Whither Ethnographic Film?

Cinematographic Theory and New Dimensions in Ethnographic Film . Paul Hockings and Yasuhiro Omori , eds.
Anthropological Filmmaking: Anthropological Perspectives on the Production of Film and Video for General Public Audiences . Jack R. Rollwagen , ed.
Disappearing World . Andre Singer and Leslie Woodhead.
Visual Explorations of the World: Selected Papers from the International Conference on Visual Communication . Martin Taureg and Jay Ruby , eds.     

On What Is Between Words

Language and Thought: Anthropological Iaaues . William C. McCormack and Stephen A. Wurm, eds .
Linguistics and Anthropology . Muriel Saville- Troike, ed .     

BOOK REVIEWS

Avila, J. L. & Harris, J. R. (ed.). 1992. Subcellular Biochemistry, Volume 18: Intracellular Parasites. Plenum Press, New York.
Fensome, R. A., Taylor, F. J. R., Norris, G., Sarjeant, W. A. S., Wharton, D. I. & Williams, G. L. 1993. A Classification of Living and Fossil Dinoflagellates. Micropaleontology Special Publication No. 7. Micropaleontology Press, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
Volberding, P. & Jacobson, M. A. (ed.). 1993. AIDS Clinical Review 1993/1994. Marcel Decker, Inc., New York.
Hyde, J. E. (ed.). 1993. Protocols in Molecular Parasitology , Volume 21 in the Methods in Molecular Biology Series. Hurnana Press, Totowa, New Jersey.     

Making culture,and its costs

Richard G. Fox (ed.), NATIONALIST IDEOLOGIES AND THE PRODUCTION OF NATIONAL CULTURES, Washington, DC: American Anthropological Association, 1990, 177 pp., including chapter references, $17.00 (non‐members), $13.50 (members), paper.

Walter Zenner, MINORITIES IN THE MIDDLE: A CROSS‐CULTURAL ANALYSIS, Albany: State University of New York Press, 1991, xv + 224 pp., including bibliographic notes and index, $16.95, paper.     

SHORT REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Kalmia: The Laurel Book II . R. A. Janes.
Hemerocallis, The Daylily . R. W. Munson, Jr.
Tropicals . G. Courtright. 155 pp., 563 colour photos.
Herbaceous Perennial Plants . A. M. Armitage. 646 pp., 96 colour photos, 160 line drawings.
Once upon a Windowsill . T. Martin. 303 pp., 100 historical engravings.
Orchid Biology: Reviews and Perspectives V. ed. J. Arditti. 451 pp., 51 black-and-white illustrations.
Born in the Spring: a collection of spring wildflowers . June Carver Roberts. 159 pp., 90 water-colour paintings and line drawings.
The Flower Colour Directory . John Dale & Kevin Gunnell. 192 pp., many colour photographs.     

Transforming Academia: Challenges and Opportunities for an Engaged Anthropology.

Transforming Academia: Challenges and Opportunities for an Engaged Anthropology. Linda G. Basch. Lucie Wood Saunders. Jagna Wojcicka Sharff. and James Peacock. eds. Arlington, VA: American Anthropological Association, 1999. 307 pp.     

Continuity and Change in Modern India

A Caste in a Changing World: The Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmans, 1700–1935 . Frank F. Conlon. Sponsored by the Center for South and Southeast Asia Studies. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1977. xv + 255 pp. $15.00 (cloth).
Shanti Nagar: The Effects of Urbanization in a Village in North India. Vol. 1: Social Organization . Stanley A. Freed and Ruth S. Freed. Anthropological Papers, 53, Part 1. New York: The American Museum of Natural History, 1976. 254 pp. $13.85 (paper).
Family and Social Change in Modern India . Giri Raj Gupta , ed. Main Currents in Indian Sociology, 2. Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, 1976. xxxiv + 263 pp. n.p. (cloth).
Caste, Class and Democracy: Changes in a Stratification System . Vijai P. Singh. Cambridge, Mass.: Schenkman, 1976. viii + 158 pp. $12.50 (cloth), $5.95 (paper).
Dimensions of Social Change in India . M. N. Srinivas, S. Seshaiah , and V. S. Parthasarathy , eds. New Delhi: Allied Publishers Private, 1977. xiii + 518 pp. Rs 60.00 (cloth).     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Kaiparowits Plateau and Glen Canyon Prehistory: An interpretation based on ceramics . F lorence C. L ister . (Anthropological Papers, Number 71, July 1964.) (Glen Canyon Series, Number 23).
1962 Excavations, Glen Canyon Area . F loyd S harrock . With sections by Kent C. Day, David S. Dibble, Heber H. Hall, and Harry P. Hewitt. With appendices by Kent C. Day and Erik K. Reed. With addenda by Jeffery S. Dean, Bryant Bannister, and Paul S. Martin. (Anthropological Papers, Number 73, August 1964.) (Glen Canyon Series, Number 25).
Notes on the Human Ecology of Glen Canyon . A ngus M. W oodbury . (Anthropological Papers, Number 74, May 1965.) (Glen Canyon Series, Number 26).
Excavations in Southwest Utah . C. M elvin A ikens . (Anthropological Papers, Number 76, December 1965.) (Glen Canyon Series, Number 27).     

