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Happy International Day of Forests! Yearly on March 21st the United Nations promotes education and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. “Healthy forests mean healthy, resilient communities and prosperous economies.” For more information visit un.org.
Berghahn is pleased to offer a selection of relevant books and journal articles from our Environmental Studies below.
Continue reading “International Day of Forests”Land and the Mortgage
Daivi Rodima-Taylor and Parker Shipton
The mortgaging of land, a risky practice usually treated as just an economic and legal contract, has needed a broader set of perspectives for a fuller, more humanist understanding. Most of the existing scholarly literature on land and mortgages has been written by economists and legal specialists, reflecting the perspectives of their disciplinary traditions. Lacking are assessments from a wider range of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, drawing upon historical experiences, cultural meanings, and locally informed perspectives.
Continue reading “Land and the Mortgage”March 9th is National Barbie Day! This iconic toy premiered on this day in 1959. To celebrate, we’ve highlighted relevant new titles as well as FREE access to related journal articles.
Continue reading “Celebrating National Barbie Day”