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Kinship in Action: Self and Group

Kinship has made a comeback in teaching. In addition, kinship studies have moved away from the minutiae of kin terminological systems and the "kinship algebra" often associated with these, to the broader analysis of processes, historical changes, and fundamental cultural meanings in which kin relationships are implicated. Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart bring together a number of interests and concerns in order to provide pointers for students, as well as scholars, in this field of study. Prentice Hall, 2011. See Pearson Higher Ed to purchase.

Peace-Making and the Imagination: Papua New Guinea Perspectives

In this compelling new book, Andrew Strathern and Pamela J Stewart argue that in communities where violence must be paid for through compensation, violet conflict can be contained. With primary references to the Highlands of Papua New Guinea and comparisons to cases from Africa, Pakistan, and other arenas of tribal social formations, the Authors explor how rituals such as wealth disbursement, oath taking, sacrifice, and formal apologies are often used as a means of averting or transcending acts of revenge after violence. University of Queensland Press, 2011. See www.uqp.com.au to order.

Ann Jannetta, Professor Emerita of History wins the 2009 John Whitney Hall Book Prize

Congratulations to Professor Emerita of History Ann Jannetta upon winning the 2009 John Whitney Hall Book Prize of the Northeast Asian Council, Association of Asian Studies, for her recent publication The Vaccinators: Smallpox, Medical Knowledge, and the ‘Opening’ of Japan (Stanford University Press, 2007).

 

 

Dr. Richard Smethurst in the Asahi Shinbun and International Herald Tribune

An article by Dr. Richard Smethurst, professor of Japanese history of Pitt, was carried in the Asahi Shinbun on March 16, and the following day in the Asahi Evening News / International Herald Tribune. You can read his article online both in English and Japanese at the Asahi Shinbun Globe. His recent book “From Foot Soldier to Finance Minister: Takahashi Korekiyo, Japan’s Keynes” (Harvard 2007) will be translated and published in Japan in 2009. 

 

Updated January 23, 2012