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

Bae, Christopher J., The Paleoanthropology of Eastern Asia. 277 pp. 2024:9 (U. Hawai'i Pr., US) <733-971>
ISBN 978-0-8248-9765-9 paper ¥16,544.- (税込) US$ 80.00

In Asia, research in human evolution has long been considered to have lagged far behind what was going on in places like Africa and Europe. Oftentimes this is due to the limited dissemination of research findings rather than the lack of actual research. The Paleoanthropology of Eastern Asia is an attempt to rectify this discrepancy by providing rich evidence rooted in deep research traditions from East and Southeast Asia. It covers fossils from the earliest arrival of hominins more than two million years ago to the end of the last Ice Age 15,000 years ago. During this wide span of time, many exciting and important events happened in eastern Asia. The earliest hominins arrived in the region; various hominin species evolved and interacted with one another, including Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, and a few more in between. While fossils can reveal what these hominins may have looked like, the rich Paleolithic archaeological record yields clues to their behavior. Handaxes have been found in eastern Asia where they were previously believed to have been absent. Watercraft was used by foragers as early as 40,000 years ago to reach regions like the Japanese archipelago, showing that deep-sea voyaging has a long and deep history. In Indonesia, captivating cave art older than the famous Lascaux paintings from France have been reported. The story continues with a tremendous amount of new and important discoveries from the region being reported almost daily. Providing comprehensive coverage of paleoanthropological research in eastern Asia-from the groundbreaking finds in a cave near Beijing in the early twentieth century to the discovery and identification of new human species during the twenty-first century-this book will interest anyone wishing to learn about the human evolutionary record.

Krutak, Lars, Tattoo Traditions of Asia: Ancient and Contemporary Expressions of Identity. 277 pp. 2024:10 (U. Hawai'i Pr., US) <733-981>
ISBN 978-0-8248-9570-9 hard ¥18,612.- (税込) US$ 90.00

For millennia, tattoos have documented the history of humanity one painful mark at a time. They form a visual language on the skin, expressing an individual's desires and fears as well as cultural values, family ties, and spiritual beliefs on the surfaces of the body. The Indigenous peoples of Asia have created some of the world's oldest and most distinctive tattoos, but their many contributions to body art and practice have been largely overlooked. Tattoo Traditions of Asia is the first single volume dedicated to the anthropological study of an ancient cultural practice and artform that spans many countries and societies, ancestral lands, and contemporary communities across the continent and its islands. This richly illustrated survey combines the author's twenty years of fieldwork, interviewing hundreds of Indigenous tattoo bearers and contemporary tattoo practitioners, with painstaking research conducted in obscure archives throughout the region and elsewhere to break new ground on one of the least-understood mediums of Indigenous Asian expressive culture-a vital tradition to be celebrated, an inspirational story told in skin and ink.

Holleman, Mirjam, Navigating Disability Stigma in Poland's Changing Cultural Landscape: An Ethnographic and Quantitative Exploration of Social Integration in the European Context. 182 pp. 2024:11 (Lexington Books, US) <733-362>
ISBN 978-1-66696-163-8 hard ¥21,714.- (税込) US$ 105.00

Assessing the social integration of people with disabilities in an intra-culturally valid yet cross-culturally replicable and comparative manner is a crucial but challenging tasks for policy makers across the EU. Stigma has been shown to interfere with the successful implementation of public policy and hinder the social integration of people with disabilities. Navigating Disability Stigma in Poland's Changing Cultural Landscape: An Ethnographic and Quantitative Exploration of Social Integration in the European Context employs a mixed method research approach to investigate the stigma toward people with disabilities in Poland. Using a novel approach to existing methods in the field of cognitive anthropology, the author develops a quantitative and potentially cross-culturally replicable assessment of this stigma, offering a vital tool for monitoring social integration. This book navigates the evolving cultural landscape of post state-socialist Poland, where the discourse on disability intersect with shifting societal values and tensions surrounding independence versus state care.

Kodre, Lenart, Exploring the Interplay of Edward Sapir's Anthropology and Lacanian Psychoanalysis: Culture and Subjectivity. 2024:12 (Lexington Books, US) <733-1383>
ISBN 978-1-66696-722-7 hard US$ 0.00

Miller, Lauren Elizabeth / Miller, Lauren E., Anthropology Anywhere: Understanding Lived Experience. 352 pp. 2024:12 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <733-1386>
ISBN 978-1-5381-3278-4 hard ¥33,088.- (税込) US$ 160.00
ISBN 978-1-5381-3279-1 paper ¥15,510.- (税込) US$ 75.00

Using contemporary theoretical approaches as a foundation, Anthropology Anywhere introduces anthropology as a way for students to ask questions about the world around them, from classroom experiences to global conflicts. Without sacrificing topics expected in an anthropology text, this book presents a new framework for today's students to think about how the same issues shape very different lives, highlighting how topics such as relationships, prestige, and social roles transcend place alone.

言語・文化・社会－言語人類学入門　第8版
Stanlaw, James / Adachi, Nobuko, Language, Culture, and Society: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology. 8th ed. 552 pp. 2025:3 (Routledge, UK) <733-1387>
ISBN 978-1-03-236137-6 hard ¥38,808.- (税込) GB￡ 140.00
ISBN 978-1-03-236136-9 paper ¥17,460.- (税込) GB￡ 62.99

Why should we study language? How do the ways in which we communicate define our identities? And how is this all changing in the digital world? Over seven editions, many have turned to Language, Culture, and Society for answers to questions like these because of its comprehensive coverage of all critical aspects of linguistic anthropology. This eighth edition carries on the legacy while addressing some of the newer, pressing, and exciting challenges of the 21st century, such as issues of language and power, language ideology, linguistic diasporas, as well as online and digital ecosystems. New to this edition are a reconceptualization of how linguistics approaches race, gender, and sexuality, with additional chapters and sections on how linguistics benefits archaeology and biological anthropology, as well as considerations of the relationship between language and truth, ethics, and war and politics. It also features enhanced and updated pedagogical features, such as learning objectives, updated resources for continued learning, and cross-references to updated encyclopedias of linguistic anthropology.

