Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Harvey, Graham (ed.). Indigenous religions: a companion Kehoe, Alice Beck Shamans and religion: an anthropological exploration in critical thinking. Massenzio, Marcello Sacré et identité ethnique: frontières et ordre du monde Mendoza, Zoila S. Shaping society through dance: mestizo ritual performance in the Peruvian Andes Pulido, Alberto López The sacred world of the penitentes Richman, Paula (ed.) Questioning Ramayanas: a South Asian tradition Wasilewska. Ewa Creation stories of the Middle East Allison, Penelope M. (ed.) The archaeology of household activities Aoyama, Kazuo Ancient Maya state: urbanism, exchange, and craft specialization Hampton, O.W. ‘Bud’ Culture of stone: sacred and profane uses of stone among the Dani Hansen, Mogens Herman (ed.) A comparative study of thirty city‐state cultures SøRensen, Marie Louise Stig Gender archaeology Boyd, Robert The coming of the Spirit of Pestilence: introduced infectious diseases and population decline among Northwest Coast Indians, 1774 1874 Lamb, Sarah White saris and sweet mangoes: aging, gender, and body in North India Kin, Foong Social and behavioral aspects of malaria control: a study among the Murut of Sabah Panter‐Brick, Catherine & Malcolm T. Smith (eds) Abandoned children Simoons, Frederick J. Plants of life, plants of death Abramson, Allen & Dimitrios Theodossopoulos (eds) Land, law and environment: mythical land, legal boundaries Assayag, Jackie L’Inde Fabuleuse: Le Charme Discret De L’Exotisme FrançAis (Xvii E ‐Xx E SiÈCles) Bensa, Alban & Isabelle Leblic (Eds) En Pays Kanak Candau, JoëL. MéMoire Et Identité Das, Veena Et Al. (Eds). Violence And Subjectivity Dilley, Roy (Ed.) The Problem Of Context Gidley, Mick Edward S. Curtis And The North American Indian, Incorporated Hulme, Peter. Remnants Of Conquest: The Island Caribs And Their Visitors, 1877‐1998 Lomsky‐Feder, Edna & Eyal Ben‐Ari The Military And Militarism In Israeli Society Riles, Annelise The Network Inside Out Saunt, Claudio A New Order Of Things: Property, Power, and The Transformation Of The Creek Indians, 1733‐1816 Strathern, Andrew & Pamela J. Stewart The Python’s Back: Pathways Of Comparison Between Indonesia And Melanesia Torstrick, Rebecca L. The Limits Of Coexistence: Identity Politics In Israel Trubek, Amy B. Haute Cuisine: How The French Invented The Culinary Profession Warde, Alan & Lydia Martens Eating Out: Social Differentiation, Consumption And Pleasure Zerilli F.M. Il Lato Oscuro Dell’Etnologia: Il Contributo Dell’Antropologia Naturalista Al Processo Di Istituzionalizzazione Degli Studi Etnologici In Francia Blench, Roger & Matthew Spriggs Archaeology And Language Ii: Archaeological Data And Linguistic Hypotheses Carruthers, Peter & Andrew Chamberlain (Eds) Evolution And The Human Mind: Modularity, Language And Meta‐Cognition Ingham, Bruce, English‐Lakota Dictionary King, Barbara J. (Ed.), The Origins Of Language: What Nonhuman Primates Can Tell Us Kroskrity, Paul V. (Ed.) Regimes Of Language: Ideologies, Polities, And Identities Monod Becquelin, Aurore & Philippe Erikson (Eds) Les Rituels Du Dialogue: Promenades Ethnolinguistiques En Terres AmÉRindiennes Mcwhorter, John H. The Missing Spanish Creoles: Recovering The Birth Of Plantation Contact Languages Berglund, Eeva K. Knowing Nature, Knowing Science: An Ethnography Of Local Environmental Activism Donham, Donald L. Marxist Modern: An Ethnographic History Of The Ethiopian Revolution Drori, Israel The Seam Line: Arab Workers And Jewish Managers In The Israeli Textile Industry Field, Les W. The Grimace Of Macho RatóN: Artisans, Identity, And Nation In Late‐Twentieth Century Western Nicaragua Fisher, William H. Rain Forest Exchanges: Industry And Community On An Amazonian Frontier Formoso, Bernard, Indentités En Regard: Destins En Milieu Bouddhiste Thaï Furniss, Elizabeth The Burden Of History: Colonialism And The Frontier Myth In A Rural Community Hirabayashi, Lane Ryo The Politics Of Fieldwork: Research In An American Concentration Camp Karlsson, B.G. Contested Belonging: An Indigenous People’s Struggle For Forest And Identity In Sub‐Himalayan Bengal Sangren, P. Steven Chinese Sociologies: An Anthropological Account Of The Role Of Alienation In Social Reproduction