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

Xia, Nai, Studies in Silk Road Archaeology. 599 pp. 2024:2 (Springer, GW) <722-756>
ISBN 978-981-9974-74-0 hard ¥29,168.- (税込) EUR 119.99

A.E.デレーニ著　東北の災害を超えた生活－沿岸部日本の自律と適応性
Delaney, Alyne E., Life Beyond the Tohoku Disasters: Autonomy and Adaptability in Coastal Japan. 210 pp. 2024:5 (Lexington Books, US) <722-757>
ISBN 978-1-79361-655-5 hard ¥23,562.- (税込) US$ 105.00 *

This book explores, in rich, ethnographic detail, the lives of a group of Japanese fishers and community residents in coastal Japan in the aftermath of the tsunami generated from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Focused on one town in Miyagi Prefecture near the epicenter of the 2011 quake, the text provides a singularly unique opportunity to hear, in their own voices, individuals' reflections and experiences on life after the disasters while also drawing upon anthropological fieldwork data from many of the same individuals 10 years prior to the disaster.Alyne E. Delaney skillfully contextualizes local culture and fishing livelihoods and lays out key impacts of disaster reconstruction policies on local society, illustrating the importance of people's attachment to their places and seascapes, their connections with one another and shared traditions, and their sea-connected working ways of life. Delaney reveals not only the heartbreak of the disasters and the strain placed on individuals and coastal communities when national policymakers fail to use good governance when rebuilding, but also provides insights into how some have managed to recover and learn the wisdom of knowing what real happiness is, offering readers an enlightening discourse of the potency of the local cultural traits of autonomy and adaptability.

Chongwei, Ma, Under the Swing: An Ethnography of an Akha Village in Northern Thailand. 260 pp. 2024:2 (P. Lang, SZ) <722-791>
ISBN 978-1-4331-7723-1 hard ¥25,379.- (税込) SFR 103.00

This book describes the development of immigrants in an Akha village in northern Thailand and discusses issues such as coffee economy, ethnic relations, religious beliefs and cultural changes. On the basis of in-depth analysis and understanding of the social structure and cultural logic of the villages in the region, the author points out that the local peoples in mountains have adapted the tension between tradition and modernity with their unique social and cultural logic and creatively integrated into modern society. When dealing with the relationship between the state and the local, the peoples do not always choose to escape from the rule. They often get more development opportunities by trying to participate in the process of nationalization.

Emanuel, Ryan, On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice. 304 pp. 2024:4 (U. North Carolina Pr., US) <722-903>
ISBN 978-1-4696-7831-3 hard ¥22,215.- (税込) US$ 99.00 *
ISBN 978-1-4696-7832-0 paper ¥4,475.- (税込) US$ 19.95 *

Despite centuries of colonialism, Indigenous peoples still occupy parts of their ancestral homelands in what is now Eastern North Carolina-a patchwork quilt of forested swamps, sandy plains, and blackwater streams that spreads across the Coastal Plain between the Fall Line and the Atlantic Ocean. In these backwaters, Lumbees and other American Indians have adapted to a radically transformed world while maintaining vibrant cultures and powerful connections to land and water. This reality is paralleled in Indigenous communities worldwide as Indigenous people continue to assert their rights to self-determination by resisting legacies of colonialism and the continued transformation of their homelands through pollution, unsustainable development, and climate change. Environmental scientist Ryan Emanuel, a member of the Lumbee tribe, shares stories from North Carolina about Indigenous survival and resilience in the face of radical environmental changes. Addressing issues from the loss of wetlands to the arrival of gas pipelines, these stories connect the dots between historic patterns of Indigenous oppression and present-day efforts to promote environmental justice and Indigenous rights on the swamp. Emanuel's scientific insight and deeply personal connections to his home blend together in a book that is both a heartfelt and an analytical call to acknowledge and protect sacred places.