Sutton, Mark Q., Archaeology: The Science of the Human Past. 7th ed. 528 pp. 2025:1 (Routledge, UK) <733-1388>
ISBN 978-1-03-275665-3 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00
ISBN 978-1-03-275558-8 paper ¥9,975.- (税込) GB￡ 35.99

Archaeology: The Science of the Human Past introduces students to the wide ranging and fascinating world of archaeology and provides them with a comprehensive understanding of fundamental archaeological concepts and methods. The seventh edition keeps pace with the developments in archaeological science with up-to-date information on dating, artifact analyses, and remote sensing. Theoretical developments in power, gender, and cognition are also included. Introducing the key components of archaeology, including sites, artifacts, ecofacts, remote sensing, and excavation, it discusses the ways archaeologists obtain, analyze, and interpret evidence. Varying perspectives are considered to provide holistic coverage of how archaeological techniques and methods are used to formulate and test models of what happened in the past. Cultural resource management and the laws and regulations that deal with archaeology around the world are described. Archaeology is placed in the context of current topics, from environmental problems to issues affecting Indigenous populations. Archaeology: The Science of the Human Past remains an ideal introduction to archaeology by offering students a broad and clear understanding of the theoretical and scientific aspects of archaeology and how various archaeological perspectives and techniques help us comprehend not just the past but the contemporary world as well.

McArthur, Phillip, Dialogues with a Trickster: On the Margins of Myth and Ethnography in the Marshall Islands. 277 pp. 2024:10 (U. Hawai'i Pr., US) <733-1060>
ISBN 978-0-8248-9761-1 hard ¥15,510.- (税込) US$ 75.00

We joked often-laughed to the point of crying (that deep visceral laughter)-not just about the subversive antics of Letao, but to all the allusions to how he, my friend, and I, were tricksters in our own right, moving between our cultural worlds, illuminating ambiguities and celebrating them."This rich, experimental ethnography plays within the margins of mythology and ethnographic practice to pursue a decolonizing method of inquiry and intercultural engagement. Through a range of mischievous narratives about the mythological trickster Letao, a riM?ajel? (Indigenous Marshall Islander) storyteller takes the author on a journey into a deep cosmological and epistemological past and back into the colonial and imperial present. Transcribed in this book, the simultaneously effortless and pointedly deliberate conversations between author Phillip H. McArthur and respected riM?ajel? elder Kometo Albot subvert and dismantle boundaries of time, culture, and religion.Through lighthearted dialogue, Kometo explores serious histories of imperial abuse, war, atomic bomb testing, ideologies of social power, decolonization, Christianity, magic, sex, and death. He plays upon a range of ambiguities such as the slipperiness of mythic discourse, ethnographic entanglements, ambivalent analogies about Americans, cosmological musings about Western and Indigenous deities, the complexities of matrilineal kinship and modern manifestations of power, the interplay of magic within politics and religion, the social efficacy of ideologies of deception and revelation through divination, the way by which risky topics and profane stories bring the sacred into relief, and prophecies that presage the end of culture and the death of the trickster.In this way of relating, the boundaries blur between ethnographer and subject and the theories of myth and folklore; all become part of the dialogic process. The author critically attends to his positionality, as well as to how Kometo slyly positions them through his jokes and in drawing the author into trickster mythologies. Written in a narrative style that combines transcribed dialogue, poetic ethnographic descriptions, applied theory and sharp analysis, and storytelling, this book grants us insight into a decade-long friendship and honors the wisdom of a trickster.

Barbosa, Thiago P., Racializing Caste: Anthropology Between Germany and India and the Legacy of Irawati Karve (1905-1970). (Veroeffentlichungen des Deutschen Historischen Instituts London / Publications of the German Historical Institute London) 295 pp. 2025:3 (de Gruyter Oldenbourg, GW) <733-1067>
ISBN 978-3-11-154556-1 hard ¥13,781.- (税込) EUR 59.95

Akpan, Unwana Samuel / Mutua, Eddah Mbula (eds.), Indigenous African Communication and Media Systems in a Digitized Age. 284 pp. 2024:12 (Lexington Books, US) <733-1122>
ISBN 978-1-66696-530-8 hard ¥23,782.- (税込) US$ 115.00

Through a meticulous exploration of oral traditions and community-based media practices, Unwana Samuel Akpan, Eddah Mutua, and the contributors of Indigenous African Communication and Media Systems in a Digitized Age explore the intricate interplay between traditional African communication methods and the modern digital terrain to unveil how these age-old systems are continuously evolving in response to globalization and digital advancements. From the rhythmic beats of the talking drum to the vibrant tapestry of oral histories, this book traces how Indigenous African societies have historically disseminated knowledge and preserved cultural identities. It examines the transformative impact of digital technologies on these practices to explore the rise of social media, mobile connectivity, and online storytelling platforms within African contexts. Akpan and Mutua challenge conventional narratives of media development by highlighting the resilience and relevance of African cultural expressions in an increasingly interconnected world. This book is essential reading for Afrocentric scholars and those interested in media studies, cultural anthropology, and the dynamic intersections of tradition and technology.

Bridges, Eric M. / Smith McKoy, Sheila et al. (eds.), The Wisdom of Ifa: An Ancient Paradigm for the Twenty-First Century and Beyond. (The Black Atlantic Cultural Series: Revisioning Artistic, Historical, Literary, Psychological, and Sociological Perspectives) 200 pp. 2024:12 (Lexington Books, US) <733-1126>
ISBN 978-1-66693-140-2 hard ¥21,714.- (税込) US$ 105.00

Dumont, Guillaume, Impact Work: An Ethnographic Journey into the Making of Impact Entrepreneurship. 193 pp. 2024:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <732-230>
ISBN 978-3-031-64660-7 hard ¥25,285.- (税込) EUR 109.99

This book provides a critical, ethnographically grounded examination of the hype surrounding the idea of impact by investigating the work of those attempting to create innovative social ventures. Through in-depth immersion in the day-to-day running of a social impact accelerator, Guillaume Dumont reveals the intricate, behind-the-scenes socialization through which entrepreneurs learn the ropes of impact entrepreneurship and sheds light on the roles of some of the key players of this unique social world. The book challenges the view that impact is a given property of a venture resulting from an intrinsic desire to change the world embodied by gifted and compassionate entrepreneurs. Instead, Dumont argues that impact emerges iteratively from a process of social engagement and negotiation among entrepreneurs, investors, corporate executives, and mentors as they collaborate in the mundane processes of its production, what he calls "Impact work." This book, therefore, is about impact in the making. It is a story of hope and collaboration unveiling the social and cultural challenges and contradictions faced by those attempting to create alternative organizations addressing social and commercial goals.

