Month: January 2016

NEW in Environment in History: International Perspectives Series

creating wildernessWe are pleased to announce New and Forthcoming titles in our Series, Environment in History: International Perspectives.

 

The relationship between human society and the natural world is being studied with increased urgency and interest. Investigating this relationship from historical, cultural, and political perspectives, the monographs and collected volumes in this series showcase high-quality research in environmental history and cognate disciplines in the social and natural sciences. The series strives to bridge both national and disciplinary divides, with a particular emphasis on European, transnational, and comparative research.

 

For the next 30 days, take advantage of a special 25% discount off all of our Print Environment in History: International Perspectives Series titles by entering the code EH16 in your shopping cart. 

 

Please note that all the titles listed below are also available as ebooks. More information is available here.

 

 

 

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World Religion Day 2016

World Religion Day is an interfaith observance initiated in 1950 by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States, celebrated worldwide on the third Sunday in January each year. Though initiated in the United States, World Religion Day has come to be celebrated internationally.

 

In keeping with this initiative we are offering a 25% discount on all Berghahn Religious Studies titles for the next 30 days. At checkout, simply enter the code WRD16.

 

A full selection of titles from Berghahn can be found on our website.

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JESUS RECLAIMED
Jewish Perspectives on the Nazarene
Walter Homolka
Translated by Ingrid Shafer
Foreword by Leonard Swidler

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Hot Off the Press – New Journal Issues Published in December

 

Contributions to the History of Concepts

Volume 10, Issue 2

This issue features a special section on Medieval Concepts.

 

Theoria

Volume 62, Issue 145

This special issue poses the question: Is the Idea of Peace Relevant for the Age of Asymmetrical Warfare?

 

Israel Studies Review

Volume 30, Issue 2

This issue of Israel Studies Review examines a variety of issues and topics using some new lenses that we hope will provide novel perspectives.

 

Italian Politics

Volume 30, Issue 1

This issue focuses on Italian Political Events in 2014.

 

Girlhood Studies

Volume 8, Issue 3

“Visual Disruptions” is the theme of this seventeenth issue of Girlhood Studies.

 

Learning and Teaching

Volume 8, Issue 3

This special issue is titled Coping with Cultural Difference: Chinese Students and the Internationalisation of Higher Education.

 

 

Simulated Shelves: Browse December 2015 New Books!

We’re delighted to wrap up the year with a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, Genocide Studies, History, and Media Studies along with our New in Paperback titles.

 

ECOLOGICAL MIGRANTS
The Relocation of China’s Ewenki Reindeer Herders
Yuanyuan Xie
Foreword by Ping Hao

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Berghahn Books will be attending American Historical Association 2016 Meeting!

Berghahn-2016-HistoryWe are delighted to inform you that we will be attending the 2016 AHA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, January 7th-10th, 2016. Please stop by Booth #1409 to browse our latest selection of books & pick up free journals’ samples.

 

If you are unable to attend, we would like to provide you with a special discount offer. For the next 30 days, receive a 25% discount on all History titles found on our website. At checkout, simply enter the discount code AHA16. Visit our website­ to browse our newly published interactive online History 2016 catalog or use the new enhanced subject searching features­ for a complete listing of all published and forthcoming titles.

 

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