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

〔英訳〕D.ル・ブルトン著　顔の文化史
Le Breton, David, Faces: A Cultural History. Tr. by C. Ruschiensky. 320 pp. 2026:6 (Polity Pr., UK) <767-955>
ISBN 978-1-5095-6866-6 hard ¥7,815.- (税込) US$ 35.00

The face: our most distinguishing feature, but one which remains alien to us and which hides as much as it reveals. The slightest variation in characateristics, their volume, lines and intensity, is enough to distinguish one physiognomy from another, and to determine identity and draw a line between one person and another. In the moral hierarchy of bodily geography, the face embodies the highest value. It is the privileged site of love and hate, and judgements of beauty or ugliness are inscribed within it. It is so highly valued that any change, any visible trace of injury, is a tragedy, akin to an attack on one's identity. An individual's unique face corresponds to the uniqueness of his or her personal adventure. It is also the vehicle through which we produce and manage our daily interactions with others. The face precedes individuals, announces their presence, indicates whether they are known and displays their possible intentions. An integral part of the human body, the face is a part like no other.David Le Breton offers a wide-ranging cultural history and anthropology of the face, from the mirror and the veil, the portrait and the invention of photography to cosmetic surgery, the selfie, facial recognition and AI. He reflects on how age leaves its mark on our fragile faces and how the symbolic violence perpetrated by racism expresses itself in the refusal to grant a person the dignity of a face. He reflects too on how the proliferation of faces in the age of the selfie renders the face banal, destroys its aura and weakens the social bond. Selfies proliferate in a world where face-to-face encounters are becoming increasingly rare, as individuals become monads focused on their phones. We are less and less together and more and more side by side, fragmented, our eyes glued to our screens, no longer looking at each other.This magisterial book will appeal to anyone interested in the face and the many roles it has played in our history, culture and social life, and in how these roles might be changing today in our contemporary digital age.

言語人類学ハンドブック　第2版
Bonvillain, Nancy / Garcia-Sanchez, Inmaculada M. (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Anthropology. 2nd ed. (Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics) 560 pp. 2026:7 (Routledge, UK) <767-996>
ISBN 978-1-032-54384-0 hard ¥70,587.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00

The Handbook of Linguistic Anthropology is an extensive and authoritative collection of topical, theoretical, and methodological perspectives in the broad field of linguistic anthropology. Now in its second edition, it has been fully updated to address current and pressing global challenges and inspire action.Carefully edited by Bonvillain and Garcia-Sanchez, this volume advances readers' understanding of how language intersects with cognitive processes and social identities of gender, race, sexual orientation, and neurodiversity. Across twenty-nine chapters, contributors outline the foundations and key issues of linguistic anthropology, particularly language ideologies, while exploring practical approaches to research. Drawing from their research experience in universities across North America and abroad, they particularly emphasise ways in which theories and methodologies can contribute to social action and social justice movements on environmental and transitional justice, immigration and multilingualism, and Indigenous language revitalization or re-awakening.This handbook is an indispensable resource for students and researchers of applied and linguistic anthropology.

Dwivedi, Amitabh Vikram / Sharma, Devika, Sign, Structure, Story: Narrative Theory and the Semiotic Structure of Dogri Folktales. 292 pp. 2026:6 (Routledge, UK) <767-997>
ISBN 978-1-041-24943-6 hard ¥47,569.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

This comprehensive volume offers a framework to understand the descriptive and prescriptive functions of oral narratives. Drawing upon narratological theory and linguistic analysis, it traces the evolution of folktales across generations, showcasing how they adapt to changing societal contexts while maintaining their core functions.The book investigates the intersections of language, culture, and narrative, offering a rich, cross-disciplinary perspective that highlights the enduring relevance of oral traditions in constructing and preserving ethnic identity. It examines how narrative forms contribute to the continuity of cultural memory, linguistic diversity, and social cohesion. Exploring the narratological and linguistic structures of Dogri folktales, this study illuminates a crucial facet of the cultural heritage of the Dogra community in Jammu and Kashmir. Folktales are presented not merely as entertainment but as powerful tools of cultural transmission, embodying deeply rooted moral, social, and philosophical values.This book will be of great interest to students, researchers, and educators in the fields of linguistics, folklore studies, cultural anthropology, literature, and South Asian studies. It will also serve as a valuable resource for policy makers, cultural preservationists, and general readers.

Krakus, Anna, Museums, Monuments, and Memory in Poland: Collecting Stories. (Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe) 256 pp. 2026:5 (U. Rochester Pr., US) <767-999>
ISBN 978-1-64825-129-0 hard ¥26,086.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00

Demonstrates how museums, public monuments and private collections in Poland generate competing interpretations of the past-particularly the Holocaust. Highlights political tensions and offers universal insights into the power of curated memory. Even before the Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk opened its doors to the public in 2017, its exhibits sparked fierce political debate in the Polish parliament. It was attacked for being "cosmopolitan" and for lacking "a Polish point of view." Museums, Monuments, and Memory in Poland offers a wide-ranging examination of how contemporary Poland uses collections-public museums, monuments arranged as archives of memory, and private accumulations-to shape ideological narratives. The book argues that such collections, whether state-curated or deeply personal, reveal how historical memory is constructed, contested, and deployed in today's polarized political landscape. Rooted in intellectual history, this work engages with Polish history and ongoing debates about the memory of the Holocaust. It also offers a universal reflection on how museums, public spaces, objects, and narratives carry ideological potential far beyond Poland's borders. Beginning with the first museum created on Polish soil and ending with the newest, the book examines museums and monuments as narratives and the possibility that objects speak independently of curatorial intent. It finally turns to the psychology of collecting, from private art collections to filmmakers' personal archives. The study reveals both elements of Polish exceptionalism and broader truths about how societies tell their stories through the collections they curate.

グローバルな視点におけるイスラーム考古学
Insoll, Timothy, Islamic Archaeology in Global Perspective. 840 pp. 2026:8 (Routledge, UK) <767-794>
ISBN 978-0-367-47730-1 hard ¥49,104.- (税込) GB￡ 160.00
ISBN 978-0-367-47729-5 paper ¥13,807.- (税込) GB￡ 44.99

Islamic archaeology is expanding rapidly and Islamic Archaeology in Global Perspective provides the first critical overview of the subject. No book has ever provided such a comprehensive review of Islamic Archaeology and it will set the research agenda for years to come.The book is divided into three sections with the first section, Origins and Dynasties, providing a chronological discussion of research on Islamic archaeological material from the origins of Islam in the early 7th century to the end of the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century, and primarily focuses on the Levant, Arabian Peninsula, and Egypt. The second section, Conduits and Agents of Islamisation and Trade, examines the archaeology of Indian Ocean and land-based trade and pilgrimage routes. The third section, Regions, adopts a geographical approach in exploring North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula and Sicily, the sub-Saharan African regions of the West African Sahel and Sudan, and Ethiopia, South and Southeast Asia, and Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia.With extensive use of illustrations and box texts throughout to consider particular themes, technologies, and archaeological materials, such as types of ceramics, coins, and glass, this book will be indispensable for all students and researchers of Islamic Archaeology and Islamic Studies.