Neubauer, Fernanda, Fire-Cracked Rock Analysis: A Guide to Function, Cooking and Interpretation. (Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique) 249 pp. 2024:7 (Springer, GW) <732-1080>
ISBN 978-3-031-64823-6 hard ¥11,491.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This volume is the first manual book to address fire-cracked rock (FCR) or fire-affected rock analysis, thus filling a significant gap in the market and in the existing literature. This book develops a method and theory for how FCR was used, to familiarize readers with a new approach to FCR analysis. The book provides a history and background of fire-cracked rock and leads the reader through the entire process of identifying, categorizing, and analyzing FCR and related features, from the first steps through to interpretations of function, use-alteration, fracturing patterns, experimentation, ethnographic/ethnohistoric uses, and so forth. In addition to exploring the fundamentals of FCR analysis, the book will also cover new and cutting-edge techniques. This manual is designed to walk archaeologists from step one of FCR analysis to final advanced interpretations of use. It is meant to serve as a laboratory and field guide for students and professionals, containing illustrations, photographs, and case studies in order to familiarize readers with the identification and analysis process while also providing a theoretical and methodological guide for advance academic and cultural resource management research. Thus, this book is meant to target a wide global audience and spatiotemporal range, spanning hundreds of millennia of the human experience, from paleoanthropology and the early adoption of fire through to the present. Where FCR was once simply quantified according to weight and size, this book will transform it into a significant diagnostic artifact in the study of ancient foodways and domestic life. At sites where organic preservation is poor to non-existent, and the quotidian sphere is obscure, the use of FCR to determine cooking methods and everyday life will come as a breakthrough. This will be a pioneering manual for the study of FCR, focusing on the ways practicing archaeologists can infer function from their FCR collections.

Olsen, Bjornar Julius / Farstadvoll, Stein et al. (eds.), Unruly Heritage: Archaeologies of the Anthropocene. 304 pp. 2024:11 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <732-1081>
ISBN 978-1-350-42636-8 hard ¥24,948.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00

Heritage is almost univocally conceived of as valuable and good, something we care for and preserve for ourselves and future generations. Although traditionally associated with the unique and monumental, heritage has over the last decades been broadened in response to claims to incorporate more diverse and globally representative legacies. While such claims are of course welcome, they do not embrace the bulging unruly and obnoxious legacies that now haunt us; legacies that have become so conspicuously manifest that they are claimed as diagnostic of a new epoch, the Anthropocene. This book targets this exclusion. It claims that the current 'clash' between prevailing conceptions of heritage as something confined, wished for and thus worth saving, and the unruly legacies ignoring such work of purification, urges a reconsideration of strategies and rationales for how to 'deal with' heritage. Through multidisciplinary approaches, ranging from archaeology and heritage studies to philosophy and environmental politics, the contributions bring heritage into dialogue with a wide range of topics including industrialisation, material profusion, modernist architectural material, coastal reclamations, barbed wire, and naval mines. The result is a volume that profoundly challenges traditional understandings of heritage as an exclusive reserve of things selected and managed by us.

Partridge, Christopher, Cannabis, Sacred and Profane. 368 pp. 2024:9 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <732-123>
ISBN 978-1-350-11589-7 hard ¥20,790.- (税込) GB￡ 75.00
ISBN 978-1-350-11588-0 paper ¥6,926.- (税込) GB￡ 24.99

Focussing on the ways in which cannabis has been demonized, sacralized and normalized, Christopher Partridge analyses the complex and often difficult relationship Western societies have had with the plant since the nineteenth century. After an introduction to cannabis and its uses, the book discusses how and why it was constructed as a profane influence and a marker of deviance. It then examines the emergence of medicinal cannabis, showing how this has contributed to its normalization and even its sacralization. Finally, there is a discussion of sacred cannabis, which looks at its use within modern occultism, Rastafari and several cannabis churches. Overall, the book provides a cultural history of cannabis in the modern world, which exposes the underlying reasons for the various and changing attitudes to this popular psychoactive substance.

Lucero, Lisa J., Maya Wisdom and the Survival of Our Planet. 240 pp. 2025:1 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <731-914>
ISBN 978-0-19-776570-8 hard ¥5,159.- (税込) US$ 24.95

Johnston, Jay, Amulets in Magical Practice. (Elements in Magic) 80 pp. 2024:4 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <731-93>
ISBN 978-1-00-951779-9 hard ¥13,856.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99
ISBN 978-1-108-94879-1 paper ¥4,712.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00

This Element takes as its remit the production and use of amulets. The focus will be on amulets with no, or minimal, textual content like those comprising found stone, semi-precious gem and/or animal body parts. That is a material form that is unaccompanied by directive textual inscription. The analysis considers this materiality to understand its context of use including ritual and metaphysical operations. Through discussion of selected case studies from British, Celtic, and Scandinavian cultures, it demonstrates the associative range of meaning that enabled the attribution of power/agency to the amuletic object Uniquely, it will consider this material culture from an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing together insights from the disciplines of cultural studies, religious studies, 'folk' studies, archaeology and Scandinavian studies. It develops the concept of 'trans-aniconism' to encapsulates an amulet's temporal relations and develops the proposition of 'landscape amulets.'

Sutton, Mark Q. / Anderson, E. N., Our Traumatized Planet: What We Can Learn from Ancient Societies and Contemporary Traditional Peoples. 240 pp. 2024:11 (Routledge, UK) <731-949>
ISBN 978-1-03-290892-2 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00
ISBN 978-1-03-289899-5 paper ¥10,253.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99

Our Traumatized Planet explores the state of the environment and some the major issues faced today and asks what we can learn and apply from contemporary traditional peoples, ancient societies, and our own successes and failures.Providing straightforward information on some of the serious environmental issues we face so that non-scientists can understand them, this book explores what is at stake so that we can choose to make a difference. Combining the latest data from environmental and archaeological science allows for fresh perspectives and an empirical approach to describing these problems that eliminates hopeful denial, speculation, wishful thinking and downright lies. Using archaeological data the authors provide examples of success and failures in the past that could be used to make decisions about the future. They also highlight examples of how traditional peoples, past and present, have dealt with these same issues. Seeing the current crisis through the eyes of two experienced archaeologists broadens our understanding and allows us to set contemporary issues in the context of the past and traditional knowledge. However, this is not a book of easy solutions form the past to solve our future rather it is an impassioned plea to people today to read and understand what state the planet is in and encourage them to find the will to change.This book is for students of archaeology, anthropology and environmental science and all those wanting to, in a clear and readable way, understand the fate of our planet.

Saitta, Dean, First Cities: Planning Lessons for the 21st Century. (Elements in Anthropological Archaeology in the 21st Century) 94 pp. 2024:4 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <731-984>
ISBN 978-1-00-947591-4 hard ¥13,856.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99
ISBN 978-1-00-933874-5 paper ¥4,712.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00

This Element describes and synthesizes archaeological knowledge of humankind's first cities for the purpose of strengthening a comparative understanding of urbanism across space and time. Case studies are drawn from ancient Mesopotamia, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. They cover over 9000 years of city building. Cases exemplify the 'deep history' of urbanism in the classic heartlands of civilization, as well as lesser-known urban phenomena in other areas and time periods. The Element discusses the relevance of this knowledge to a number of contemporary urban challenges around food security, service provision, housing, ethnic co-existence, governance, and sustainability. This study seeks to enrich scholarly debates about the urban condition, and inspire new ideas for urban policy, planning, and placemaking in the twenty first century.

