We’re delighted to offer a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of Archaeology, Anthropology, Film Studies, History, and Political Economy, along with our New in Paperback titles.
Archaeology
 ARCHAEOGAMING
An Introduction to Archaeology in and of Video Games Andrew Reinhard This book serves as a general introduction to “archaeogaming”; it describes the intersection of archaeology and video games and applies archaeological method and theory into understanding game-spaces as both site and artifact. |
Anthropology
 WHO ARE ‘WE’?
Reimagining Alterity and Affinity in Anthropology Edited by Liana Chua and Nayanika Mathur Volume 34, Methodology & History in Anthropology This volume explores how the anthropological “we” has been construed, transformed, and deployed across history and the global anthropological landscape. |
 RECONCEIVING MUSLIM MEN
Love and Marriage, Family and Care in Precarious Times Edited by Marcia C. Inhorn and Nefissa Naguib Volume 38, Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives This volume provides intimate anthropological accounts of Muslim men’s everyday lives in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and diasporic communities in the West. Read Introduction |
 TRAVELLING WITH THE ARGONAUTS
Informal Networks Seen without a Vertical Lens Małgorzata Irek Drawing on rich ethnographic materials from longitudinal fieldwork on informal trading routes across Europe, Travelling with the Argonauts offers a new perspective in the research of the social space, reflecting on how best to investigate amorphous social phenomena, such as informal networks. Read Introduction |
 WORLDWIDE MOBILIZATIONS
Class Struggles and Urban Commoning Edited by Don Kalb and Massimiliano Mollona Volume 24, Dislocations The book examines cases of mobilization across the globe, and employs a Marxian class framework, open to the diverse and multi-scalar dynamics of urban politics, especially struggles for spatial justice. Read Introduction: Introductory Thoughts on Anthropology and Urban Insurrection |
 FRONTIERS OF CIVIL SOCIETY
Government and Hegemony in Serbia Marek Mikuš Volume 22, Dislocations Frontiers of Civil Society asks why, exploring the roles of multiple civil society forces in a set of government “reforms” of society and individuals in the early 2010s, and examining them in the broader context of social struggles over neoliberal restructuring and transnational integration. Read Introduction: What and Whose Reform? Civil Society and Serbia’s Endless Transition |
 THE GLOBAL LIFE OF AUSTERITY
Comparing Beyond Europe Edited by Theodoros Rakopoulos Volume 17, Critical Interventions: A Forum for Social Analysis Using historical analysis and ethnographically-grounded research, this volume shows the similarities of the European conundrum with realities outside Europe, seeing austerity in a non-Eurocentric fashion. Read Introduction |
Film Studies
The Avant-Garde Filmmaker as Practical Psychologist Paul Taberham Lessons in Perception melds film theory and cognitive science in a stimulating investigation of the work of iconic experimental artists such as Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, Maya Deren, and Jordan Belson. Lessons in Perception is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This edition is supported by Knowledge Unlatched. Full Text. |
History
 DEMOCRACY IN MODERN EUROPE
A Conceptual History Edited by Jussi Kurunmäki, Jeppe Nevers, and Henk te Velde Volume 5, European Conceptual History Democracy in Modern Europe surveys the conceptual history of democracy in modern Europe, from the Industrial Revolutions of the nineteenth century through both world wars and the rise of welfare states to the present era of the European Union. Read Introduction |
 HISTORY AND BELONGING
Representations of the Past in Contemporary European Politics Edited by Stefan Berger and Caner Tekin Volume 33, Making Sense of History Combining studies of national politics, supranational institutions, and the fraught EU-Mideast periphery with a particular focus on the twentieth century, the contributors to History and Belonging offer a fascinating survey of the attempt to forge a post-national identity politics. Read Introduction: Towards a ‘Europeanised’ European History? |
 THE ETHOS OF HISTORY