Leight, Megan E. / Woodfill, Brent K. S. (eds.), Living Between Worlds: Archaeology and History at the Southern Edge of the Maya Lowlands. 384 pp. 2025:12 (U. Alabama Pr., US) <767-841>
ISBN 978-0-8173-2256-4 hard ¥24,563.- (税込) US$ 110.00
ISBN 978-0-8173-6238-6 paper ¥8,919.- (税込) US$ 39.95

Turner, Bethany L., Chosen Women and Inka Statecraft: Bioarchaeology, Gender, and Foodways at Saqsaywaman. (Archaeology of Food) 282 pp. 2026:8 (U. Alabama Pr., US) <767-842>
ISBN 978-0-8173-2271-7 hard ¥24,563.- (税込) US$ 110.00
ISBN 978-0-8173-6265-2 paper ¥8,919.- (税込) US$ 39.95

Han, Sam, Styling the Self: Ethics and Aesthetics in Absolute Capitalism. (Classical and Contemporary Social Theory) 120 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <767-896>
ISBN 978-0-367-69715-0 hard ¥47,569.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-0-367-69711-2 paper ¥12,886.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

This volume examines the turn inwards, towards matters of the self, in an era characterised by suffering, destruction and death resulting from large-scale structural problems including global pandemics, economic inequality and climate change. As uncertainty on a large scale has begotten attempts at certainty on smaller ones, new social and cultural phenomena have emerged that can be understood and analyzed as new ways of crafting selfhood. With a particular focus on 'practices of style' that reflect both aesthetic as well as ethical qualities, the author considers practices stemming from growing interest in sustainability, the popularity of tidying up and the ideology of minimalism, digital detoxing, discourses around 'self-care' and the growing digital communities of menswear, style and wellness. An exploration of the trend towards constant reinvention of the self without the scaffolding scripts of religion and the state, Styling the Self will appeal to scholars of sociology, anthropology and social theory with interests in culture, consumption and lifestyle.

Oushakine, Serguei, Dynamising Things: Essays on Objects, Relations, and People. (Historical Materialism Book Series 383) 616 pp. 2026:6 (Brill, NE) <767-901>
ISBN 978-90-04-76035-6 hard ¥44,880.- (税込) EUR 170.00

Using diverse historical and ethnographic materials, this collection explores the various relationships between people and things that were actively fostered during the seven decades of Soviet socialism. It demonstrates how things, not always fully socialist, energized social relations, shaped communities, cultivated new identities, objectified emerging attitudes, and provoked affective attachments. In particular, this collection pays close attention to what Viktor Shklovsky, the founder of Russian Formalism, called "long-term things"-palpable, non-fictitious objects that refuse to disappear, insisting instead on their active presence and enduring relevance.

Wyss, Johana, Negotiating Identity and Collective Memory in Czech Silesia. (Memory, Heritage and Public History in Central and Eastern Europe - CEU Press) 216 pp. 2026:1 (Central European U. Pr., HU) <767-904>
ISBN 978-963-386-790-7 hard ¥34,065.- (税込) GB￡ 111.00

How do people negotiate identity, memory, and history in Czech Silesia? How do they make sense of a turbulent past marked by mass displacement, shifting borders, and successive political regimes? And what do dominant narratives of Czech nationalism mean for communities living with the absence of others?This rich ethnography of the city of Opava and the neighbouring Hlucin region follows a diverse cast of local actors involved in shaping and remaking regional collective memory. From the bottom up, the book examines how memory is selectively preserved, silenced, or commodified in response to different mnemonic challenges, including contested Wehrmacht legacies, linguistic politics, and the branding of Silesian cuisine.Foregrounding both vernacular and institutional actors, the ethnography shows how identity in this Central European borderland is continually reconstructed and negotiated. Going beyond post-socialism as an explanatory frame, the book makes a strong case for a more ambitious and holistic approach to studying collective memory and the ways it shapes belonging in post-imperial, post-socialist Europe.

M.J.Leaf著　人類学再考
Leaf, Murray J., Anthropology Reconsidered: Science, Social Organization, Epistemology. 348 pp. 2026:7 (Routledge, UK) <767-1001>
ISBN 978-1-041-25849-0 hard ¥47,569.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-041-25847-6 paper ¥12,886.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

Anthropology Reconsidered argues that anthropology can and should be considered a genuine science of humanity. The work traces the evolution of anthropological thought from its 18th-century origins through contemporary debates, analyzing how competing epistemological traditions-empirical/skeptical versus dogmatic-have shaped theoretical approaches to social organization and kinship studies.The book provides a comprehensive historical framework that includes the development of empirical theories of social organization, extensive ethnology of ethnology itself, philosophy of science perspectives, crucial political history including the New Deal and Vietnam War, and a detailed introduction to epistemology as the essential link between empirical ethnology and psychology. The central argument demonstrates that ethnology now possesses a complete empirical theory of social organization based on experimental methods for analyzing the idea-systems that construct social organizations, effectively placing anthropology "on a new plane" with findings on the same empirical footing as the physical sciences.The primary audience includes student and professional anthropologists, particularly ethnologists, along with historians of ethnology, social psychologists, sociologists, philosophers of science, and intellectual historians, written to be accessible while maintaining scholarly rigor and international relevance.

身体の人類学ハンドブック
Masquelier, Adeline / McDowell, Andrew (eds.), The Cambridge Handbook for the Anthropology of the Body. (Cambridge Handbooks in Anthropology) 692 pp. 2026:10 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <767-1002>
ISBN 978-1-009-17827-3 hard ¥38,362.- (税込) GB￡ 125.00

Attention to the body is an exciting emerging dimension of anthropological research. A collection of diverse conversations contributed by a global team of scholars, this Handbook is a state-of-the-field survey of the anthropology of the body, revealing dialogues between anthropological traditions that inform the study of the body. A focus on the body has animated subfields such as the anthropology of religion, medical anthropology, and the anthropology of performance, and rekindled interest in kinship and materiality. Chapters are organized around six central themes - flesh, motion, formation, knowledge, management, and entanglement - giving readers a holistic sense of the diverse analytical possibilities within the anthropology of the body. Showing the unique combinations that material and metaphorical aspects of the body take across different ethnographic and epistemic contexts, this Handbook is essential reading for students and scholars of social, cultural, and medical anthropology.