ブレグジットが意味するもの－イギリスにおける二極化と文化的変化の人類学
Horder, Max, What Brexit Means: An Anthropology of Polarization and Cultural Change in Britain. (Anthropology of Now) 232 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <731-741>
ISBN 978-1-03-260296-7 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00
ISBN 978-1-03-260293-6 paper ¥10,253.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99

What Brexit Means explores the rise of populism in Britain. Drawing on several years of ethnographic fieldwork amongst ideologically committed Brexit activists, it examines the discourse of populism across language, culture, politics, psychology, and cognition. It explains how populism is expressed in terms of ritually renewing social order and solidarity. Rejecting the notion that the territory of populism studies belongs to political science, this book shows how it is in the realm of anthropology - myth, ritual, alterity, consciousness, selfhood - that we witness the most compelling examples of how a phenomena as modern as populism depends upon the same symbolic logics that we find in the premodern world. What Brexit Means is a demonstration of the power of anthropology to explain momentous and poorly predicted transformations in the global order. It will become a benchmark text for those eager for anthropology's contribution to understanding the political turbulence that is rocking the stability of Western democracies.

スラヴ及び東欧のフォークロア・ハンドブック
Beissinger, Margaret H. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Slavic and East European Folklore. (Oxford Handbooks) 1144 pp. 2025:2 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <731-1060>
ISBN 978-0-19-008077-8 hard ¥54,181.- (税込) US$ 262.00

van der Grijp, Paul, Art Collecting and Gifts to Museums: An anthropology of donations. (Routledge Research in Museum Studies) 240 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <731-1105>
ISBN 978-1-03-281321-9 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

Art Collecting and Gifts to Museums questions why private collectors donate their collection, or parts of it, to museums and examines what the implications of this gifting process might be.Presenting case studies from Europe, North America, East Asia, and the South Pacific, the book is concerned with both elite and popular collections and examines the act of donating art from the collector's point of view. Demonstrating that art museums depend on donations from private collectors, Paul van der Grijp emphasises that it is crucial to understand the psychological, sociological, economic, and educational motivations for gifting works of art to institutions. Taken together, the chapters argue that collectors donate to museums because the latter represent an imagined community, to whom they would like to bestow a sacred gift. Private collectors are, Van der Grijp maintains, motivated to ensure the immortality of their collections and, ultimately, to preserve some memory of their own lives in the process.Art Collecting and Gifts to Museums will be of interest to researchers and students engaged in the study of museums, culture, art, anthropology, history and sociology.

Argote, Denisse L. / Lopez-Garcia, Pedro A. et al., Machine Learning for Archaeological Applications in R. (Elements in Current Archaeological Tools and Techniques) 75 pp. 2024:7 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <731-1125>
ISBN 978-1-00-950659-5 hard ¥13,856.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99
ISBN 978-1-00-950664-9 paper ¥4,712.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00

This Element highlights the employment within archaeology of classification methods developed in the field of chemometrics, artificial intelligence, and Bayesian statistics. These run in both high- and low-dimensional environments and often have better results than traditional methods. Instead of a theoretical approach, it provides examples of how to apply these methods to real data using lithic and ceramic archaeological materials as case studies. A detailed explanation of how to process data in R (The R Project for Statistical Computing), as well as the respective code, are also provided.

Bi, Suriyah, Bartered Bridegrooms: Transacting Muslim Masculinities as Colonial Legacy. 248 pp. 2024:12 (Manchester U. Pr., UK) <731-1127>
ISBN 978-1-5261-8132-9 hard ¥23,562.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00

In this eye-opening ethnography, we learn about the experiences of Muslim migrant husbands from Pakistan and Kashmir, who marry their British counterparts in the hope of marital and global social mobility bliss. For many, the parallel and intertwined migration and marital journeys do not pan out in the way they had hoped. Many experience precarity and vulnerability within the household and/or in employment, with some even being subjected to harrowing forms of domestic violence. Migrant husbands navigate an increasingly hostile British immigration system not only in public but also in private, at the hands of their wives and in-laws. The ethnography demonstrates how citizenship can be deployed as a performance of white power within single group identity, differentiated through colonial legacies of 'Britishness'.

Blake, Emma, Identity Studies in Archaeology. (Elements in Anthropological Archaeology in the 21st Century) 2024:7 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <731-1128>
ISBN 978-1-00-945975-4 hard ¥13,856.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99
ISBN 978-1-00-945970-9 paper ¥4,712.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00

Cabatingan, Lee / Bibler Coutin, Susan et al. (eds.), Communities of Practice and Ethnographic Fieldwork: Creating Supportive Research Experiences. 286 pp. 2024:11 (Routledge, UK) <731-1129>
ISBN 978-1-03-251525-0 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00
ISBN 978-1-03-251531-1 paper ¥11,916.- (税込) GB￡ 42.99

Communities of Practice and Ethnographic Fieldwork offers a new perspective on how ethnography might be learned in real-time through participation in a supportive community of practice.It draws on the experiences, knowledge, and training of an interdisciplinary group of scholars, who have studied legal topics ethnographically alongside and with the support of fellow ethnographers at varying stages of their careers. Contributors address topics that are of interest to those who teach ethnography as well as to those who are learning this approach. Such topics include ethics, positionality in the field, the combination of personal and professional circumstances, and the process and pain of changing research topics. Each chapter emphasizes the role of mentoring and collective problem-solving through a lab model of fieldwork practice, particularly when carrying out research with subjects and interlocutors who may have undergone trauma.Written by a diverse group of scholars, this volume will appeal especially to Black, Indigenous and People of Color, and female-identifying ethnographers in a range of fields. It provides a framework for how fieldwork can continue moving forward even in the most challenging of times and will be of particular interest to scholars in anthropology, sociology, law, urban planning/studies, geography, political science, ethnic studies, public policy, sociolegal studies, and education.

