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Women’s Equality Day

Women’s Equality Day is celebrated each year on August 26th to commemorate the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. Today the observance of Women’s Equality Day has grown to mean much more than just sharing the right to the vote, but also calls attention to women’s continuing efforts toward full equality. Numerous […]

¶ Posted 26 August 2023 § Blog § Journals ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: books, cultural studies, gender equality, gender studies, history, journal featured, new book releases, new books, new in paperback, women's history, women's studies, Women’s Equality Day

World Breastfeeding Week

World Breastfeeding Week is held yearly from 1st to 7th of August in more than 120 countries. Being organized by WABA, WHO and UNICEF, the goal is to promote exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life which yields tremendous health benefits, providing critical nutrients, protection from deadly diseases and fostering growth. To learn more […]

¶ Posted 01 August 2023 § Blog ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: anthropology, anthropology books, Fertility, global health, health, journal featured, journals, medical anthropology, new book releases, new books, new in paperback, WBW, WBW2019, World Breastfeeding Week

Celebrating Bastille Day

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 13 July 2023 § Blog § New Book Releases ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: bastille day, france, french history, french politics culture and society, French Revolution, French Studies

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 […]

¶ Posted 28 April 2023 § Blog § New Book Releases § New to Berghahn ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: anthropology, development studies, Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology, Forced Migration series, Integration and Conflict Studies, Knowledge Unlatched, migration, Open Access, refugee and migration studies

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

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