Whitaker, Emilie Morwenna / Atkinson, Paul (eds.), Ethnography's Ghosts: Spectres, Archives, Ancestors. 212 pp. 2026:6 (Routledge, UK) <767-1004>
ISBN 978-1-032-89149-1 hard ¥47,569.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-032-88824-8 paper ¥12,886.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

With contributions from experienced scholars in sociology and anthropology, Ethnography's Ghosts illuminates and interrogates the 'ghosts' of past ethnographic fieldwork-whether revisited in practice or in the imagination. This book captures the remnants of past ideas, people, and legacies that shape current practices, highlighting how fieldnotes transform into precious archives that both anchor and haunt researchers. By revisiting these notes, scholars experience a blend of nostalgia and revelation, freeing themselves from the pressures of immediate research demands and gaining new insights. The volume also addresses the ethical complexities of dealing with both personal and others' ghosts, offering a nuanced look at how past experiences continue to influence present scholarship. This book makes an important intervention in discussions amongst sociologists, anthropologists, and other social scientists engaged in or reflecting on ethnographic research.

初期ヨーロッパにおけるつながりと変容－P.S.Wells記念論集
Bogucki, Peter / Cartwright, Rachel (eds.), Connections and Transformations in Early Europe: Essays in Honor of Peter S. Wells. 342 pp. 2026:6 (Routledge, UK) <767-1006>
ISBN 978-1-032-84581-4 hard ¥47,569.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

Connections and Transformations in Early Europe examines the diverse economic, social, and symbolic practices of Iron Age and early medieval societies in northern, western, and central Europe, offering fresh insights into the innovative processes of the first millennia BC and AD.This book provides a comprehensive exploration of connectivity, mobility, urbanism, and visual worlds in early European societies. Through regional case studies, including the British Isles, Germany, Poland, the lower Rhine Valley, and Denmark, readers gain a deeper understanding of how social identities were communicated and urban centers emerged. With contributions from leading scholars, it delivers valuable theoretical reflections supported by the latest research and discoveries, underscoring the transformative nature of these regions during the first millennia.Providing a lasting tribute to Peter S. Wells, whose influence continues to shape the study of prehistoric and early historic Europe, this book is for students and researchers of late prehistoric and early historic Europe during the final millennium BC and the first millennium AD.

Herrera Malatesta, Eduardo (ed.), Archaeological Perspectives on Contested and Political Landscapes. (Landscape and Heritage Studies) 284 pp. 2025:2 (Routledge, UK) <767-1007>
ISBN 978-90-485-5943-5 hard ¥39,897.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00

McReynolds, Louise, Excavating Empire: Russian Archeology in the Nineteenth Century. 240 pp. 2026:8 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <767-1010>
ISBN 978-0-19-790169-4 hard ¥27,007.- (税込) GB￡ 88.00

This book tells the story of imperial Russia's archeologists, the pioneering generations of men and women who took their trowels to the burial tumuli, Russia's kurgans, and went digging to unearth a tangible, identifiable past. Determined to establish professional standards, they were producing a new kind of knowledge, one with the potential to furnish insights necessary for an objective evaluation of their collective past. If these ambitious would-be scientists came up short on their ideals of objectivity, they succeeded admirably in inserting their endeavors into all the key issues that Russians were grappling with throughout their long 19th century. This happened because archeological artefacts have forever hinted at promises that they have never been able to keep. Their very materiality imbues those who discover them with the optimism that the past can be faithfully recreated from the bones of ancestors lying among the shards of ceramics and bits of tools and utensils that they had made for themselves. Archeology became a science of society that lay accessible beneath the topsoil or in the crumbling and forgotten ruins to all those who craved knowing more about the long-ago. But these objects are always themselves fated to the interpretations of the personalities who extricate them from the earth. Viewing excavations from these disparate gazes, this book puts the archeologists themselves front and center, quibbling with each other and challenging their Western counterparts. The archeologists themselves came from all social backgrounds, beginning with the antiquarians, noble elites who collected antiquities for their artistic values, with no thought to historical contextualization. Additionally, women, school teachers, and even political exiles all made momentous contributions. The enserfed peasanty likewise played their part, whether it was keeping the archeologists from excavating in lands to which they held the right to farm, or in the talented individuals being plucked from the village to make direct contributions. Reconstructing a woolly mammoth from bones washed up in a Siberian riverbed, and arguing for icons as evidence of social not just theological change, Russia's multi-ethnic archeologists excavated objects equally capable of producing a national as an imperial identity. Everything old became new again.

Meniketti, Marco G., Dangerous Occupations: Archaeologies of Structural Violence, Immigrants, and Resilience in Early California. (Archaeologies of Restorative Justice) 216 pp. 2026:10 (U. Alabama Pr., US) <767-1011>
ISBN 978-0-8173-2275-5 hard ¥20,097.- (税込) US$ 90.00
ISBN 978-0-8173-6277-5 paper ¥7,803.- (税込) US$ 34.95

Jehom, Welyne Jeffrey, Enriching Iban Pua Kumbu: Weaving Tradition and Innovation in an Indigenous Society. 243 pp. 2026:3 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-829>
ISBN 978-981-9941-32-2 hard ¥31,676.- (税込) EUR 119.99

Alcantara, Keitlyn, An Archaeology of Milpa Cultures: Maize and Ecological Worldbuilding in Central Mexico. 340 pp. 2026:8 (U. Pr. Florida, US) <766-889>
ISBN 978-1-68340-660-0 hard ¥24,563.- (税込) US$ 110.00
ISBN 978-1-68340-627-3 paper ¥7,815.- (税込) US$ 35.00

Inside the farming traditions that have supported food sovereignty and community resistance in past and present TlaxcalaIn this book, Keitlyn Alcantara draws on research from the state of Tlaxcala in Mexico to describe how its people resisted imperial domination and survived centuries of upheaval. Threatened by embargoes from the Aztec Empire and later colonial pressures, the Tlaxcalteca relied on the milpa-a maize-based agricultural system-and on the many wild plants within it that supported change and survival. Alcantara reveals the milpa as a living foodweb and philosophy of interconnection that sustained communities through terrace farming, household gardens, use of wild and domesticated fruit and nut trees, and the stewardship of rivers and wetlands.An Archaeology of Milpa Cultures bridges past and present to show how ancient strategies of interdependence continue to nourish contemporary campesino food sovereignty movements in Tlaxcala, even amid industrial pollution and monocropped landscapes. Incorporating bioarchaeological dietary isotope studies, Indigenous worldviews, and ethnographic research, this book illuminates how food sovereignty became a cornerstone of community resistance. Alcantara demonstrates that the lessons of the milpa inspire new visions for climate resilience, inviting readers to imagine a future rooted in collaboration, diversity, and care for the land.

