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

経済人類学百科事典
Grasseni, Cristina / Baehre, Erik et al. (eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Economic Anthropology. (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences) 344 pp. 2025:11 (E. Elgar, UK) <757-9>
ISBN 978-1-0353-1256-6 hard ¥64,130.- (税込) GB￡ 220.00

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

Loren, Diana DiPaolo, The Tobacco Takers: Puritanism, Smoking, Health, and the Archaeology of Bodily Care. 192 pp. 2026:4 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-423>
ISBN 978-1-5381-8934-4 hard ¥20,405.- (税込) GB￡ 70.00

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

Apostolidou, Anna, An Anthropologist on Sacks: Seven Paradoxical Lessons from Neurology to Anthropology. 1 pp. 2026:9 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-1603>
ISBN 978-1-6669-6728-9 hard ¥23,320.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

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

文化人類学入門　第4版
Balee, William, Inside Cultures: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. 4th ed. 380 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <757-1604>
ISBN 978-1-003-86337-3 hard ¥39,352.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00
ISBN 978-1-003-86336-6 paper ¥17,195.- (税込) GB￡ 58.99

Baumer, Christoph / Weber, Therese, Rock Art and Its Legacy in Myth and Art: Petroglyphs from Eurasia, Arabia and Northern Africa. 392 pp. 2025:11 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-1605>
ISBN 978-0-7556-5044-6 hard ¥8,745.- (税込) GB￡ 30.00

Eriksen, Thomas Hylland, The Big Here and the Long Now: From Global Uniformity to the New Diversities. 384 pp. 2026:4 (Pluto Pr., UK) <757-1606>
ISBN 978-0-7453-5222-0 paper ¥5,826.- (税込) GB￡ 19.99

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

島嶼・沿岸部の考古学ハンドブック
Fitzpatrick, Scott M. / Erlandson, Jon McVey (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Island and Coastal Archaeology. (Oxford Handbooks) 1168 pp. 2026:1 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <757-1607>
ISBN 978-0-19-760777-0 hard ¥55,910.- (税込) US$ 262.00

先住民－アクティヴィズム、文化、言語、アイデンティティへの視点　第2版
Greymorning, Neyooxet (ed.), Being Indigenous: Perspectives on Activism, Culture, Language and Identity. 2nd ed. 388 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <757-1609>
ISBN 978-1-041-02533-7 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-041-02532-0 paper ¥12,239.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

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

Hands, Joss, The Public Brain: Ideology and the Neuroscientific Turn from the Polis to Platforms. 166 pp. 2025:12 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-1611>
ISBN 978-1-78661-604-3 hard ¥21,862.- (税込) GB￡ 75.00

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

Hyman, Christy, The Cultural Heritage Resilience of the Great Dismal Swamp. 120 pp. 2026:1 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-1612>
ISBN 978-0-7618-9202-1 hard ¥23,320.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00
ISBN 978-0-7618-7438-6 paper ¥6,701.- (税込) GB￡ 22.99

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

Robichaud, Paul, Stories of the Stones: Imagining Prehistory in Britain, Ireland and Brittany. 328 pp. 2026:2 (Reaktion Books, UK) <757-1615>
ISBN 978-1-83639-170-8 hard ¥7,287.- (税込) GB￡ 25.00

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

遺産と倫理ハンドブック
Pantazatos, Andreas / Schofield, John et al. (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Heritage and Ethics. (Routledge Handbooks on Museums, Galleries and Heritage) 640 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <757-146>
ISBN 978-1-032-06727-8 hard ¥67,045.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00

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

Guntarik, Olivia, Indigenous Resurgence in Australia: An Autoethnography. 2025:12 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-1286>
ISBN 978-1-6669-5441-8 hard ¥23,320.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

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

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

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