David, Bruno / Fletcher, Michael-Shawn / Connor, S. et al., Cultural Burning. (Elements in Current Archaeological Tools and Techniques) 72 pp. 2024:6 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <731-1130>
ISBN 978-1-00-948530-2 hard ¥13,856.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99
ISBN 978-1-00-948529-6 paper ¥4,712.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00

This Element addresses a burning question - how can archaeologists best identify and interpret cultural burning, the controlled use of fire by people to shape and curate their physical and social landscapes? This Element describes what cultural burning is and presents current methods by which it can be identified in historical and archaeological records, applying internationally relevant methods to Australian landscapes. It clarifies how the transdisciplinary study of cultural burning by Quaternary scientists, historians, archaeologists and Indigenous community members is informing interpretations of cultural practices, ecological change, land use and the making of place. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Lopez Garcia, Pedro A. / Argote, Denisse L. et al., Knowledge Discovery from Archaeological Materials. (Elements in Current Archaeological Tools and Techniques) 75 pp. 2024:7 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <731-1134>
ISBN 978-1-00-950680-9 hard ¥13,856.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99 *
ISBN 978-1-00-918187-7 paper ¥4,712.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00 *

This Element highlights the employment within archaeology of classification methods developed in the field of chemometrics, artificial intelligence, and Bayesian statistics. These operate in both high- and low-dimensional environments and often have better results than traditional methods. The basic principles and main methods are introduced with recommendations for when to use them.

ジェンダー考古学ハンドブック
Moen, Marianne / Pedersen, Unn (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Gender Archaeology. 504 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <731-1135>
ISBN 978-1-03-219064-8 hard ¥59,598.- (税込) GB￡ 215.00

This volume presents a comprehensive overview of gender archaeology, both theory and practice, and contributes a substantial and definitive reference work by bringing together state of the art research, theoretical overviews and the latest debates in the field.Responding to the shifts in the theoretical landscape and the societal and political frameworks within which we produce our knowledge, chapters create both a solid theoretical baseline which help readers grasp the significance of gender in archaeology, as well as offering perspectives on how to engender produced knowledge about the past. In line with recent focus on the shortcomings of gender and archaeological representation, chapters also detangle academic discourse and popular representations in order to present novel ways of successfully negotiating the pitfalls of gendered ideas about past behaviours. By encouraging novel ways of integrating theoretical perspectives with scrutiny of gender stereotypes, original empirical examinations of identity markers and behaviours, and re-examinations of static representations of identities through new lenses such as intersectional perspectives, personhood and materiality debates, the volume is theoretically rich, and will simultaneously provide a necessary benchmark for future archaeological discourses. Finally, it will incorporate perspectives from researchers with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints to provide a truly comprehensive overview. It will not shy away from engaging with politically contentious issues surrounding knowledge production but will include perspectives from researchers whose focus is less on feminist critiques and more on gender and identities. Thus, the volume bridges the two most prominent directions currently discernible within the focus area; namely feminist re-examinations on the one hand and research focused more on bodily practice and gendered experiences on the other.The Routledge Handbook of Gender Archaeology is` an invaluable resource for students and researchers in gender archaeology as well as gender studies more widely.

考古学と言語ハンドブック
Robbeets, Martine / Hudson, Mark (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology and Language. (Oxford Handbooks) 1008 pp. 2025:5 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <731-1136>
ISBN 978-0-19-286835-0 hard ¥52,668.- (税込) GB￡ 190.00

Vander Linden, Marc, The Bell Beaker Phenomenon in Europe: A Harmony of Difference. (Elements in the Archaeology of Europe) 96 pp. 2024:3 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <731-1140>
ISBN 978-1-00-949688-9 hard ¥13,856.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99
ISBN 978-1-00-949686-5 paper ¥4,712.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00

Covering vast swathes of Europe, the Bell Beaker Phenomenon has enjoyed a privileged status in the history of archaeology and is often referred to as a key period in the transition from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age partly due to the emergence of social elites. After a brief presentation of the historiography of the Bell Beaker phenomenon, this Element offers a synthetic account of the available evidence structured on a regional basis. Following the renewed interest in human mobility generated by stable isotopes and ancient DNA studies, the central thesis developed here is that the Bell Beaker Phenomenon can adequately be described as a metapopulation, a concept borrowed from population ecology. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Bews, Elizabeth A. / Marklein, Kathryn E. (eds.), Roman Bioarchaeology: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Life and Death in the Roman World. (Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives) 330 pp. 2025:2 (U. Pr. Florida, US) <730-893>
ISBN 978-1-68340-477-4 hard ¥18,612.- (税込) US$ 90.00

How bioarchaeology can illuminate the lived experiences of people in the Roman Empire Research on the Roman Empire has long focused on Rome's legendary leaders, culture, and conquest. But at the empire's peak, tens of millions of ordinary people coexisted in its territories-people who built the structures, wrote the literature, and transformed the landscapes we study today. In Roman Bioarchaeology, researchers use human skeletal remains recovered from throughout the Roman world to portray how individuals lived and died, spanning the empire's vast geography and 1,000 years of ancient history. This volume brings together scholarship from archaeological sites in Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, and Africa, featuring new and advanced scientific approaches including DNA studies, stable isotope analysis, paleoparasitology, paleopathology, biodistance, and more. Throughout, contributors prioritize the ethical treatment of the deceased by highlighting individual narratives and working with local descendants where possible. From rural homes in Britannia to bustling cities in Phoenicia, these essays showcase the diversity of Roman lives and illuminate the experiences of the most vulnerable in these societies. This book demonstrates how bioarchaeology can enrich our understanding of many facets of life in the Roman world. Contributors: Piers Mitchell Mario Caric Efthymia Nikita Gabriele Scorrano Mahmoud Mardini Serena Viva Tracy Prowse Kathryn E. Marklein Mario Novak Olga Rickards Marissa Ledger Anna Osterholtz Pier Francesco Fabbri Leslie Quade Sammuel Sammut Fabio Macciardi Rebecca Pitt Elizabeth A. Bews Mary Lewis Rebecca Redfern Rebecca Gowland ?A volume in the series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen

Guan, Yanbo, Theoretical Study of Ethnogeography. 302 pp. 2024:10 (Springer, GW) <730-895>
ISBN 978-981-9737-93-2 hard ¥39,079.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book conducts a systematic research on the basic theoretical system of ethnogeography, area differentiation and spatial changes of ethnic community, national ecological outlook on human-land relations, geographical distribution of various nationalities in the world, and historical geographical background of regional ethnic composition. From the perspective of the development of the discipline, through comprehensive review of the basic materials, development process, and research status of ethnogeography, the book reveals the basic theoretical issues of the basic concepts, subject attributes, research objects, contents and methods of ethnogeography and initially sets up the basic framework for the study of ethnogeography.