Glowacki, Mary / Cook, Anita G. (eds.), Empire of the Ancestors: The Wari of the Middle Horizon. (Archaeology of South America) 410 pp. 2026:8 (U. Pr. Florida, US) <766-891>
ISBN 978-0-8130-7965-3 hard ¥24,563.- (税込) US$ 110.00

Uncovering evidence that ancestor veneration was deeply rooted in Wari society, shaping Wari expansion, rituals, and statecraftThis volume examines the central role of ancestors in Andean society during the Wari Empire of the Middle Horizon period (600-1000 CE), centuries before the rise of the Incas. As one of the earliest expansionist states in the Americas, the Wari laid the foundations of statecraft later adopted by the Inca. Their imperial growth was shaped by environmental changes linked to the El Nino cycle, which brought drought to the Ayacucho heartland and drove the search for new farmland. Empire of the Ancestors shows that expansion also required honoring ancestors, who oversaw the life-sustaining flow of water from underground channels and glacial lakes.Presenting archaeological evidence from throughout the Wari territory, including Huari, the capital, this volume reveals changes in how ancestors were treated and revered over time. Contributors explore many expressions of ancestor veneration at Wari sites: tombs designed with space for offerings, mummy bundles and body modifications, burial architecture integrated into ritual landscapes, and depictions of ancestors in ceramics and other media. Together, the evidence shows that ancestor veneration was not an Inca development but a long-standing Andean tradition inherited from the Wari.

Hong, Xu / Jing, Yuan (eds.), Sixty Years of Archaeology in Erlitou. 408 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-818>
ISBN 978-981-9565-40-5 hard ¥31,676.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book integrates field archaeology with multidisciplinary research on the Erlitou site. Beyond its significant archaeological discoveries, Erlitou represents the site subjected to the most extensive analysis by the various scientific and technological sub-disciplines within Chinese archaeology community to date. The papers collected here reflect the latest outcomes of collaborative research in various disciplines, including chronology, natural environment reconstruction, human osteology, subsistence strategies and craft production.

Rong, Xinjiang, Early Dunhuang Ethnic Tribes and Chinese-Western Communication. 203 pp. 2026:3 (Springer, GW) <766-823>
ISBN 978-981-9566-93-8 hard ¥31,676.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book introduces readers to ancient Chinese communications with other ethnic communities that lived west of Dunhuang along the ancient Silk Road. These ethnic groups included the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu (Huns), the Sogdians, the Tubo (Tibetans), the Huihu (Uigurs), and the Khotanese. Offering detailed descriptions of Chinese interactions with these peoples, it offers readers a clearer picture of China's ancient and medieval history, particularly the spread of Buddhism and other religious faiths, military operations like the Tibetan occupation and those under the Guiyijun (Return-to-Allegiance) regime, socioeconomic activities, and artistic efforts to create the Buddhist Grottoes.

Allard, Amelie, Community Politics of the Fur Trade: Relationships, Mobility, and Landscapes of Possibility. 250 pp. 2026:3 (U. Pr. Florida, US) <766-275>
ISBN 978-0-8130-7956-1 hard ¥20,097.- (税込) US$ 90.00 *

Reinterpreting the Great Lakes fur trade as a dynamic interplay of ambition, alliances, and evolving identitiesThe North American fur trade was more than a system of economic exchange. In this book, Amelie Allard examines the Great Lakes region as a dynamic landscape where European traders and Indigenous peoples negotiated clashing perspectives with the common purpose of trade and establishing relationships. Allard portrays the interactions between these groups as community politics and community building, highlighting both cooperation and contentious power imbalances during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.Drawing on archaeological evidence including trading posts and wrecked canoes and historical documents such as traders' journals and memoirs, Allard unravels the social complexities of this world. She demonstrates how processes of place-making-through foodways, the built environment, and place-naming-as well as both waterborne and overland mobility shaped the identities and relationships of Euro-Canadian, metis, and Indigenous peoples. Community Politics of the Fur Trade challenges traditional narratives of colonialism by suggesting that for many Indigenous peoples such as the Anishinaabeg and Dakota, the fur trade era represented a moment of possibility rather than an inevitable path to subjugation.

Hughes, Jessica, Our Lady of Pompeii: Ruins, Religion, and Memory. (Classical Presences) 224 pp. 2026:8 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <766-102>
ISBN 978-0-19-890591-2 hard ¥9,207.- (税込) GB￡ 30.00

One of the last things that Pope Francis did before his death in April 2025 was to approve the canonization of Bartolo Longo, an Italian lawyer who had spent his life building an enormous shrine to Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii, next to the famous archaeological excavations. Our Lady of Pompeii: Ruins, Religion, and Memory tells the story of the shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, and the new city that developed around it from the 1870s onwards. Jessica Hughes focuses on the shrine's relationship to the neighbouring archaeological site, and what this can tell us about the Catholic church's view of classical antiquity more broadly. In six chapters, and with the help of more than fifty photographs and maps, it shows how the ruined city of Pompeii gradually became part of the shrine's identity, providing inspiration for the artists, writers, and pilgrims who were drawn to the shrine and the miracle-working image of Our Lady that was housed there. It reveals the ambivalent attitude of Bartolo Longo and his collaborators to the classical past, which was seen in both positive and negative terms-that is, as an object of fascination and antiquarian curiosity, and as the dead and dusty 'land of idols and demons'. By telling the little-known story of this shrine and the people who lived, worked, and worshipped there, the book also gives a valuable new perspective on ancient Pompeii, showing how this famous archaeological site continues to hold meaning for people around the world.

Dong, Xiaoping, Folklore Fieldwork. 624 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-1040>
ISBN 978-981-9566-89-1 hard ¥39,596.- (税込) EUR 149.99

Folklore Fieldwork the first book to present systematic research based on the author's more than 20 years of fieldwork in urban and rural areas throughout China. It addresses the theory and methodology of Chinese folkloristics, highlighting the unique characteristics of Chinese culture and society in the process, and explores the core process of modern Chinese folkloristics, making the field accessible to an international audience.

教育人類学研究ハンドブック
Eisenhart, Margaret (ed.), Research Handbook on the Anthropology of Education: Practices and Methods. (Elgar Handbooks in Education) 432 pp. 2026:7 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-1041>
ISBN 978-1-0353-3290-8 hard ¥65,983.- (税込) GB￡ 215.00

This innovative Research Handbook explores how anthropological perspectives can help us to understand education in diverse contexts, providing an overview of recent research, current challenges and future directions in the field. Expert contributors examine how cultural practices, knowledge, meaning systems and historical traditions shape learning and teaching experiences around the world.Bringing together emerging and established scholars, this Handbook illustrates anthropologically-oriented practices and methods for researching the complexity, heterogeneity and diversity of contexts for learning and education. It explores the ongoing modification of traditional practices in response to emerging theoretical and ethical concerns such as critical race theory and feminist theory, as well as the impact of new AI technologies. The Handbook encompasses key topics of educational justice, inequality and policy, examining challenges to conventional practices and methods and offering new directions and innovative forms of representation.The Research Handbook on the Anthropology of Education is an essential resource for educational scholars, particularly those with an interest in educational anthropology and comparative education more broadly. It will also be useful for students and academics in the sociology of education, qualitative research methods and interdisciplinary research.

