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 theme is “Indigenous […]
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Posted 09 October 2023
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Berghahn Books has been a rigorous peer-reviewed press since its inception in 1994 and has always considered this essential both for assuring the quality and scholarship of our titles but also for providing insightful feedback for our authors to enable them to improve, refine and develop their work. Supporting early career academics is an important […]
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Posted 28 September 2023
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Berghahn Books has been a rigorous peer-reviewed press since its inception in 1994 and has always considered this essential both for assuring the quality and scholarship of our titles but also for providing insightful feedback for our authors to enable them to improve, refine and develop their work. Supporting early career academics is an important […]
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Posted 25 September 2023
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As a peer-reviewed press, our journals are committed to instituting a thorough review process that is thoughtfully mediated by our journal editors to be inclusive, constructive, and ethical. Our journals pride themselves on being especially supportive of the innovative insights of early career researchers and it is thanks to the peer review process that up-and-coming […]
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Posted 25 September 2023
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Rowan Mackenzie, co-editor of ‘Shakespeare and Social Engagement’ takes us through the development of the latest book in our Shakespeare & series, her focus on practice-based research and what this collected volume reveals.
In an effort to further public understanding of abortion and Roe v. Wade, we are offering free access to these relevant journal articles and book chapters.
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Posted 21 July 2023
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Tagged: abortion, abortion ban, anthropology, anti-abortion, ban on abortion, feminism, governance, medical anthropology, politics, protest, Roe v Wade, women, women's rights
Ambika Natarajan discusses her new book, Servants of Culture: Paternalism, Policing, and Identity Politics in Vienna, 1700-1914, which provides an account of Habsburg servant law since the eighteenth century and uncovers the paternalistic and maternalistic assumptions and anxieties which turned the interest of socio-political players in improving poor living and working conditions into practices that […]
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Posted 26 June 2023
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Tagged: austria, austrian and habsburg studies, gender history, gender studies, Gender studies and Sexuality, Habsburg Empire, history, hungary, Refugee & Migration Studies, refugee studies, surveillance, women's studies
22 June 2023 is Keith Hart’s 80th birthday and all at Berghahn wish him many happy returns of the day! Keith Hart has edited, authored, or contributed to more than a dozen Berghahn titles, which is quite a record. He is also the founding editor of The Human Economy series, which has just published John […]
Jean-Paul Sartre was a key figure in French philosophy and Marxism in the twentieth century. A a playwright, philosopher, novelist, political activist, and more, his work was very influential. As such, he has featured in several books from Berghahn over the years and has a journal dedicated to his ideas. See below to explore the […]
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Posted 21 June 2023
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June 20th is designated World Refugee Day by the United Nations to bring awareness to the plight of millions of refugees throughout the world and also to honour their strength and perseverance. Berghahn Books publishes many studies on the lives and the plights of refugees globally. Find our latest titles here along with a selection of classic […]
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Posted 20 June 2023
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Tagged: anthropology, Berghahn Open Anthro, deportation, displacement, forced migration, History and Refugee & Migration Studies, migration, migration and society, Open Access, refugee and migration studies, refugees, World Refugee Day