Jameson, John H. / Baugher, Sherene / Veit, Richard (eds.), Monuments and Memory: Archaeological Perspectives on Commemoration. (Cultural Heritage Studies) 350 pp. 2024:12 (U. Pr. Florida, US) <730-897>
ISBN 978-0-8130-7923-3 hard ¥19,646.- (税込) US$ 95.00

Examining the pasts, evolving meanings, and silenced histories surrounding public monuments This volume examines many different public monuments to increase understanding of the cultural factors that have shaped their creation, maintenance, and-in some cases-removal. The role of monuments in communities and society continues to be an important and controversial topic, and the case studies in this volume contribute to this conversation by assessing the ways such markers can be empowering or marginalizing from a wide range of perspectives. The monuments discussed here represent historical events from the Revolutionary War through the Korean War, including the "slave auction block" formerly located on the streets of Fredericksburg, Virginia; memorials to Confederate soldiers across the South and in northern POW cemeteries; and the Pullman National Monument in Chicago for workers who participated in the 1894 Pullman strike. This volume also highlights the dearth of statues memorializing the achievements of women and minorities, especially women of color, and contributors discuss whether recent movements advocating for more inclusive histories will lead to an increase in monuments honoring people whose narratives have been suppressed. Looking at the powerful role of monuments in conveying the memory of history to future generations, the contributors to Monuments and Memory show why it is important to address the messages of these sites and ask whose histories they may be silencing. This book demonstrates how conversations surrounding preservation and interpretation of monuments encourage community involvement.A volume in the series Cultural Heritage Studies, edited by Katherine Hayes Contributors: Mark Cassello Richard F. Veit Mark Cianciosi Joshua Butchko Diane Wallman Suzanne Spencer-Wood Sherene Baugher Lu Ann De Cunzo John H. Jameson Jeffrey Smith Hilary Green Brant Venables Timo Ylimaunu Paul R. Mullins Kerri Barile Harold Mytum Melissa Ziobro M. Jay Stottman Levi Fox Matthew Litteral

Kanungo, Alok Kumar / Singh, Prashant Kumar, Chronicles of Colonialism: Navigating the Naga Hills. (SpringerBriefs in Archaeology) 78 pp. 2024:7 (Springer, GW) <730-898>
ISBN 978-981-9723-05-8 paper ¥11,491.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This book offers fresh perspectives on the legacy of colonialism in the North-east frontiers of India, especially the Naga Hills. The book interrogates the presence of British administrators and anthropologists in the Naga Hills as part of a popular discourse on (post) colonialism. It weaves a coherent chronological sequence of events and the prevailing attitudes of administrators-cum-anthropologists to understand the whole process of colonial intervention in the Naga Hills. It examines the conventional notions of 'tribes' and 'identity' within the context of the Naga Hills. It explores the transformation of Naga Hills through the lens of colonialism, providing a critical perspective on identity and the intricate web of historical narratives. It is a must-read for scholars, anthropologists, historians, and all those intrigued by the multifaceted legacy of colonialism in the Naga Hills.

Kanungo, Alok Kumar / Smith, Claire / Choksi, N. (eds.), Transformative Practices in Archaeology: Empowering Communities and Shaping Sustainable Futures. 356 pp. 2024:10 (Springer, GW) <730-899>
ISBN 978-981-9731-22-0 hard ¥27,584.- (税込) EUR 119.99

The volume introduces a diverse range of themes and practices relating to sustainable heritage management. Each paper delves into the challenges, successes, and failures of preserving precious cultural heritage. It discusses various strategies, such as the early inclusion of archaeology in UNESCO frameworks to leveraging archaeological findings and indigenous knowledge for sustainable development goals. The chapters explore the evolution of autoarchaeology as a tool for empowering Indigenous communities to assert their human rights and integrating oral histories and local ecological knowledge to interpret ancient remains. Additionally, it highlights the value of archaeologists working more closely with Indigenous peoples, local communities, and other disciplines in identifying, preserving, conserving and managing heritage sites. It appeals to archaeologists, anthropologists, cultural geographers, cultural heritage professionals and others seeking new ways to protect cultural heritage.

Kooiman, Susan M. / O'Gorman, J. A. / Painter, A. M. (eds.), Ancient Indigenous Cuisines: Archaeological Explorations of the Midcontinent. (Archaeology of Food) 312 pp. 2025:1 (U. Alabama Pr., US) <730-900>
ISBN 978-0-8173-2220-5 hard ¥22,748.- (税込) US$ 110.00
ISBN 978-0-8173-6182-2 paper ¥8,261.- (税込) US$ 39.95

The first collection to incorporate the current trends in foodways archaeology using the concept of cuisine.

Ramsak, Mojca, The Anthropology of Smell. 142 pp. 2024:9 (Springer, GW) <730-901>
ISBN 978-3-031-61758-4 hard ¥27,584.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book discusses the meaning of smell from a socio-cultural perspective and brings important considerations of smell and olfaction beyond anatomy and physiology in an erudite, reader-friendly style. It addresses ideas about smell and odor in culturally diverse contexts; pays attention to the subtle ways in which smell is expressed; treats smell as part of memory, prejudice, rumor, and sexuality; offers insights into the role of smell in religion, literature, film art, intangible cultural heritage, and museum practices, with particular attention to the challenges posed by historical smells; describes the legal regulation of smell and the background to scent marketing that seeks to influence consumer buying habits, adding a unique and practical dimension to the content. In addition to philosophical and medical historical aspects, the book offers insights into the evolution, diagnosis and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the human sense of smell and illustrates how our environment and societal influences shape our sensory perceptions and thus our attitudes and interpretation of the olfactory world around us. From an anthropological perspective, the book looks at olfactory heritage, cultural traditions, and the symbolism of the nose in different societies. Overall, it offers a comprehensive and thought-provoking cultural examination of the sense of smell - a sense that is often underestimated - while broadening our understanding of the world of smell and its role in our lives. "Ramsak's research provides valuable insights into the relationship between smell and culture, including its influence on identity, memory, social interactions, cultural practices, and beliefs. The book is a valuable resource for sensory anthropology, olfactory and intangible heritage." Prof. Dr. Katja Hrobat Virloget, University of Primorska, The Faculty of Humanities, Department of Anthropology and Cultural Studies, Koper, Slovenia "The remarkable depth and breadth of the subtle connection between smell and culture is testament to Ramsak's deep engagement with the subject and her exceptional understanding of the global patterns of cultural connotations associated with smell." Prof. Dr. Sophie Elpers, The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Meertens Institut, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Reifschneider, Meredith, The Archaeology of American Medicine and Healthcare. (American Experience in Archaeological Perspective) 230 pp. 2025:2 (U. Pr. Florida, US) <730-902>
ISBN 978-0-8130-7925-7 hard ¥18,612.- (税込) US$ 90.00