人類における戦争と平和の起源
Meijer, Hugo, The Origins of War and Peace in the Human Species. 766 pp. 2026:8 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <766-1043>
ISBN 978-1-009-71449-5 hard ¥10,741.- (税込) GB￡ 35.00

When, why, and how did we, humans, develop our distinctive and paradoxical inclination for both war and peace? This groundbreaking book investigates that central question by drawing on cutting-edge research and an unprecedented range of evidence from thirteen disciplines - including biology, primatology, comparative ethology, behavioural ecology, anthropology, archaeology, criminology, social psychology, linguistics, demography, genetics, neurosciences, and climatology. The book shows how the capacities for both war and peace co-evolved gradually over millions of years through a mosaic-like pattern, with distinct but interacting components emerging at different moments and becoming integrated over evolutionary time. This deep-rooted trajectory has been shaped by feedback loops between biological, cultural, and environmental forces. With its expansive temporal horizon, cross-species comparisons, and empirical richness, this book offers a sweeping new account - and an indispensable resource - for anyone interested in the origins of the Janus-faced inclination for both war and peace in the human species.

Wagner, Wolfgang / Moya, Cristina (eds.), Culture, Identity, and Essentialism: Anthropological and Psychological Approaches. (Theory and History in the Human and Social Sciences) 369 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-1045>
ISBN 978-3-032-11917-9 hard ¥13,196.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This Open Access book examines how people often treat social group membership as inherent, immutable, informative and even intergenerationally inherited. Such essentialism remains one of the more puzzling folk intuitions, at odds with social science maintaining that people become culturally competent group members through enculturation, and that norms can change how group boundaries are defined quite substantially. Essentialism also features prominently in much rhetoric that justifies intergroup hostility and in researchers' attempts to explain it. Nonetheless, social scientists have not reached a consensus about essentialism's causal role in intergroup relations. In this Open Access book, contributors from a range of perspectives tackle fundamental questions in this field: Do humans share a tendency to essentialise groups?If so, where does this tendency come from?How is essentialism expressed in cognition, behavior, and institutions?What are its consequences for cooperation and social conflict? Psychologists, cultural anthropologists, and evolutionary biologists weigh in on these questions in this volume, often using specific cultural contexts as case studies to elucidate both the particularities and common patterns in the ways essentialism does, or does not, work in the real world.

Baron, Justyna, Craftwork in Small-Scale Societies of the Central European Bronze Age. (Elements in the Archaeology of Europe) 75 pp. 2026:4 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <766-1048>
ISBN 978-1-009-61127-5 hard ¥16,879.- (税込) GB￡ 55.00
ISBN 978-1-009-61129-9 paper ¥5,524.- (税込) GB￡ 18.00

The Element examines various facets of craftwork in small-scale societies that thrived in much of Central Europe during the Bronze Age (2300-800 BCE). These societies exhibited distinct structures and types of social bonds that formed the social and spatial backdrop for craft practices. Since most Bronze Age villages were inhabited by small groups, all forms of crafting were at least partially communal, fostering the exchange of experiences, skills, and knowledge both within and across different production areas. The public nature of crafting practices also encouraged discussions about applied tools, methods, skills, and the quality of the final products. The author explores overarching questions about communication and knowledge transfer within and beyond small groups, drawing on archaeological and ethnographic data. This includes considerations of standardization, personalization, imitation, seasonality, and cross-crafting. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Elena Castiello, Maria / Tobalina-Pulido, Leticia (eds.), Working with Imperfection in Archaeology: Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Data Management. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology) 157 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-1049>
ISBN 978-3-032-15436-1 hard ¥13,196.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This open access book delves into the management of data imperfection, a crucial yet often overlooked aspect of archaeological research. By bringing together diverse voices and expertise, the book offers a pioneering examination of how researchers across Europe deal with the challenges posed by incomplete, fragmented or ambiguous data in archaeology. One of the most problematic issues when working with humanistic data, and specifically with archaeological data, is their imperfection. The data is ambiguous, partial, imprecise, uncertain. This imperfection, which can be intrinsic to the data themselves or be generated later with its processing, makes it difficult to produce reliable results. In recent years, some researchers have become increasingly interested in the need to address in their research, especially those using databases, the problem of data imperfection and all the implications that this entails. This volume bring together researchers who are or have worked on the imperfection of archaeological data in its broadest sense, from theoretical reflections to proposals for managing the imperfection or part of it (uncertainty, inaccuracy, incompleteness, etc.) in any chronological period and application, both during the collection of data in the field or its processing in the laboratory. The book comprises 12 chapters, in addition to an introduction and a conclusion. It brings together contributions from European researchers from various academic levels, providing a rich tapestry of insights into the topic. The chapters span a broad historical range, featuring case studies that cover periods from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages.

McNiven, Ian J., Sentient Seas: Archaeologies of Seascapes and Maritime Rituals. (Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology) 504 pp. 2026:3 (U. Pr. Florida, US) <766-1053>
ISBN 978-0-8130-7961-5 hard ¥24,563.- (税込) US$ 110.00 *
ISBN 978-0-8130-8154-0 paper ¥7,815.- (税込) US$ 35.00 *

A novel cross-cultural exploration of how maritime peoples have engaged with the sea through cosmology, spirituality, and ritualSentient Seas offers a global perspective on maritime cultures, examining how societies across time and space have understood and interacted with the sea. Synthesizing archaeological evidence, historical documents, and ethnographic accounts, Ian McNiven explores maritime traditions from ancient civilizations in the Middle East and Mediterranean to medieval Europe and Scandinavia to contemporary Indigenous communities in the South Pacific.McNiven investigates diverse cultural practices including shipbuilding, the treatment of shipwrecks and shipwreck victims, and maritime resource use, interpreting the evidence through the perspectives of mariners who understood the seas to be sentient and capable of acting with intentionality. He introduces the concepts of "terrestrial seascapes" and "ontological switching" to illustrate how land-based shrines and votive offerings extend maritime cosmologies and maintain a liminal transition from land to sea. By bridging anthropological and archaeological research with transdisciplinary blue humanities scholarship, Sentient Seas approaches seas as spiritscapes, recontextualizing folkloric beliefs about maritime superstitions.

Scott-Ireton, Della A. / McKinnon, Jennifer F., The Archaeology of American Shipwrecks. (The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective) 190 pp. 2026:7 (U. Pr. Florida, US) <766-1055>
ISBN 978-0-8130-7967-7 hard ¥20,097.- (税込) US$ 90.00

Uncovering America's past through the archaeology of its shipwrecksThe Archaeology of American Shipwrecks highlights the essential role of watercraft in United States history and demonstrates how the study of submerged sites contributes to a deeper understanding of the nation's past. Combining evidence from shipwreck excavations with historical documentation, this volume reveals how maritime archaeologists locate, document, and preserve these important sites.This book examines a variety of vessels through time, including Indigenous-built dugout canoes, colonial ships that brought Europeans to the Americas, ships created for the whaling industry, and modern ships built for coastal defense. By tracing the role of watercraft in exploration, commerce, warfare, and expansion, it underscores the pivotal influence of maritime transport well into the twentieth century. Providing an overview of major discoveries along with little-known and previously unpublished research and discussing technological advances, new and evolving methodologies, and ethical issues relevant to the field, this book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the dynamic story of America's waterways.