Abadia, Oscar Moro / Conkey, Margaret W. et al. (eds.), Deep-Time Images in the Age of Globalization: Rock Art in the 21st Century. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology) 380 pp. 2024:5 (Springer, GW) <722-1069>
ISBN 978-3-031-54637-2 hard ¥12,151.- (税込) EUR 49.99
ISBN 978-3-031-54640-2 paper ¥9,720.- (税込) EUR 39.99

Dennison, Jean, Vital Relations: How the Osage Nation Moves Indigenous Nationhood into the Future. (Critical Indigeneities) 256 pp. 2024:4 (U. North Carolina Pr., US) <722-1072>
ISBN 978-1-4696-7696-8 hard ¥22,215.- (税込) US$ 99.00 *
ISBN 978-1-4696-7697-5 paper ¥6,719.- (税込) US$ 29.95 *

Relationality is a core principle of Indigenous studies, yet there is relatively little work that assesses what building relations looks like in practice, especially in the messy context of Native nations' governance. Focusing on the unique history and context of Osage nation building efforts, this insightful ethnography provides a deeper vision of the struggles Native nation leaders are currently facing. Exploring the Osage philosophy of moving to a new country as a framework for relational governance, Jean Dennison shows that for the Osage, nation building is an ongoing process of reworking colonial constraints to serve the nation's own ends. As Dennison argues, Osage officials have undertaken deliberate changes to strengthen Osage relations to their language, self-governance, health, and land-core needs for a people to thrive now and into the future. Scholars and future Indigenous leaders can learn from the Osage Nation's past challenges, strategies, and ongoing commitments to better enact the difficult work of Indigenous nation building.

Ray, Celeste / McCormick, Finbar (eds.), Holy Wells of Ireland: Sacred Realms and Popular Domains. (Irish Culture, Memory, Place) 448 pp. 2023:9 (Indiana U. Pr., US) <722-1074>
ISBN 978-0-253-06668-8 hard ¥11,220.- (税込) US$ 50.00 *

The verdant landscape of Ireland is dotted with holy wells-small springs, pools, and ponds that hold spiritual and often curative meaning to locals. Sadly, many of these sites have been lost to development, despite being associated with daily devotions and indigenous saints never canonized by the Catholic Church. To celebrate and protect the wells that remain, Holy Wells of Ireland examines these irreplaceable resources of spiritual, archaeological, and historical significance. Of the roughly 3,000 holy wells documented across Ireland, about a third are still visited; some attract international pilgrims and others are stewarded by a single family. This sense of spiritual tradition draws younger Irish generations to the wells even when they no longer consider themselves practicing Catholics. Holy wells are also home to flora and fauna deemed sacred to their patron saint and instrumental in their waters' curative powers. Featuring 140 color images, this remarkable volume shares the interdisciplinary work of contributors who study these wells through the overlapping lenses of anthropology, archaeology, art history, biomedicine, folklore, geography, history, and hydrology.Braiding community perspectives with those of scholars across academia, Holy Wells of Ireland considers Irish holy wells as a resilient feature of ever-evolving Irish Christianity, as places of pilgrimage and healing, and as threatened biocultural resources.

Simms, Steven R, First Peoples of Great Salt Lake: A Cultural Landscape from Nevada to Wyoming. (Utah Series on Great Salt Lake and the Great Basin) 242 pp. 2023:11 (U. Utah Pr., US) <722-1075>
ISBN 978-1-64769-147-9 hard ¥17,952.- (税込) US$ 80.00
ISBN 978-1-64769-137-0 paper ¥7,841.- (税込) US$ 34.95 *

Great Salt Lake is a celebrated, world-recognized natural landmark. It, and the broader region bound to it, is also a thoroughly cultural landscape; generations of peoples made their lives there. In an eminently readable narrative, Steven Simms, one of the foremost archaeologists of the region, traces the scope of human history dating from the Pleistocene, when First Peoples interacted with the lapping waters of Lake Bonneville, to nearly the present day. Through vivid descriptions of how people lived, migrated, and mingled, with persistence and resilience, Simms honors the long human presence on the landscape. First Peoples of Great Salt Lake takes a different approach to understanding the ancients than is typical of archaeology. Deemphasizing categories and labels, it traces changing environments, climates, and peoples through the notion of place. It challenges the Pristine Myth, the cultural bias that Indigenous peoples were timeless, changeless, primitive, and the landscapes they lived in sparsely populated. First Peoples and their descendants modified the forests and understory vegetation, shaped wildlife populations, and adapted to long-term climate change. Native Americans of Great Salt Lake were very much part of their world, and the story here is one of long continuity through dramatic cultural change.