The ‘Thailand Controversy’ Revisited

The so‐called ‘Thailand controversy’ divided the anthropological communities of Australia and the US in the early 1970s. In the heat of opposition to the Vietnam War, allegations were made that some anthropologists and institutions, particularly the Tribal Research Centre in Thailand, had worked hand in glove with the military/intelligence establishment and contrary to the interests of the minority peoples who lived in the hills of north Thailand, who were the subjects of research. The author was one of those so accused and the paper presents his view of the episode. It traces the genesis of the Tribal Research Centre, the publication of an inflammatory article in the US, and the subsequent escalation of the controversy there. It then details its impact on the Australian anthropological community, with particular reference to the Sydney University Department. Finally, it describes the climax of the controversy in the Australian Association of Social Anthropologists, and the American Anthropological Association. In conclusion, it argues that the confused intensity of the affair was a product of a mix of political passions, ethical considerations, and different views about the role of academics in society.     

Distinguished Lecture: Anthropology and the Theoretical and Paradigmatic Significance of the Collapse of Soviet and East European Communism

This essay was delivered as the Distinguished Lecture at the 90th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, November 23,1991, in Chicago, Illinois.     

Anthropological Advocacy in the Hopi-Navajo Land Dispute

The text of this commentary is derived from a talk given at the 86th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Chicago, November 1987.     

Distinguished Lecture: Recent Work in the Decipherment of Palenque's Hieroglyphic Inscriptions

This essay was delivered as the Distinguished Lecture at the 89th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, December 1, 1990, in New Orleans, Louisiana.     

Distinguished Lecture: Coming into Focus

This essay was presented as the Distinguished Lecture at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, December 5, 1992, in San Francisco, California.     

Distinguished Lecture in Archeology: Beyond Criticizing New Archeology

This article was presented as the Distinguished Lecture in Archeology at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, December 4, 1992, in San Francisco.     

Distinguished Lecture: The Hotel Kwilu—A Model of Models

This essay was delivered as the Distinguished Lecture at the 87th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, November 20, 1988, in Phoenix, Arizona.     

REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this article:
Phytochemical Methods. By J. B. H arborne .
Annual Review of Phytopathology , Vol. 11. Ed. by K. F. B aker .
Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants in the Tropics. By G. F. W eber .
Yeast Mould and Plant Protoplasts. Ed. by J. R. V illanueva , I. G arcía -A cha , S. G ascon and F. U ruburu .
Identification of the Larger Fungi. By R oy W atling .
An Atlas of Plant Structure. Vol. 2. By B. B racegirdle and P. H. M iles .
Taxonomy and Ecology. The Systematics Association: Special Volume No. 5. Ed. by V. H. H eywood .
Quantitative and Dynamic Plant Ecology. By K. A. K ershaw .
Models in Ecology. By J. M aynard S mith .
Vegetation of the Earth in Relation to Climate and the Eco-Physiological Conditions. By H. W alter .
A New Ecophysiological Approach to Forest Water Relationships in Arid Climates. By I. G indel .
Flore de France. Vol. 1. By M arcel G uinochet and R oger de V ilmorin .     

Distinguished Lecture: Archeology and Anthropology

This essay was delivered as the Distinguished Lecture to the 86th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, November 21, 1987, at Chicago, Illinois.     

Distinguished Lecture: Facing Power—Old Insights, New Questions

This essay was delivered as the Distinguished Lecture at the 88th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, November 19, 1989, in Washington, D.C.     

Distinguished Lecture in General Anthropology: The Anthropology of Trouble

This essay was presented as the Distinguished Lecture in General Anthropology at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, December 4, 1992, in San Francisco, California.     

Distinguished Lecture in Archeology: Breaking and Entering the Ecosystem—Gender, Class, and Faction Steal the Show

This article was presented as the third annual Distinguished Lecture in Archeology at the 90th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, November 22, 1991, in Chicago, Illinois.