Wilkie, Laurie A. / Kinkopf, Katherine M., An Introduction to Crip Archaeology. (The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective) 280 pp. 2026:4 (U. Pr. Florida, US) <766-1056>
ISBN 978-0-8130-7955-4 hard ¥20,097.- (税込) US$ 90.00

A groundbreaking overview of how disability studies can enrich interpretations of the past and make the profession of archaeology more inclusive and accessible An Introduction to Crip Archaeology is a groundbreaking exploration of how disability studies and critical disability studies can transform the way archaeologists interpret the past. Through case studies and intersectional analysis, Laurie Wilkie and Katherine Kinkopf reveal how people with disabilities have been treated and viewed in American history, and how these processes have shaped the material worlds archaeologists study. This book is an essential starting point for students and scholars seeking to move beyond stereotypes that define disability as a limitation or deficit. The authors demonstrate how these interpretive lenses can offer fresh insights on topics including how eugenic policies and racial science have influenced public health, medical training, and family planning. From the Dozier School for Boys to Japanese internment camps, the book examines how built environments have excluded certain bodies-while also uncovering communities of care and resistance. In addition to its value for research taking place today, An Introduction to Crip Archaeology is a call to action for a more inclusive and accessible discipline. It equips readers with strategies for recognizing disabling structures in access to sites, collections, and universities, and for creating space for disabled archaeologists in the field. This book enriches understandings of the past while shaping the future of archaeology.

人類学とAIハンドブック
Udupa, Sahana / Hervik, Peter (eds.), Handbook on Anthropology and Artificial Intelligence. 512 pp. 2026:7 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-1005>
ISBN 978-1-0353-4219-8 hard ¥73,656.- (税込) GB￡ 240.00

This timely Handbook provides a groundbreaking collection of anthropological research on Artificial Intelligence (AI), examining how anthropology can help to comprehend and critique its development. Evaluating the limits, hopes and fears of AI, leading experts explore its influence as a sociocultural phenomenon rather than a discrete technological system.

Lloyd, Dana (ed.), Native American Religions: Teaching and Learning on Stolen Land. 308 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <765-96>
ISBN 978-1-032-93172-2 hard ¥44,500.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-93171-5 paper ¥12,272.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

Native American Religions: Teaching and Learning on Stolen Land is an introduction to the religious life of Native American people in North America. Weaving together historical, ethnographic, theoretical, and legal materials, the book focuses on how religion is politicized in North America in the Native American context. Noting that no Native language actually has a word translatable to "religion," as the sacred and the secular are not separate spheres in Native traditions, and that religion is a colonial construct, the book adopts theories and methods from Native American and Indigenous studies to understand Native American and Indigenous religious traditions.Written with the student in mind, this cutting-edge volume brings together 17 Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars of various career stages to offer a theoretical framework through which to think about the role of religion in US-Native relations alongside real world case studies. This book introduces students to the histories of Native American peoples, including discussion of Indigenous intellectual traditions, Indigenous sovereignty movements, and practices such as cultural appropriation and land acknowledgement, to make the case that Native American religions are a political phenomenon. With student-friendly pedagogy throughout, including discussion questions and "further resources" lists, it is a must-read for all students and teachers of Native American Religions, Religion in America, or Indigenous Studies.

Palmer, Carol, Peasant Agriculture in the Jerusalem Hills. (The Palestine Exploration Fund Annual) 472 pp. 2026:7 (Routledge, UK) <765-983>
ISBN 978-1-041-32098-2 hard ¥47,569.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

Lucjan Turkowski's first-hand account of peasant life in 1940s British Mandate Palestine explores farming, food, language and craft production. He examines cultivated crops, the role of animals and the division of labour, highlighting its material culture in a vivid portrait of rural life.While preserving Turkowski's original ethnographic and agricultural research, this book offers a rare historical, botanical and anthropological resource. Rich with first-hand observations, it provides scholars and general readers with valuable insights into Palestinian peasant life near Jerusalem in the 1940s. His meticulous fieldwork records farming, food, language, agricultural tools and household utensils, exploring the long-term effects of Ottoman land reforms and the introduction of new crops. Original drawings and period photographs collected in Jerusalem illustrate the volume. The book opens with two introductory chapters by editor Carol Palmer, who situates Turkowski within his historical and intellectual context and highlights his ambition to document peasant material culture and its integration into Palestinian life. The main text comprises eight translated chapters of Turkowski's writing, followed by bibliographical annexes. The volume deepens understanding of rural life amid shifting political and economic forces, contributing to studies of resilience, agriculture and cultural continuity.This book is a fundamental resource for scholars in Levantine and Palestine studies, linguistics, anthropology, ethnography, archaeology and agricultural history. It also contributes to understanding the region's historiography and changing academic approaches to Palestine. For those connected to the communities described, it offers a tangible link to the past and shows how carefully gathered knowledge can preserve cultural memory and bring lived experience into view.

牧畜ハンドブック
Moritz, Mark / Samuels, I. / Schareika, N. et al. (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Pastoralism. (Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks) 588 pp. 2026:6 (Routledge, UK) <765-260>
ISBN 978-1-032-78435-9 hard ¥70,587.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00

This handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of pastoralism, combining major theoretical debates with an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective on pastoral systems across the world.Approaching pastoralism as a social-ecological system, the volume synthesizes current knowledge about how pastoralists make a living and organize social life while managing herds in diverse and often highly variable environments. Understanding pastoralism in this holistic way requires an approach that bridges disciplines: not only anthropology, but also rangeland ecology, animal science, agricultural economics, veterinary epidemiology, and related fields. The handbook's chapters are organized into eight parts that examine: the emergence of pastoralism; its biophysical foundations; the economics of pastoral production; adaptive strategies; social and political organization; new methodological and analytical approaches; development and policy perspectives; and possible futures for pastoral systems. Together, these contributions advance the field by offering both a state-of-the-art guide and a source of inspiration for future research. The volume is designed to serve as a reference for scholars seeking to launch innovative, impactful studies, as well as for policymakers and practitioners working to design effective interventions that support pastoral livelihoods.This handbook is an indispensable resource on pastoralism for students, researchers, and professionals.

Troilo, Simona (ed.), Excavating Power: Archaeological Labour, Imperial Narratives, and Identities in Eastern Mediterranean (19th-20th c.). 143 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <765-1000>
ISBN 978-1-041-23785-3 hard ¥47,569.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

This book analyses archaeological excavations and the use of antiquities in the eastern Mediterranean from a unique and original perspective, that of power relations built on the vestiges of the past. Starting with Egypt, Crete, Palestine, Greece and Ottoman Empire, the authors of the essays reconstruct the history of some European excavations in Ottoman and post-Ottoman times, bringing to light the marginalised actors and the different narratives shaped on antiquities. Men, women and children recruited locally to dig, guides and interpreters in the service of archaeologists are some of the protagonists of these stories, which allow us to go beyond European stereotypes and shed light on how local communities perceived and experienced the excavations. The narratives and interpretations applied to unearthed or restored antiquities also help us understand how traces of the past were used to legitimise imperialism and reinforce identities based on ideas of cultural superiority and inferiority.This interdisciplinary volume spans archaeology, colonial studies, Ottoman history, Mediterranean studies, and cultural anthropology, making it essential reading for students and researchers in Middle Eastern studies, museum studies, and heritage management and scholars examining the intersection of power, identity, and heritage.The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of European Review of History.