人類学の脱植民地化－入門
Venkatesan, Soumhya, Decolonizing Anthropology: An Introduction. (Decolonizing the Curriculum) 252 pp. 2024:11 (Polity Pr., UK) <730-903>
ISBN 978-1-5095-4059-4 hard ¥13,431.- (税込) US$ 64.95
ISBN 978-1-5095-4060-0 paper ¥4,745.- (税込) US$ 22.95

Decolonization has been a buzzword in anthropology for decades. This groundbreaking volume offers not only an anthropology of decolonization, but new ways of thinking about the relationship between anthropology and colonialism, and how we might move beyond colonialism's troubling legacy, particularly in the metropole.Soumhya Venkatesan argues that the word 'decolonization' is simultaneously too broad and too narrow. In compelling prose, she describes the work already underway and the work still needed - in research, writing and teaching - to extend the horizons of the discipline. She explores a range of concepts including Achille Mbembe's disenclosure, Cheryl Mattingly's moral experiments, Miranda Fricker's epistemic justice, and Gurminder Bhambra's epistemological justice, and domestication. Throughout, she emphasises the potential of ethnography as a way of both knowing diverse worlds and of being with others in them.Rich with insights from a range of fields, Decolonizing Anthropology is a go-to book for students and scholars.

Waselkov, Gregory A. / Carr, Philip J. / Gaillard, Frye, Southern Footprints: Exploring Gulf Coast Archaeology. 400 pp. 2024:8 (U. Alabama Pr., US) <730-904>
ISBN 978-0-8173-2205-2 hard ¥24,816.- (税込) US$ 120.00 *
ISBN 978-0-8173-6153-2 paper ¥6,193.- (税込) US$ 29.95 *

Celebrates more than fifty years of archaeological research from the University of South Alabama.

Wilson, Douglas C., The Historical Archaeology of the Pacific Northwest. (The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective) 300 pp. 2024:12 (U. Pr. Florida, US) <730-905>
ISBN 978-0-8130-7917-2 hard ¥18,612.- (税込) US$ 90.00

How archaeology illuminates the confluence of people, places, and events that shaped the Pacific Northwest Bordered by the Rocky Mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Pacific Northwest-including Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and British Columbia-is home to a diverse range of people and cultures whose history is closely tied to the natural environment. In this book, Douglas Wilson uses historical documents, Indigenous oral traditions, and the material record to provide a comprehensive overview of the region's historical archaeology from the seventeenth through the twenty-first centuries. The book covers Lewis and Clark's Fort Clatsop; fur trade forts such as Fort Vancouver, Fort Langley, and Fort Nez Perces; Indigenous villages such as Middle Village and Yuquot; the Christian mission at Waiilatpu; the Oregon Trail; the settler town of Champoeg; and military locations including Fort Lane, San Juan Island, and Fork Hoskins. Wilson describes how extractive industries like fishing, mining, logging, and fur trapping transformed the environment and the human population. He also discusses transportation, urban development, racism, and government policies through the Great Depression and World War II. Central to the story of the American experience in the Pacific Northwest is the heritage and history of local Indigenous peoples, as well as descendant communities of European, African, Asian, and Pacific Islands ancestry. Wilson shows how material artifacts and landscapes can be compared with the documentary record to critically examine colonial and nationalistic narratives, illuminating the past and present of Indigenous peoples and immigrant groups in the region. A volume in the series the American Experience in Archaeological Perspective, edited by Michael S. Nassaney and Krysta Ryzewski

Woodfill, Brent K. S. / Henderson, Lucia R. (eds.), Archaeology in a Living Landscape: Envisioning Nonhuman Persons in the Indigenous Americas. 410 pp. 2024:12 (U. Pr. Florida, US) <730-906>
ISBN 978-0-8130-7919-6 hard ¥20,680.- (税込) US$ 100.00

Recognizing and incorporating Indigenous knowledge systems in archaeological studies of the Americas This book explores the diverse range of other-than-human persons that inhabited and affected the landscape of the ancient Americas. These case studies acknowledge what is often dismissed by Western scholars: that Indigenous communities have long recognized degrees of personhood in mountains, volcanoes, caves, springs, rivers, rocks, plants, archaeological sites, trees, and animals and that this worldview should be taken seriously in archaeological investigations, community relations, and interpretations. In Archaeology in a Living Landscape, contributors examine the role of nonhuman agents in the ancient world, from land management and tenure to economics, politics, migration, pilgrimage, trade routes, conquest, ethics, and philosophy. Chapters describe Tlingit cosmology, lightning beings and magnetism in the Minnesota River Region, linguistic approaches to animacy in the United States Southeast, nonhuman persons in the ancient Maya economy, and Lacandon Maya ritual landscapes. They investigate the role of quarries in the building of Inka huacas (sacred spaces or objects), clay procurement and Andean apus (powerful mountains), Amazonian animism in polychrome ceramics, and the built and unbuilt landscape of the Mapuche. An epilogue by Dakota elder James Wa?bdi Ha?yetu Rock highlights how Western academic discourse often diverges from the viewpoints of Indigenous subjects. The contributors to this volume use language accessible to readers of diverse backgrounds. They focus on the centrality of nonhuman persons in the lives of Indigenous communities, working to move away from Western biases to embrace and integrate Indigenous belief frameworks in their studies. Archaeology in a Living Landscape highlights the value of Indigenous knowledge systems not just as archaeological evidence but as a body of theory.Contributors: Steve J. Langdon Lisa J. Lucero Alexei Vranich James Rock Eleanor Harrison-Buck Lucia R. Henderson Nicola Sharratt Patrick Ryan Williams Bill Sillar Brent K.S. Woodfill Jacob J. Sauer Margaret Spivey-Faulkner Sigrid Arnott Dianne Desrosiers Joshua Feinberg David Maki Carolyn Dean Alice Balsanelli Joel W. Palka A.C. Roosevelt Dennis Ogburn

Hsieh, Ellen, The Archaeology of Early Colonial Manila: A Hybrid City in Global History. 270 pp. 2025:1 (U. Pr. Florida, US) <730-669>
ISBN 978-0-8130-7921-9 hard ¥18,612.- (税込) US$ 90.00

A view into the diverse culture of the Philippines in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Although Manila, capital city of the Philippines, played a critical role in economic and cultural exchanges between the East and the West during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, little is known about what life was like for its residents during this time. In this book, Ellen Hsieh uses archaeological, historical, and ethnographic resources to document the ways Manila was transformed by the arrival of Spanish colonists in 1571 and how the city in turn shaped the modern world. Manila was uniquely positioned as a crossroads in the networks of Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Iberia, resulting in a hybridized culture where colonial Spanish, Indigenous Tagalog, and overseas Chinese groups exchanged goods and ideas. In The Archaeology of Early Colonial Manila, Hsieh analyzes material goods such as ceramics from Intramuros (the Spanish walled city) and Parian (the Chinese quarter) and illustrations from the Boxer Codex-a Spanish manuscript featuring images of people in the Philippines and surrounding areas-to illuminate the diversity of Manila society and to unravel the intricate power dynamics among these ethnic groups. Bridging the gap in research between pre-Spanish and late colonial periods and amplifying the voices of non-elite, diasporic, and colonized communities often overlooked in historical documents, Hsieh provides an important focus on Manila's contributions to world history during a period of intense globalization.

