma / De Antoni, Andrea, Affect As Cultural Critique: Methods for Anthropological Discovery. 312 pp. 2026:3 (U. Toronto Pr., CN) <761-1367>
ISBN 978-1-4875-5979-3 paper ¥8,739.- (税込) US$ 38.95 *

Affect as Cultural Critique assembles leading anthropologists, affect theorists, and artist-activist scholars to ask, what if the most constructive response to moments of ethnographic puzzlement was not the formulation of an answer but the cultivation of a feeling? What if understanding the powerful effects of discourses requires somatic rather than semiotic exercises? And where habits of academic professionalism prohibit experiencing possible worlds - what if anthropology as a discipline could leverage affect to differently connect and cultivate collaboration with others? In line with growing movements to decolonize the academy, the essays in Affect as Cultural Critique feature ethnographic accounts of people actively describing, experimenting with, and otherwise exercising affect in ways that challenge the academy's inherited models for analyzing emotional life. Through an experimental collection of traditional ethnographic essays and artist-activist-generated critiques, this volume explores how everyday modes of feeling function as methods of knowing. By centering non-academic and non-Western affective practices as answers to traditional theoretical problems generated primarily by Western theorists, Affect as Cultural Critique seeks new trajectories for the discipline through a rediscovery of discovery itself as a guiding professional aim, as methodological inspiration, and as a source of reflexive critique of the discipline's philosophical and theory-heavy analytics.

Hong, Emily, Borderland Solidarity: Indigenous Law, Media, and Environmental Activism in Kachinland. 240 pp. 2026:6 (Stanford U. Pr., US) <761-1016>
ISBN 978-1-5036-4504-2 hard ¥24,684.- (税込) US$ 110.00
ISBN 978-1-5036-4694-0 paper ¥6,283.- (税込) US$ 28.00

Kachinland is an unrecognized state in the borderlands of Myanmar, India, China, and Thailand. Its geography throws into sharp relief the intersecting dynamics of British colonialism, settler colonialism, and protracted war between the Kachin Independence Army and the Myanmar Army. Kachinland's rich natural resources - including jade and hydropower - are coveted by the junta-led Myanmar government and its energy hungry neighbor, China. As resource extraction and land confiscation intensifies, Kachin activists and artists turn to Indigenous law and media to stem the tide of displacement and dispossession. Emily Hong follows a diverse cast of Kachin activists, punk rock musicians, women farmers, and armed group leaders dreaming up new futures for Kachinland. She examines how they draw on the infrastructures of the borderlands - cross-border media tactics, inter-ethnic solidarity, and an expanded sense of the law and political possibility - to sustain activism for the long-haul. With critical awareness of the colonial legacies of the region and of anthropology itself, Hong uncovers the limitations and liberatory potential of borderland solidarity, offering a powerful lens for understanding global activism and for navigating collaborative ethnography. Through evocative storytelling and sensory ethnography, Hong's book challenges readers to move beyond a Western lens on solidarity to ask what activists, artists, and anthropologists alike can learn from centering non-Western ways of theorizing and embodying political sensation and collective action.

Harms, Arne / Ley, Lukas (eds.), Coastal Futures: Life Between and at the Edges of the Sea. (Anthropological Horizons) 256 pp. 2026:2 (U. Toronto Pr., CN) <761-1164>
ISBN 978-1-4875-8164-0 paper ¥8,963.- (税込) US$ 39.95

Coastal Futures explores the profound transformation of our relationship with the world's coasts, as nearly 40 percent of humanity now lives within 100 kilometers of the sea. Moving beyond the traditional view of coasts as simple boundaries between land and water, this book reveals the coast as a diverse, networked landscape shaped by intertidal ecologies, sprawling infrastructures, and everyday practices that reach far beyond the shore. By uncovering the "coastalization" of society, the book highlights the growing significance of shores in understanding contemporary life and environmental change. Drawing on rich ethnographic research, the volume challenges traditional notions of the coast as simply a physical object or maritime boundary. Instead, it closely examines the diverse material forms and infrastructural connections that define coastal spaces, envisioning new futures for these vital zones. Coastal Futures argues that a scientific inquiry into the dynamic interplay of society and coastlines is both urgent and essential, encouraging more responsible and imaginative ways of living with and on the coast. Ultimately, the book redeems the coast as a geo-ontological force-one that shapes, enables, and constrains the transformative energies of global assemblages, rather than serving as a passive backdrop to human activity.