Time and Responsibility Edited by Stefan Helgesson and Jayne Svenungsson Volume 34, Making Sense of History These intellectually adventurous essays demonstrate how ethos—a term evoking a society’s “fundamental character” as well as an ethical appeal to knowledge and commitment—can serve as a conceptual lodestar for history today, not only as a narrative, but as a form of consciousness and an ethical-political orientation. |
Political Economy
 THE REVOLT OF THE PROVINCES
Anti-Gypsyism and Right-Wing Politics in Hungary Kristóf Szombati Foreword by Ivan Szelenyi Volume 23, Dislocations The first in-depth ethnographic monograph on the New Right in Central and Eastern Europe, The Revolt of the Provinces explores the making of right-wing hegemony in Hungary over the last decade. Read Introduction |
New in Paperback:
(Open Access) National Design Histories in an Age of Globalization Edited by Kjetil Fallan and Grace Lees-Maffei Volume 24, Making Sense of History This diverse but rigorously curated collection recalibrates our understanding of design history, reassessing regional and national cultures while situating them within an international context. Designing Worlds is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This edition is supported by the University of Oslo and the University of Hertfordshire. Full text. |
 MIGRATION BY BOAT
Discourses of Trauma, Exclusion and Survival Edited by Lynda Mannik Volume 35, Forced Migration “This impressive collection of essays, centred on migration, borders, identities, and humanitarian ideals is both theoretically astute and ethnographically rich. Each contribution is solid and together they challenge readers to rethink the politics of migration.” · Refuge |
 BEYOND THE DIVIDE
Entangled Histories of Cold War Europe Edited by Simo Mikkonen and Pia Koivunen “Beyond the Divide introduces new themes to the field of the Cold War culture by giving voice to themes that have not been widely discussed in Cold War historiography. Not only the geographical coverage but also topics from politics to science, from friendship societies to media, from television to popular culture create a picture of active exchanges that took place in spite of the division and restriction caused by the Cold War…It is a volume that is worth reading.” • European History Quarterly |
 RECOVERED TERRITORY
A German-Polish Conflict over Land and Culture, 1919-1989 Peter Polak-Springer “Recovered Territory makes a substantial contribution to the existing literature. With its focus on Upper Silesia, [it] provides a good entrée for nonspecialists into the complexities of this history, even as the sophistication of Polak-Springer’s argument will be of great interest to specialists.” • Journal of Modern History Read Introduction |
 RETHINKING ANTIFASCISM
History, Memory and Politics, 1922 to the Present Edited by Hugo García, Mercedes Yusta, Xavier Tabet, and Cristina Clímaco “This rich and comprehensive book opens up around the historiographical question of antifascism a series of passionate debates of which the last word has not been said.” • Vingtième Siècle. Revue d’histoire Read Introduction: Beyond Revisionism: Rethinking Antifascism in the Twenty-First Century |
 FASCIST INTERACTIONS
Proposals for a New Approach to Fascism and Its Era, 1919-1945 David D. Roberts “…this remarkable study… combines extraordinary command and interpretation of the literature on 1919–45 across many countries with very promising approaches for inquiry. …Essential.” · Choice Read Preface |
 MIGRATION, MEMORY, AND DIVERSITY
Germany from 1945 to the Present Edited by Cornelia Wilhelm Preface by Konrad Jarausch Volume 21, Contemporary European History “Wilhelm’s carefully assembled volume offers impressive and fresh overviews of postwar German history…an overall excellent contribution to the history of migration and diversity in Germany. Surely not only historians will welcome Wilhelm’s fine collection.” · Contemporary Austrian Studies Read Introduction: Migration, Memory, and Diversity in Germany after 1945 |
 MEMORY UNBOUND
Tracing the Dynamics of Memory Studies Edited by Lucy Bond, Stef Craps, Pieter Vermeulen Memory Unbound places leading researchers in conversation with emerging voices in the field to recast our understanding of memory’s distinctive variability. |
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