Curet, L. Antonio / Stringer, Lisa M. (eds.), The Archaeology of Tibes: Life, Death, and Memory at an Early Ceremonial Center in the Caribbean. (Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory) 280 pp. 2024:12 (U. Alabama Pr., US) <730-739>
ISBN 978-0-8173-2216-8 hard ¥22,748.- (税込) US$ 110.00
ISBN 978-0-8173-6176-1 paper ¥6,193.- (税込) US$ 29.95

Brings Caribbean archaeology in line with current thinking about social stratification and repositions the role of archaeology to uncover smaller-scale daily lives of ancient peoples rather than focusing on the large-scale chiefdoms.

Hawkins, John P. / Adams, Walter Randolph (eds.), Making a Place for the Future in Maya Guatemala: Natural Disaster and Sociocultural Change in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan. 448 pp. 2024:10 (U. New Mexico Pr., US) <729-844>
ISBN 978-0-8263-6660-3 hard ¥15,510.- (税込) US$ 75.00 *

In 1998, Hurricane Mitch pounded the isolated village of Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan in mountainous western Guatemala, destroying many homes. The experience traumatized many Ixtahuaquenses. Much of the community relocated to be safer and closer to transportation that they hoped would help them to improve their lives, acquire more schooling, and find supportive jobs. This study followed the two resulting communities over the next quarter century as they reconceived and renegotiated their place in Guatemalan society and the world.Making a Place for the Future in Maya Guatemala shows how humans continuously evaluate and rework the efficacy of their cultural heritage. This process helps explain the inevitability and speed of culture change in the face of natural disasters and our ongoing climate crisis.

Andersson, Rani-Henrik / Veyrie, Thierry et al. (eds.), Great Plains Ethnohistory: New Interdisciplinary Approaches. (Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians) 352 pp. 2024:12 (U. Nebraska Pr., US) <729-1300>
ISBN 978-1-4962-4209-9 hard ¥20,473.- (税込) US$ 99.00
ISBN 978-1-4962-4175-7 paper ¥8,272.- (税込) US$ 40.00

Great Plains Ethnohistory offers a collection of state-of-the-field work in Great Plains ethnohistory, both contemporary and historical, covering the traditional anthropological subfields of ethnography, cultural history, archaeology, and linguistics. As ethnohistory matured into an interdisciplinary endeavor in the 1950s with the formation of the American Society for Ethnohistory, historians and anthropologists developed scholarly methodology for the study of Native American societies from their own points of view. Within this developing framework, Native cultures of the Great Plains represented a foundational research area.Great Plains Ethnohistory pays intellectual debts to Raymond J. DeMallie and Douglas R. Parks, whose research from the 1970s onward brought ethnohistorical approaches to the study of Native cultures, histories, and languages into the international community of the humanities and social sciences, sciences, and arts. The work of the scholars assembled in this volume advocates for an ethnohistory that continues to decompartmentalize Indigenous knowledge and scholarly methodologies, including some of the constructs, biases, and prejudices perpetuated within traditional scholarly disciplines. Including essays by Gilles Havard, Joanna Scherer, Sebastian Braun, Brad KuuNUx TeeRIt Kroupa, and DeMallie and Parks themselves, among others, plus an afterword by Philip J. Deloria, this is an essential contribution to the scholarly field and a volume for undergraduate and graduate students and scholars who study Native American and Indigenous cultures.

J.フレイザーの『金枝篇』の1世紀
Budin, Stephanie Lynn / Tully, Caroline J. (eds.), A Century of James Frazer's The Golden Bough: Shaking the Tree, Breaking the Bough. 360 pp. 2024:11 (Routledge, UK) <729-1304>
ISBN 978-1-03-269563-1 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

This multidisciplinary volume examines the ongoing effects of James G. Frazer's The Golden Bough in modern Humanities and its wide-ranging influence across studies of ancient religions, literature, historiography and reception studies.It begins by exploring the life and times of Frazer himself and the writing of The Golden Bough in its cultural milieu. The volume then goes on to cover a wide range of topics, including: ancient Near Eastern religion and culture; Minoan religion and in particular the origins of notions of Minoan matriarchy; Frazer's influence on the study of Graeco-Roman religion and magic; Frazer's influence on modern Pagan religions; and the effects of Frazer's works in modern culture and scholarship generally. Chapters examine how modern academia - and beyond - continues to be influenced by the otherwise discredited theories in The Golden Bough, ideas such as Sacred Marriage and the incessant Fertility of Everything. The book demonstrates how scholarship within the Humanities as well as practitioners of alternative religions and the common public remain under the thrall of Frazer over one hundred years since the publication of the abridged edition of The Golden Bough, and what we must do to shake off that influence. A Century of James Frazer's The Golden Bough is of interest to scholars and students from a wide range of disciplines, including Ancient History, History of Religion, Comparative Religion, Classical Studies, Archaeology, Historiography, Anthropology, Folklore, and Reception Studies.

Delgado, James P., The Great Museum of the Sea: A Human History of Shipwrecks. 272 pp. 2025:7 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <729-1305>
ISBN 978-0-19-778075-6 hard ¥5,159.- (税込) US$ 24.95

考古学の歴史ハンドブック
Diaz-Andreu, Margarita / Coltofean, Laura (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the History of Archaeology. (Oxford Handbooks) 968 pp. 2024:12 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <729-1306>
ISBN 978-0-19-009250-4 hard ¥46,736.- (税込) US$ 226.00

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Archaeology offers comprehensive perspectives on the origins and developments of the discipline of archaeology and the direction of future advances in the field. Written by thirty-six archaeologists, historians, and historians of science from all over the world, it covers a wide range of themes, including major debates, scientific techniques, and archaeological fieldwork practices. Chapters in this handbook also discuss the effect of institutional contexts on the development of archaeology, including legislative parameters and the nature of the work that takes place in museums, universities, and the management of archaeology. Other themes include the cultural and political backdrop that has affected archaeological research, from religion to nationalism and colonialism, and the social history of archaeology, with a focus on women, amateur archaeology, economics, and tourism.