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American Historical Association 2024

We are excited to be hosted by our friends at Ingram during AHA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, January 4-7, 2024. If you are attending in-person, please stop by Ingram booth #705 to browse Berghahn's latest selection and pick up FREE journal samples.

If you are unable to attend or do not find what you were looking for, we are happy to offer a 35% discount on all History titles through January 21st, 2024. Use discount code AHA2024 on print and eBooks ordered through our website. In addition, we are offering FREE ACCESS to 4 core history journals; scroll down for details.

If you are interested in learning more about Berghahn's publishing program or have a project to discuss, please contact Mark Stanton, at Mark Stanton.

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Featured Titles


Yugoslavia without Yugoslavs

Yugoslavia without Yugoslavs

The History of a National Idea

Jezernik, B.
Yiddish Transformed

Yiddish Transformed

Reading Habits in the Russian Empire, 1860-1914

Cohen, N.
Thinking Russia's History Environmentally

Thinking Russia's History Environmentally

Evtuhov, C., Lajus, J., & Moon, D. (eds)
Servants of Culture

Servants of Culture

Paternalism, Policing, and Identity Politics in Vienna, 1700-1914

Natarajan, A.
The Rich and the Poor in Modern Europe, 1890-2020

The Rich and the Poor in Modern Europe, 1890-2020

A Historian’s Response to Recent Debates among Economists

Kaelble, H.
Red America

Red America

Greek Communists in the United States, 1920-1950

Karpozilos, K.
Planting Seeds of Knowledge

Planting Seeds of Knowledge

Agriculture and Education in Rural Societies in the Twentieth Century

Hartmann, H. & Tischler, J. (eds)
Music and Postwar Transitions in the 19th and 20th Centuries

Music and Postwar Transitions in the 19th and 20th Centuries

Fléchet, A., Guerpin, M., Gumplowicz, P. & Kelly, B. L. (eds)
Kharkov/Kharkiv

Kharkov/Kharkiv

A Borderland Capital

Kravchenko, V.
Healing and Harm

Healing and Harm

Essays in Honor of Mary Lindemann

Heinsen-Roach, E., Lazer, S., Marschke, B., Poley, J., & Riches, D. (eds)
Citizens into Dishonored Felons

Citizens into Dishonored Felons

Felony Disenfranchisement, Honor, and Rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933

de Groot, T.
The Burden of German History

The Burden of German History

A Transatlantic Life

Jarausch, K. H.
Audiences of Nazism

Audiences of Nazism

Using Media in the Third Reich

Weckel, U.
After Liberation

After Liberation

Toward a Sociology of the Shoah
Selected Essays

Adler, H. G.


Title Spotlight

John F. Kennedy’s Hidden Diary, Europe 1937

John F. Kennedy’s Hidden Diary, Europe 1937

The Travel Journals of JFK and Kirk LeMoyne Billings

John F. Kennedy and Kirk LeMoyne Billings

Edited with an Introduction by Oliver Lubrich

In 1937, while still a student, John F. Kennedy undertook a grand tour of Europe with his close friend and traveling companion, Lem Billings. On this journey he began to keep a diary —written in a bound notebook with the generic title “My Trip Abroad” printed on its cover—it captures a young man enjoying the summer—sightseeing, going to museums and cathedrals, the movies and nightclubs—and his occasionally glaring misperceptions and blind spots. However, Kennedy also provides sharp political observations, including topical insights into populism, totalitarian propaganda, and the “mystery” and power of charismatic leaders—in particular, Mussolini and Hitler. As editor Oliver Lubrich observes, “Kennedy’s diaries and statements provide examples of how foreigners experienced the German dictatorship on the spot and at the time.”

In addition to numerous archive photographs, this volume contains Kennedy’s complete diary of his 1937 trip to Europe and, as a counterpart, the “Scrapbook” of Lem Billings who documented it from his perspective.


In Paperback


Testimonies of Resistance

Testimonies of Resistance

Representations of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Sonderkommando

Chare, N. & Williams, D. (eds)
Resisting Persecution

Resisting Persecution

Jews and Their Petitions during the Holocaust

Pegelow Kaplan, T. & Gruner, W. (eds)
The Politics of Personal Information

The Politics of Personal Information

Surveillance, Privacy, and Power in West Germany

Frohman, L.
In the Shadow of the Great War

In the Shadow of the Great War

Physical Violence in East-Central Europe, 1917–1923

Böhler, J., Konrád, O., Kučera, R. (eds)
The History of Thyssen

The History of Thyssen

Family, Industry and Culture in the 20th Century

Schulz, G. & Szöllösi-Janze, M.
The Greek Military Dictatorship

The Greek Military Dictatorship

Revisiting a Troubled Past, 1967–1974

Anastasakis, O. & Lagos, K. (eds)
Global Exchanges

Global Exchanges

Scholarships and Transnational Circulations in the Modern World

Tournès, L. & Scott-Smith, G. (eds)
German Division as Shared Experience

German Division as Shared Experience

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Postwar Everyday

Carter, E., Palmowski, J., & Schreiter, K. (eds)
Friendship without Borders

Friendship without Borders

Women's Stories of Power, Politics, and Everyday Life across East and West Germany

Leask, P.
France and the German Question, 1945–1990

France and the German Question, 1945–1990

Bozo, F. & Wenkel, C. (eds)
Escapees

Escapees

The History of Jews Who Fled Nazi Deportation Trains in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands

von Fransecky, T.


Featured Series




Berghahn History Journals


Historical Reflections/Réflexions Historiques

Historical Reflections/Réflexions Historiques

Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society

Open Access in 2023!

Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society

Aspasia

Aspasia:
The International Yearbook of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European Women's and Gender History

Contributions to the History of Concepts

Contributions to the History of Concepts

For a full listing of our History titles, please visit our website.

Use promo code: AHA24 to access our 4 core history journals until Feb 1, 2024

*Aspasia volumes 13 through 17 are Open Access.

View redemption instructions.



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