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The tradition of scholarly
publishing at the Smithsonian dates back to the Institution’s
origin. In keeping with James Smithson’s stipulation that his
bequest to the United States be “for the increase and diffusion
of knowledge,” Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Smithsonian
(1846–1878), initiated in 1848 the Institution’s first
publication, Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. The tradition
continues today with Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press (SISP).
One of several offices operating within the Smithsonian’s Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Collections and Interdisciplinary Support, SISP publishes research by Smithsonian scholars in many fields – particularly science, art and art history, aviation and space, and history and material culture – and research closely related to Smithsonian collections.
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1812: A Nation Emerges
Sidney Hart and Rachael L. Penman
The War of 1812 completed the struggle for American independence that began in 1776. 1812: A Nation Emerges accompanies the National Portrait Gallery exhibition of the same name and features 115 images, an introduction by one of the curators, and essays by leading historians. Marking the 200th anniversary of the conflict, it explores how the U.S. was transformed and unified by the people who took part. It provides an overview of the battles, the negotiations for peace, the aftermath—known as “the era of good feelings”—and the great commercial, industrial, and cultural expansion that followed.
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The Maned Wolves of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Edited by Louise H. Emmons
Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, no. 639
The behavioral ecology of maned wolves (Canidae: Chrysocyon brachyurus) in the Cerrado habitat of Noel Kempff National Park, Bolivia was studied for 10 years. Data were collected by GPS-collar technology. Chapters describe daily and seasonal activity; movements and ranges; diet and energetics; social interactions and reproduction; morbidity and mortality; and conservation. Results are synthesized in an overview of maned wolf behavioral ecology, with hypotheses about the form and function of this atypical canid.
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Gliding Mammals: Taxonomy of Living and Extinct Species
Stephen M. Jackson and Richard W. Thorington Jr.
Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, no. 638
Currently recognized extant gliding mammals in six families comprise species of gliding marsupials (Petauridae, Pseudocheiridae, Acrobatidae), flying squirrels (Sciuridae), scaly-tailed flying squirrels (Anomaluridae), and the enigmatic colugos or flying lemurs (Dermoptera). Extinct species in these and other families also are thought to have been gliders, though debate continues. Taxonomic status of many gliding mammals is still in flux and yet to be resolved.
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East-West Interchanges in American Art: A Long and Tumultuous Relationship
Edited by Cynthia Mills, Lee Glazer, and Amelia A. Goerlitz
The East–West Interchanges in American Art symposium was convened at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on October 1–2, 2009. It is one of a series of Terra Symposia on American Art in a Global Context. This book brings together papers from the symposium that offer new avenues for research on Asian–U.S. artistic exchange. Each essay explores an aspect of the many ways in which American and Asian artists have interacted from the eighteenth century to present.
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