Rowan Mackenzie, co-editor of ‘Shakespeare and Social Engagement‘ takes us through the development of the latest book in our Shakespeare & series, her focus on practice-based research and what this collected volume reveals.
Continue reading “Author Interview: Rowan Mackenzie on ‘Shakespeare and Social Engagement’”Rowan Mackenzie, co-editor of ‘Shakespeare and Social Engagement‘ takes us through the development of the latest book in our Shakespeare & series, her focus on practice-based research and what this collected volume reveals.
Continue reading “Author Interview: Rowan Mackenzie on ‘Shakespeare and Social Engagement’”Rowan Mackenzie, co-editor of ‘Shakespeare and Social Engagement‘ takes us through the development of the latest book in our Shakespeare & series, her focus on practice-based research and what this collected volume reveals.
Continue reading “Author Interview: Rowan Mackenzie on ‘Shakespeare and Social Engagement’”Rowan Mackenzie, co-editor of ‘Shakespeare and Social Engagement‘ takes us through the development of the latest book in our Shakespeare & series, her focus on practice-based research and what this collected volume reveals.
Continue reading “Author Interview: Rowan Mackenzie on ‘Shakespeare and Social Engagement’”Rowan Mackenzie, co-editor of ‘Shakespeare and Social Engagement‘ takes us through the development of the latest book in our Shakespeare & series, her focus on practice-based research and what this collected volume reveals.
Continue reading “Author Interview: Rowan Mackenzie on ‘Shakespeare and Social Engagement’”World Breastfeeding Week
World Breastfeeding Week is held yearly from 1st to 7th of August in more than 120 countries. Being organized by WABA, WHO and UNICEF, the goal is to promote exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life which yields tremendous health benefits, providing critical nutrients, protection from deadly diseases and fostering growth. To learn more please visit www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org
Berghahn is pleased to highlight our Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality Series, as well as selection of other relevant titles and journal articles.
Continue reading “World Breastfeeding Week”Readings on Abortion

In an effort to further public understanding of abortion and Roe v. Wade, we are offering free access to these relevant journal articles and book chapters.
Continue reading “Readings on Abortion”Celebrating Bastille Day

Celebrated on July, 14, Bastille Day is the French national day and one of the most important bank holidays in France. The day commemorates the beginning of the French Revolution with the storming of the Bastille on the 14th July 1789, a medieval fortress and prison which was a symbol of tyrannical Bourbon authority and had held many political dissidents, and symbolizes the end of absolute monarchy and the birth of sovereign Nation.
Joining the celebration Berghahn is pleased to highlight our Berghahn Monographs in French Studies series, as well as offer a selection of related interest titles and FULL ACCESS to French Politics, Culture & Society journal* until July 21, 2022! Scroll down for details.
Continue reading “Celebrating Bastille Day”Author Article: Servants of Culture: Paternalism, Policing, and Identity Politics in Vienna, 1700-1914
Ambika Natarajan discusses her new book, Servants of Culture: Paternalism, Policing, and Identity Politics in Vienna, 1700-1914, which provides an account of Habsburg servant law since the eighteenth century and uncovers the paternalistic and maternalistic assumptions and anxieties which turned the interest of socio-political players in improving poor living and working conditions into practices that created restrictive gender and class hierarchies.
Happy Birthday, Keith Hart!

22 June 2023 is Keith Hart’s 80th birthday and all at Berghahn wish him many happy returns of the day!
Keith Hart has edited, authored, or contributed to more than a dozen Berghahn titles, which is quite a record. He is also the founding editor of The Human Economy series, which has just published John D. Conroy’s Exchange and Markets in Early Economic Development.
Continue reading “Happy Birthday, Keith Hart!”Jean-Paul Sartre (June 21, 1905 – April 15, 1980)
Jean-Paul Sartre was a key figure in French philosophy and Marxism in the twentieth century. A a playwright, philosopher, novelist, political activist, and more, his work was very influential. As such, he has featured in several books from Berghahn over the years and has a journal dedicated to his ideas.
See below to explore the some of the various works he has featured in over the years.
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June 20th is designated World Refugee Day by the United Nations to bring awareness to the plight of millions of refugees throughout the world and also to honour their strength and perseverance.
Berghahn Books publishes many studies on the lives and the plights of refugees globally. Find our latest titles here along with a selection of classic Open Access titles. Berghahn Journals is also offering free access to related articles and special issues. See below for details.
Continue reading “Essential Reads for World Refugee Day”Celebrating World Environment Day
June 5th is World Environment Day! It is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations (UN) stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. For more information please visit worldenvironmentday.global.
In joining the celebration Berghahn would like to offer a selection of Open Access titles, in addition to recommending the most recent issues of Environment and Society, Regions & Cohesion, and Nature and Culture!
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