Bedoya, Maria Elena / Perry, Jimena (eds.), Public History, Gender, and Power in Latin American Museums: Women Curators and Cultural Leaders. (Global Perspectives on Public History) 196 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <765-1036>
ISBN 978-1-041-01019-7 hard ¥44,500.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-041-01018-0 paper ¥12,272.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

Public History, Gender, and Power in Latin American Museums brings together pioneering voices of women curators, museum professionals, and community leaders who are transforming the cultural landscape of Latin America.Through first-hand testimonies and critical essays, this book examines how feminist approaches and public history practices are reshaping the politics of heritage, memory, and representation from the 1980s to the present. From Bolivia's Museo Nacional de Etnografia y Folklore to Colombia's Museo Itinerante de la Memoria and Guatemala's Museo Ixkik,' this book promotes reflections that highlight collective efforts and diverse ways of narrating stories in public spaces. The book analyzes the local contexts where curatorial practices and cultural policies emerge, giving prominence to the women who lead museological projects and their transnational impact. It examines the role of these museum projects in the field of public history and in relation to the decolonization processes undertaken by various museums globally.Public History, Gender, and Power in Latin American Museums: Women Curators and Cultural Leaders is an essential volume for students, activists, and researchers interested in museums, decolonial thought, feminism, and activism in Latin America.

古代コロンビアの考古学
Bocanegra, Francisco Javier Aceituno, The Archaeology of Ancient Colombia: The Earliest South Americans. 480 pp. 2026:6 (Routledge, UK) <765-1038>
ISBN 978-1-041-16134-9 hard ¥47,569.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-041-16132-5 paper ¥12,886.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

The Archaeology of Ancient Colombia reveals the hidden archaeological history of Colombia's first inhabitants from the Ice Age through the middle Holocene, documenting their remarkable achievements in in colonizing and adapting to diverse environments, forest management, plant domestication, developing mortuary and social rituals;, innovating pottery and navigation; and creating enduring rock art traditions that continue to influence Indigenous communities today.This book provides the first comprehensive synthesis of Colombia's earliest human history, previously available only in fragmented publications. It delivers this through three interconnected perspectives: spatio-temporal analysis of migration routes and chronology; examination of human adaptability through subsistence strategies and landscape modification; and exploration of symbolic worldviews through archaeological evidence and ethnographic analogies. Archaeological data is balanced with interpretation, allowing readers to understand both the evidence and its significance in this pivotal region for understanding continental human expansion and cultural developmentThis book is for students and researchers of archaeology, anthropology, and history seeking an accessible synthesis of pre-Columbian Colombia. It is also well-suited for courses on early human migration in South America, archaeological methods, environmental adaptation, and the emergence of complex societies in the Americas.

Rots, Aike P. / Durney, Florence et al. (eds.), Water Powers: Sacred Aquatic Animals of the Asia-Pacific. 344 pp. 2026:4 (U. Hawai'i Pr., US) <765-106>
ISBN 979-88-8070-208-4 hard ¥17,864.- (税込) US$ 80.00
ISBN 979-88-8070-313-5 paper ¥6,699.- (税込) US$ 30.00

Water Powers is an interdisciplinary collection that presents timely, original research on sacred aquatic animals-from dragons and nagas to crocodiles, eels, dugongs, and whales-and environmental change. Contributors examine the past and present significance of these creatures in Nepal, India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Japan, Okinawa, Indonesia, and Aotearoa-New Zealand to explore the diverse relationships between animals, deities, humans, and bodies of water. In so doing, they challenge narratives about disenchantment as a core aspect of modernization, seeking to give the sacred creatures and the rituals associated with them a more central place in debates about environmental degradation and conservation initiatives. Their work converges around three core themes: (1) divine embodiment and materiality (how sacred beings manifest themselves and act in the world); (2) making and crossing boundaries (how aquatic animals are constrained by but also challenge physical, ontological, and conceptual boundaries); and (3) crises and relationality (how more-than-human relationships change in response to environmental and other crises). Water Powers will appeal to scholars and students across multiple fields, including anthropology, religious studies, environmental humanities, geography, development studies, history, and archaeology. The book will also interest development experts, conservationists, museum curators, and readers engaged with culture, religion, and environmental change in the Asia-Pacific region.

都市人類学の基礎
Brash, Julian, Urban Anthropology: The Basics. (The Basics) 248 pp. 2026:6 (Routledge, UK) <765-1084>
ISBN 978-1-032-95685-5 hard ¥41,431.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00
ISBN 978-1-032-95678-7 paper ¥6,134.- (税込) GB￡ 19.99

This book is a clearly and accessibly written short guide to the contemporary state of urban anthropology. It outlines what urban anthropologists study, how they do so, and what they have learned about urbanization and urbanism in the past and present in a way that makes sense to readers new to the field. Topics covered include:Urban community and identityUrban politics and economicsThe relationship between culture and the built environmentUrban nature, climate change, and green urbanismThe development of urban anthropologyAccompanying the main text are shaded boxes describing key works and key concepts related to the central points of each chapter. Each chapter ends with a bibliography. This text is essential reading for students interested in cities, urban life, the built environment, and social and political dynamics.

Hoeppe, Goetz, How Data Need People: The Social and Epistemic Practice of a Data-Rich Science. 304 pp. 2026:6 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <765-1154>
ISBN 978-1-009-68672-3 hard ¥27,621.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00

From genome sequencing to large sky surveys, digital technologies produce massive datasets that promise unprecedented scientific insights. But data, for being good to use and reuse, need people - scientists, technicians, and administrators - as embodied, evaluative, social humans. In this book, anthropologist Goetz Hoeppe draws on an ethnography of astronomical research to examine the media and practices that scientists and technicians use to instruct graduate students, make diagrams for data calibration and discovery, organize collaborative work, negotiate the ethics of open access, encode their knowledge in datasets - and do social inquiries along the way. This book offers a reflection on the sociality of data-rich research that will benefit attempts to integrate human and machine learning. It is essential reading for anyone interested in data science, science and technology studies, as well as the anthropology, sociology, history, and philosophy of science. This book is also available Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Brom, Jan (ed.), Practices and Mediations of Sami Culture: Indigeneity, Ethno-history and Art. (Arctic Humanities 3) 190 pp. 2026:4 (Brill, NE) <765-1166>
ISBN 978-90-04-75498-0 hard ¥29,040.- (税込) EUR 110.00

