The southern highlands from Gourock

The British Mission to Uganda in 1893. By the late Sir Gerald Portal, K.C.M.G., C.B., the British Commissioner. Edited, with a Memoir, by Rennell Rodd, C.M.G. With the Diary of the late Captain Raymond Portal, and an Introduction by Lord Cromer, G.C.M.G. Illustrated from photographs by Colonel Rhodes. London: Edward Arnold, 1894. Pp. 351 and map. Price 21s.

Durch Massailand zur Nilquelle. Beisen und Forschungen der Massai‐Expedition des Deutschen Antisklavereikomite in den Jahren 1891–1S93. Von Dr. Oscar Baumann. Berlin. Geographische Verlagshandlung, Dietrich Reimer, 1894. Pp. 377, Index, Map, and 27 Plates. 140 Illustrations in text.

Die Liparischen Inseln. Erstes Heft, Vulcario : Zweites Heft, Salina. Prag: Heinrich Mercy, 1893.

Polar Gleams : An Account of a Voyage on the Yacht ” Blencathra.” By Helen Peel. With a Preface by the Marquis of Dufferin, and Contributions by Captain Joseph Wiggins and Frederick G. Jackson. London : Edward Arnold, 1894. Pp. 211. Price 15s.

Die Beise S.M. Schiffes ” Zrinyi “ nach Ost‐Asien. (Yang‐tse‐kiang und Gelbes Meer) 1890–91. Verfasst im Auftrage des k. undk. Reichs‐Kriegsministeriuins Marine‐Section, unter Zugrundelegung der Berichte des k. und k. Schiffs‐commandos, und ergänzt nach Consularberichten und anderen authentischen Quellen. Von Jerolim, Freiherrn von Benko, k. und k. Fregatten‐Capitän d. R. Mit einer Keiseskizze und acht lithographirten Tafeln. Wien : Carl Gerold's Sohn, 1894. Pp. xi + 439.

Andalusien. Eine Winterreise durch Südspanien und ein Ausflug nach Tanger. Von Ernst von Hesse‐Wartegg. Leipzig : Verlag von Carl Eeissner, 1894. Pp. viii + 443.

Some Salient Points in the Science of the Earth. By Sir J. William Dawson, C.M.G., LL.D., etc. With Forty‐six Illustrations. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1893. Pp. x + 499. Price 7s. 6d.

Life of General Sir Hope Grant, with Selections from his Correspondence. Edited by Henry Knollys, Colonel (H.P.) Royal Artillery, his former A.D.C. William Blackwood and Sons, 1894. Two volumes, pp. 359 and 362, with Index and Illustrations.

Rulers of India: Sir Thomas Munro and the British Settlement of the Madras Presidency. By John Bradsiiaw, M.A., LL.D., Inspector of Schools, Madras. Oxford : At the Clarendon Press, 1894. Pp. 233. Price 2s. 6d.

Japan ("The Story of the Nations” Series). By David Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. London : T. Fisher Unwin, 1894. Pp. v + 420. Price 5s.

Elementary Meteorology. By William Morris Davis, Professor of Physical Geography in Harvard College. Boston, U.S.A.: Ginn and Company, 1894. Pp. xii + 355. Price 10s. 6d.

Land Systems of Australasia. By William Epps, author of The People and the Land. London: Swan Sonnenschein and Co.; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1894. Pp. 184.

Special Report on the Agricultural Resources of Canada. By Robert Wallace, F.L.S., F.E.S.B.

Scotch Tenant‐Farmers on the Agricultural Resources of Canada. The Eeports of Mr. John Steven and Mr. Alexander Fraser on their visit to Canada in 1893.

Canadian Agriculture. A Report of a Visit to the Dominion in 1893. By Professor James Long. London: 1894.

Le Père Huc et ses Critiques. Par Henri‐Ph. d'Orléans. Paris: Calman Lévy, 1893. Pp. 65.

Anson's Voyage round the World in the Years 1740, 1741, 1742, 1743, 1744. By Richard Walker, M.A., Chaplain of the Flag‐ship Centurion. London, Glasgow, and Dublin : Blackie and Son, Limited, 1894. Pp. 220. Price 1s. 4d.

The County Directory of Scotland (for 1893–1896), containing the Postal Addresses of Mansions and other Rural Residences in Scotland; their Occupants; nearest Telegraph Office and Distance;—also, the Postal and Telegraph Addresses of all Towns, Villages, etc. ; and various Information appertaining thereto. Postally edited by George Massie, General Post Office, Edinburgh. Proprietor and General Editor, Arthur Giles, F.R.S.G.S. Edinburgh : K. Grant and Son, 1894. Pp. xxx+ 1048.     

Archeology: Dismal science or science of the dismal?

Charles L. Redman, ed. Research and Theory in Current Archeology. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1973. ix + 390 pp. Tables, figures, references, and index. $14.95.     

Witchcraft,Social Cohesion and Participation in a South African Village

The past thirty years have seen development agencies, non‐governmental organizations and their funders embrace ‘participatory’ development strategies. These strategies require the poor to take part in decision‐making about, and the implementation of, development projects and programmes. Underlying enthusiasm for participation is the recognition that centralized, top‐down systems and methods have not delivered development, and the assumption that the poor are eager and able to ‘participate’. Using ethnographic research on witch beliefs and their impact on social relations in a South African village, this article argues that such assumptions are not always justified. It shows that witch beliefs and related conflicts have long‐term negative consequences for intra‐community relations and examines what this implies for development policy and practice.     

Revolution is the New Black: Graffiti/Art and Mark-making Practices

In recent years there has been a strong resurgence in the production and visibility of graffiti/art in Australian cities. This paper considers what we may learn about this practice by adopting an archaeological approach to its study. The results yield interesting insights into two contemporary phenomena of graffiti/art production that offer intriguing links to Australian rock art. The study considers the significance of contemporary mark-making and explores how this practice may inform our approach to rock art research.