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New & Recent titles

March 2025
PC Worlds
Political Correctness and Rising Elites at the End of Hegemony
Friedman, J.

February 2025
Agent of Change
The Deposition and Manipulation of Ash in the Past
Roth, B. J. & Adams, E. C. (eds)

February 2025
Migration in the Making of the Gulf Space
Social, Political, and Cultural Dimensions
Bouzas, A. M. & Casini, L. (eds)

February 2025
Ethnographies of Deservingness
Unpacking Ideologies of Distribution and Inequality
Tošić, J. & Streinzer, A. (eds)

March 2025
Dynamics of Identification and Conflict
Anthropological Encounters
Hoehne, M. V., Gabbert, E. C., & Eidson, J. R. (eds)

February 2025
Sentient Ecologies
Xenophobic Imaginaries of Landscape
Coțofană, A. & Kuran, H. (eds)

March 2025
One Hundred Years of Argonauts
Malinowski, Ethnography and Economic Anthropology
Hann, C. & James, D. (eds)

February 2025
Market and Monastery
Capitalism in Manangi Trade Diaspora
Ratanapruck, P.

February 2025
Populism in Central and Eastern Europe
Krakovsky, R.

February 2025
The Disputed Austro-Hungarian Border
Agendas, Actors, and Practices in Western Hungary/Burgenland after World War I
Grandits, H., Murber, I., & Tyran, K. (eds)

February 2025
Illness and Enlightenment
Exploring Tibetan Perspectives on Madness in Text and Everyday Life
Deane, S.

February 2025
Colonial Intervention and Destabilization of African Identities
Contours of Trusteeship and Organized Infantilism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mfum-Mensah, O.

February 2025
Representations of “Japanese Nature”
A Historical Overview
Ohnuki-Tierney, E.

February 2025
Queer and Trans Life
Anthropological Futures
Posocco, S., Gonzalez-Polledo, E.J., Aaberg, L., & Altay, T. (eds)

February 2025
Traveling Models and Practical Norms
The Misadventures of Social Engineering in Africa and Beyond
Olivier de Sardan, J.-P.

March 2025
Groundwater Politics
Advanced Extractivism and Slow Resistance
Babidge, S.

March 2025
Haunting Ruins
Ethnographies of Ruination and Decay
Gamberi, V. & Calzana, C. (eds)

March 2025
‘You Don’t Know’
Precarious Methods and Life in a Workers' Hostel
Nielsen, J. A. E.

March 2025
From Triads to Pentads
Modelling Myth and Kinship in the Work of N.J. Allen
Allen, N. J. (au) & Parkin, R. (ed)

March 2025
Unraveling Management
Its Institutions, Practices and Beliefs
Carrier, J. G. (ed)
Anthropology-Related Journals

Anthropological Journal of European Cultures
(formerly: Anthropological Yearbook of European Cultures)
ISSN Print: 1755-2923
ISSN Online: 1755-2931

Anthropology in Action
Journal for Applied Anthropology in Policy and Practice
ISSN Print: 0967-201X
ISSN Online: 1752-2285

Anthropology of the Middle East
ISSN Print: 1746-0719
ISSN Online: 1746-0727

Conflict and Society
Advances in Research
ISSN Print: 2164-4543
ISSN Online: 2164-4551

Environment and Society
Advances in Research
ISSN Print: 2150-6779
ISSN Online: 2150-6787

Focaal
Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology
ISSN Print: 0920-1297
ISSN Online: 1558-5263

Journal of Legal Anthropology
ISSN Print: 1758-9576
ISSN Online: 1758-9584

Learning and Teaching
The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences
ISSN Print: 1755-2273
ISSN Online: 1755-2281

Migration and Society
Advances in Research
ISSN Print: 2574-1306
ISSN Online: 2574-1314

Museum Worlds
Advances in Research
ISSN Print: 2049-6729
ISSN Online: 2049-6737

Religion and Society
Advances in Research
ISSN Print: 2150-9298
ISSN Online: 2150-9301

Sibirica
Interdisciplinary Journal of Siberian Studies
ISSN Print: 1361-7362
ISSN Online: 1476-6787

Social Analysis
The International Journal of Anthropology
ISSN Print: 0155-977X
ISSN Online: 1558-5727

Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale
ISSN Print: 0964-0282
ISSN Online: 1469-8676

The Cambridge Journal of Anthropology
ISSN Print: 0305-7674
ISSN Online: 2047-7716
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19 November 2024 November 19th is International Men’s Day, which recognises “worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities […] highlight[ing] positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being”. The official theme for 2024 is “Positive Male Role Models”. This information has been taking from the official site. You… Read More
World Philosophy Day
21 November, 2024 – 3rd Thursday of November World Philosophy Day is celebrated on the third Thursday of November, this year on the 21st of November. Read more from the UNESCO World Philosophy Day page here. In the spirit of this day, we have compiled some of our Philosophy Studies titles below. Where is the… Read More
Fall of the Berlin Wall, 9 November 1989
35th anniversary This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall (9 November 1989)! To celebrate the Fall of the Berlin Wall, we want to spotlight our Books Series on German Studies. These series span further than only our most recent publications, and include a number of Open Access books, entirely… Read More
World Adoption Day
9 November The 9th of November is World Adoption Day! As described on the official website, “The day was created for the purpose of celebrating family, raising awareness for adoption and raising funds to support families in the adoption journey“. This year marks a decade since its creation. Read more from the organisation’s page here.… Read More
International Day of Care and Support
29 October The 29th October 2024 is the International Day of Care and Support! As the United Nations explains, “Care work, both paid and unpaid, is crucial to the future of decent work. Growing populations, ageing societies, changing families, women’s secondary status in labour markets and shortcomings in social policies demand urgent action on the… Read More
World Food Day
16 October 2024 The 16th October 2024 is World Food Day! As the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations explains, “‘Foods’ stands for diversity, nutrition, affordability, accessibility and safety. A greater diversity of nutritious foods should be available in our fields, fishing nets, markets, and on our tables, for the benefit of all.” Read more… Read More
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day! Berghahn recognizes the significance of indigenous cultures and in the spirit of this day, we have collected some of our relevant titles below. Enacted Relations Performing Knowledge in an Australian Indigenous Community Franca Tamisari “This is an excellent exploration and exegesis of Yolngu performance in all its varied forms from… Read More
International Day of the Girl Child
Today is the United Nations’ International Day of the Girl Child, and this year’s theme is ‘Girls’ vision for the future’. In the spirit of this day, we have compiled a collection of some of our titles looking at girlhood below, with free to read introductions and some open access titles. For more content, you… Read More
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