The present volume is dedicated to the culture of the Sami and their homeland, Sapmi (Lapland). The contributions focus on textual and visual representations of Sapmi and the Sami in the past and present, seen both from within and without, discussing the practice of Sami culture across time, as well as cultural mediations thereof. The volume offers a rare transdisciplinary approach in the field of Arctic Humanities, associating art history with anthropology, history, literature, cultural studies, comparative religion, film, education and creative writing. It includes an unpublished essay by the late John Burnside, one of Britian's foremost contemporary poets. With contributions from Joanna Kodzik, Konsta Kaikkonen, Jan Borm, Risto Pulkkinen, Francis Joy, Tuija Hautala-Hirvioja, Pigga Keskitalo, Inker-Anni Linkola-Aikio, Liisa E. Holmberg, John Burnside, Katja Hyry

Corso, Alessandro, Hope Amid Despair: Encounters at the Existential Borderlands of the Mediterranean. (Contemporary Ethnography) 232 pp. 2026:6 (U. Pennsylvania Pr., US) <765-1236>
ISBN 978-1-5128-2953-2 hard ¥26,796.- (税込) US$ 120.00
ISBN 978-1-5128-2954-9 paper ¥7,803.- (税込) US$ 34.95

Fjell, Tove Ingebjorg, Death and Funeral Practices in Norway. (Routledge International Focus on Death and Funeral Practices) 122 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <765-1237>
ISBN 978-1-032-43125-3 hard ¥17,183.- (税込) GB￡ 55.99

This book provides a shortform definitive reference text on death and funeral practices in Norway as of the 2020s.The volume begins with a short introduction and historical overview, followed by a description of the demographics and legal framework, before featuring a range of chapters on governance and the funeral industry. Both religious and non-religious funeral practices are examined, and the three major funeral practices in Norway-funerals conducted by the Church of Norway, humanist funerals organised by The Norwegian Humanist Association, and open-faith funerals-are described. The chapters cover a broad range of topics including typical funerals and cost breakdowns, the cemetery, various grave types including coffins, urns, named memorial gardens and columbaria, and the practice of re-using graves. In addition, a chapter devoted to cremation, the rise in its use and current cremation technologies also examines the practice of ash scattering which has been legal in Norway since 1997. The masonry industry and public memorials are also discussed in a chapter on commemoration, and the last chapter, on funerary heritage, focuses on war cemeteries and epidemic cemeteries.This comprehensive volume will be valuable reading for scholars and reflective practitioners interested in death studies and the funeral industry, with particular interest in insights from Norway and their potential for informing wider research and practice.

Limeira-DaSilva, Victor Rafael, Wallace in the Field: Ethnographic Expeditions and the Rise of Anthropology. (Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century) 300 pp. 2026:6 (U. Pittsburgh Pr., US) <765-1239>
ISBN 978-0-8229-4884-1 hard ¥26,796.- (税込) US$ 120.00
ISBN 978-0-8229-6794-1 paper ¥7,815.- (税込) US$ 35.00

A man of many talents-naturalist, geographer, anthropologist, and political commentator-Alfred Russel Wallace made seminal contributions to science in the nineteenth century. With Wallace in the Field, Victor Rafael Limeira-DaSilva unpacks the early life of one of the most beloved and famous Victorian scientific figures. Focusing on Wallace's significant contribution to the emergence of anthropology, Limeira-DaSilva traces the peripatetic trajectory of Wallace's field work, from his humble beginnings in the suburbs of London to his travels through the Brazilian Amazon and Asia. Challenging traditional portrayals that cast Wallace as Darwin's sidekick or a casual ethnographer, the book demonstrates how he built a deliberate and ambitious career as a field observer of human diversity. It offers a fresh perspective on the intersections between ethnographic encounters, racial science, and knowledge production, revealing how Wallace's pursuit of recognition helped redefine the standards of scientific authority in British anthropology.

Small, Meredith F., How We Think: The Hidden Life of Everyday Ideas. 277 pp. 2026:6 (American Philosophical Society Pr., US) <765-1244>
ISBN 978-1-60618-060-0 hard ¥6,463.- (税込) US$ 28.95

Sternfeld, Nora, The Radical Democratic Museum. 168 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <765-1245>
ISBN 978-1-041-16907-9 hard ¥44,500.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-041-16906-2 paper ¥12,272.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

In this revised and updated translation of Das Radikaldemokratische Museum, Sternfeld offers a timely critique of museums as they exist today and instead calls for museums to be reconceptualised as contested spaces for debate and new forms of political activism.Drawing upon approaches from museum studies, education and critical theory, this volume challenges past and present exhibitions and reconsiders how museum spaces can be re-appropriated in order to produce critical knowledge, rethink education, and challenge collections. In doing so, Sternfeld envisages the radical democratic museum as a space that allows us to grapple with the past, negotiate what this means for the present, and to imagine a future that is more than simply an extension of the present.This provocative and timely book will be relevant to scholars, students and practitioners with interests in museums, critical heritage studies, social justice and political movements.

P.ベルウッド著　グローバルな視点における古代の移民　改訂版
Bellwood, Peter, First Migrants: Ancient Migration in Global Perspective. Rev. ed. 336 pp. 2026:4 (Wiley, US) <765-1246>
ISBN 978-1-394-20241-6 paper ¥8,696.- (税込) US$ 38.95

How Our Restless Ancestors Shaped the Interconnected World We Live in Today First Migrants Revisited: Ancient Migration in Global Perspective reveals how human and hominin migrations over the past five million years shaped the world we inhabit today. Peter Bellwood synthesises insights from archaeology, palaeoanthropology, genetics, and linguistics to trace humanity's earliest movements - from the first African expansions to the global spread of agriculture. The book reveals how migration redistributed the results of biological and cultural evolution, transforming societies and environments in every corner of the globe. Bringing together decades of scholarship, Bellwood challenges simplistic narratives of ancient migration as random events without cause or consequence, instead positioning it as a powerful mechanism the behind the formation and spread of new patterns in human biology and culture. Through rich interdisciplinary analysis, he shows how the permanent movements of populations created enduring patterns of genetic, linguistic, and cultural diversity that continue to define us. Covering the migrations of early hominins, Homo sapiens dispersals across continents, and the global diffusion of agriculture, the book provides a richly interdisciplinary account of humanity's shared past, drawing clear connections between environmental change, demographic expansion, and the human impulse to explore. Deepening our understanding of migration as one of the most enduring forces in human history, First Migrants Revisited: Reinterprets migration as a dynamic process of redistribution of human biology, culture, and language Highlights the enduring consequences of prehistoric migration for contemporary human societiesProvides new insights into the large-scale population movements that shaped the genetic, cultural, and linguistic diversity that still characterizes humanity todayFeatures accessible summaries of the latest findings on early Homo sapiens dispersals and the global spread of agricultureIncludes comparative discussions of different hominin species and their adaptive strategies First Migrants Revisited: Ancient Migration in Global Perspective is ideally suited for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate courses in archaeology, anthropology, human evolution, and historical linguistics, as well as for modules in global history, evolutionary biology, and population genetics within BA, BSc, and MA degree programmes.