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May Day, also called International Workers’ Day, is observed in many countries on May 1. It commemorates the historic struggles and gains of worker and labor movements worldwide.
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Tag: 20th Century History
When They Came For Me: The Hidden Diary of An Apartheid Prisoner
When Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969, John Schlapobersky was a political prisoner in Pretoria and knew nothing about it – he was in solitary confinement. When he learnt about the landing, he looked for the moon without success from the window of his cell.
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The United Nations has proclaimed 26 April International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. The day was first observed in 2016, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the 1986 nuclear disaster.
Continue reading “Book Preview: THE MEANINGS OF A DISASTER (International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day)”Fascism and Conservation
Excerpted from Sandra Cheney’s Nature of the Miracle Years: Conservation in West Germany, 1945-1975
Continue reading “Fascism and Conservation”Berghahn’s Best-selling Books in History
We are delighted to present a list of our History bestsellers in honor of the American Historical Association’s 2020 – 2021 Virtual Conference. Visit our Virtual AHA Booth for special opportunities for discounts and engagements.
Continue reading “Berghahn’s Best-selling Books in History”Editors’ Picks: Recommended reading from the Berghahn Editorial Team
Our editors have put together a list of recommendations per our updated subject categories. Bundle any of these eBooks together at a discounted price by using coupon code 2020EOY through our website. See details about this offer below.
Continue reading “Editors’ Picks: Recommended reading from the Berghahn Editorial Team”German Language Day
German Language Day occurs every 12 September, commemorating the language of many of the world’s renowned artists and thinkers. To encourage the speaking of German across the globe, this commemorative day was created in 2001. It is observed every second Saturday in September.
Texts for Teaching
Our textbooks and paperbacks are perfectly suited for teaching beyond the traditional classroom, in remote learning environments and with large class sizes. View our list of recent and featured titles suitable for courses below (available in eBook and paperback) and visit the title links for format options and freely available introductions.
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We are delighted to share the following new releases in Anthropology, History, and Mobility Studies as well as titles new in paperback this month.
Continue reading “August Simulated Shelves”Do Petitions matter? Rethinking Jewish Petitioning during the Holocaust
Thomas Pegelow Kaplan and Wolf Gruner
Raul Hilberg’s path-breaking 1961 study The Destruction of the European Jews rightfully remains on the reading list of any serious student of the Holocaust. Nonetheless, Hilberg’s insistence on European Jews‘ alleged “almost complete lack of resistance” has been subjected to frequent scholarly criticism. He partially based this claim on a cursory reading of petitions: “Everywhere, the Jews pitted words against rifles” and “everywhere they lost.”
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