Celebrated yearly on April 18th, the International Day for Monuments and Sites, also known as World Heritage Day, encourages local communities and individuals throughout the world to consider the importance of cultural heritage to their lives and to promote awareness of its diversity and vulnerability and the efforts required to protect and conserve it. […]
¶
Posted 17 April 2019
† Berghahn Journals
§
Blog
‡
°
Also tagged: berghahn journals, cultural heritage, day for monuments and sites, free access, heritage, heritage sites, history, journal featured, monuments, monuments and sites, museum studies, new titles, newly published, world heritage, world heritage day
April 24 marks the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day is held annually to recognize and mourn more than 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide, the most tragic element of Armenian history. For a limited time, take advantage of a special 25% discount off all of our War and Genocide Series titles […]
¶
Posted 24 April 2018
† Berghahn Journals
§
Blog
‡
°
Also tagged: 20th Century History, Armenian Genocide, Armenian History, genocide, Genocide & ethnic cleansing, genocide studies, history, middle east, Ottoman Empire, War and Genocide, war and Genocide studies
by Martin Kalb I did not anticipate that I would focus on images or constructs of youth in Munich. My research was originally tied to denazification in Nuremberg, later Bavaria more broadly. That interest took shape as I was working in the Stadtarchiv City Archive in Nuremberg for several months, and while I was helping […]
We’re delighted to offer a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies and History, along with our New in Paperback titles. CREATIVITY IN TRANSITION Politics and Aesthetics of Cultural Production Across the Globe Edited by Maruška Svašek and Birgit Meyer Volume 6, Material Mediations: People and Things in a World […]
(This post was originally published in 2016) by Siân Pooley and Kaveri Qureshi On the 2nd March this year, ahead of Mother’s Day, there was a thoughtful discussion on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour addressing the question: ‘is it inevitable you’ll turn into your mother?’. For counsellor Myira Khan, who was interviewed on the programme, […]
¶
Posted 22 July 2016
† Berghahn Books
§
Blog
‡
°
Also tagged: anthropology books, books, cultural anthropology, cultural studies, family, family & relationships, Fertility, Fertility Reproduction and Sexuality Series, generations, Marriage & Family, medical anthropology, new book releases, new books, parenthood, Reproduction and Sexuality, reproductive culture, sociology
After World War II, France embarked on a project of modernization, which included the development of the modern mass home. At Home in Postwar France identifies the “right to comfort” as an invention of the postwar period and suggests that the modern mass home played a vital role in shaping new expectations for well-being and […]
