Tag: applied anthropology

The Making of Making Things Happen

An interview with Jane Murphy Thomas

JANE MURPHY THOMAS is an independent consultant, practitioner, project manager and social anthropologist in projects for UN agencies, NGOs, governments, donor agencies, and consulting firms, specializing in anthropological approaches and community participation in conflict and disaster-prone locations. Her book, Making Things Happen: Community Participation and Disaster Reconstruction in Pakistan was published in July in hardback and Open Access ebook editions. Following the interview are photographs, some never before published, illustrating steps in the reconstruction process.

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Celebrating Earth Day

Celebrated April 22nd, Earth Day marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Earth Day 1970 capitalized on the emerging consciousness, channeling the energy of the anti-war protest movement and putting environmental concerns front and center. For this year’s theme and more information visit www.earthday.org.

In joining the celebration, Berghahn Books is pleased to offer a selection of our Open Access titles on Environmental Studies. Berghahn Journals is also offering full access to Nature and Culture and the back issues of our two open access journals, Environment and Society & Regions and Cohesion, until May 6, 2024. See below for details.

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Berghahn Books at SfAA 2019 Conference!

logoWe are delighted to inform you that we will be attending the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) annual meeting in Portland, Oregon on March 19-23, 2019. Please stop by our stand to browse our latest selection of books at a special discounted prices and pick up free journal 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 Applied Anthropology titles found on our website. At checkout, simply enter the discount code SfAA2019. Just a reminder that our journal, Anthropology in Action is OPEN ACCESS through Knowledge Unlatched!

Visit our website­ to browse new enhanced subject searching features­ for a complete listing of titles and don’t forget about our expanding list of eBooks available for download directly via our site. Visit our Anthropology eBook site.

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WORLD ANTHROPOLOGY DAY 2019

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The 2019 Anthropology Day celebration is on Thursday, February 21st. According to the AAA website, Anthropology Day “is a day for anthropologists to celebrate our discipline while sharing it with the world around us.”
To join the celebration, we are delighted to showcase titles from across all strands of the subject and offer a limited time 25% discount on ALL Anthropology print titles ordered via our website, valid through February 28th, 2019. Simply enter the code WAD19 at checkout.
Featured below is just a selection of our newly published title, for a full listing of all anthropology titles, please visit our webpage.
We are also pleased to announce an expanding list of eBooks available for download directly via our site. Visit our Anthropology eBooks site.

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Berghahn will be Attending AAA 2018 Conference !

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We are delighted to inform you that we will be attending the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting being held November 14 – 18, 2018 in San Jose, CA. Please stop by Booth #309 to browse our selection of books at discounted prices and pick up free journals samples.

We are especially excited to invite you to join Berghahn on Friday, November 16th, 2018 at 3:30 pm in the exhibit hall area for a wine reception to be held at the Berghahn booth to celebrate some of our newly published titles. We hope to see you there!

If you are unable to attend the conference, we would like to extend a special discount offer. For the next 30 days, receive a 25% discount on all Anthropology titles. Visit our website and use discount code AAA18 at checkout.

For more information on New and Forthcoming titles please check out brand new interactive online Anthropology & Sociology 2019 Catalog.

Access the Journals Anthropology Collection!

 

We are delighted to offer free access to our complete Anthropology Collection* for AAA conference attendees until the end of the year!

To access all the journals in the collection, login through our website and use the code AAA18 to redeem. View redemption instructions. Continue reading “Berghahn will be Attending AAA 2018 Conference !” →