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Introducing the Berghahn Migration and Development Studies collection

Berghahn Books is proud to be partnering with Knowledge Unlatched to present the Berghahn Migration and Development Studies collection. Every year until 2023 we are adding 20 front-list titles to the collection, covering the topics of international migration and movement as well as the social implications of economic and environmental change for communities. As libraries […]

Remembering the Holocaust

In recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we would like to present a list of new and recent Holocaust and Genocide Studies titles, as well as free access to related journal articles.

¶ Posted 27 January 2023 § Blog § Catalog § Events § New Book Releases ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Auschwitz-Birkenau, german history, holocaust, Holocaust Justice, holocaust memory, holocaust resistance, holocaust studies, Holocaust Survivors, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jewish history, jewish refugees, Jewish studies, Raul Hilberg, sonderkommando, The Destruction of the European Jews, Viktor Frankl, World War II, world war ii history

Celebrating World Food Day

World Food Day is celebrated each year on October 16th to promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure food security and nutritious diets for all. To mark this date, we are delighted to feature a selection of related titles in Food and Nutrition.

¶ Posted 16 October 2022 § Blog § New Book Releases ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Agriculture & Food, Anthropology of Food & Nutrition, Burgundy, Catalonia, Cheese, China, Environmental Biology, Food & Nutrition, Food and Nutrition, food and society, food culture, Food Health, Food Research, food studies, Italian Alps, Japan, New Zealand, Slow Food Activism, South Korea, Strachitunt, sustainability, Terroir, World Food Day

Happy International Archaeology Day!

Established in 2011 by the Archaeological Institute of America, International Archaeology Day is celebrated every third Saturday in October, commemorating the field of archaeology and its contributions to society. Local celebrations organized by the AIA and other institutions occur throughout the month of October. There are also many online activities associated with International Archaeology Day, […]

¶ Posted 15 October 2022 § Blog § Events § New Book Releases § New to Berghahn ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: African American Narratives, agriculture, archaeogaming, archaeology, Aztec, Capitalism, Colonialism, counter-witchcraft, crystal skulls, cultural heritage, cultural resource management, education, educational studies, ethnoarchaeology, ethnography, Eugene Boban, excavation, heritage, heritage sites, heritage studies, Historical Archaeology, hybridization, indigenous culture, indigenous people, ingoldian, International Archaeology Day, laboratory manual, laboratory work, lgbtq, Mayan, mesolithic, museum studies, Nathan Harrison, oceans, pastoralism, power relations, Preservation, public engagement, queer preservation, two spirit, video games, witchcraft

Celebrate National Coming Out Day with this great free-to-access content!

In honor of #ComingOutDay on October 11th, we present the following titles edited by Katherine Crawford-Lackey and Megan E. Springate that emphasize the history and preservation of two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer settings in the United States. In addition, Berghahn Journals is offering FREE access to relevant articles until October 18, 2022.

¶ Posted 11 October 2022 § Blog § Events ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: archaeology, bisexual, coming out day, gay, lgbtq, North America, public history, queer, queer preservation, transgender, two spirit, united states

In commemoration of German reunification

German Unity Day is celebrated on October 3rd. Tag der Deutschen Einheit celebrates the 1990 reunification of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic with ceremonial acts and the citizens’ festival Bürgerfest. Browse our relevant titles and journals on the ramifications of a divided Germany below.

¶ Posted 03 October 2022 § Blog § Events § New Book Releases ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: GDR, german film, german history, German Politics, german politics and society, german studies, german television, german unification, German Unity Day, Germany

International Translation Day

According to the United Nations, International Translation Day is “an opportunity to pay tribute to the work of language professionals, which plays an important role in bringing nations together, facilitating dialogue, understanding and cooperation.”

¶ Posted 30 September 2022 § Blog § Events ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: anthropology, film and media studies, German translation, history, sociology, translation

The beginning of a Germany divided

August 13th marks the anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall. The concrete barrier physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Along with separating West Berlin from East German territory, it came to symbolize the “Iron Curtain” that separated Western Europe and the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War. Browse relevant Berghahn titles on the history of […]

¶ Posted 13 August 2022 § Blog § Events § In the News ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Berlin, Berlin Wall, divided germany, east and west germany, german history, german studies, modern german history, postwar, postwar germany, postwar history

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples

August 9, 2022 The United Nations’ International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on August 9 each year to honor the estimated 370 million indigenous people around the world. The day was established to recognize the first meeting of the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations held in Geneva in 1982. This year’s […]

¶ Posted 09 August 2022 § Blog § Events § New Book Releases ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Aboriginal communities, Alaska, Amazon, Amerindian, Amerindian communities, anthropology, archaeology, australia, Baka, Colonialism, East Cameroon, guyana, indigenous, indigenous culture, indigenous people, Indigenous Peoples' Day, indigenous perspective, indigenous societies, indigenous studies, Kerala, Kula Ring, Lewis Henry Morgan, Melanesia, Orang Rimba, siberia, south america, Sumatra, Taiga, wapishana, warlpiri

Series Spotlight: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies

Celebrated on July, 14, Bastille Day is the French national day and one of the most important bank holidays in France. The day commemorates the beginning of the French Revolution with the storming of the Bastille on the 14th July 1789, a medieval fortress and prison which was a symbol of tyrannical Bourbon authority and […]

¶ Posted 14 July 2022 § Blog § New Book Releases ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: bastille day, france, french history, french politics culture and society, French Revolution, French Studies

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