Introducing the Berghahn Migration and Development Studies collection

Berghahn Books is proud to be partnering with Knowledge Unlatched to present the Berghahn Migration and Development Studies collection. Every year until 2023 we are adding 20 front-list titles to the collection, covering the topics of international migration and movement as well as the social implications of economic and environmental change for communities. As libraries and institutions sign up for the collection and pledge their financial support, KU is able to fund the ‘unlatching’ of these books, making them available as Open Access.

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AUTHOR ARTICLE: Continental encampment?

“Could,” ask Are John Knudsen and Kjersti Berg, “refugee camps, as traditionally understood, be scaled up to embrace a region hosting millions of refugees and migrants?”

Here they discuss their new book, CONTINENTAL ENCAMPMENT: GENEALOGIES OF HUMANITARIAN CONTAINMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND EUROPE, which explores responses to mass migration and traces the genealogy of humanitarian containment, containment which we now see on a vast scale.

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HAPPY WORLD TOURISM DAY

September 27th is World Tourism Day, a day to foster awareness and appreciation of tourism’s social, cultural, political and economic value.

This year’s theme focus is on “Tourism and Green Investment”. It highlights the need for more and better-targeted investments for the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN roadmap for a better world by 2030. Now is the time for new and innovative solutions, not just traditional investments that promote and underpin economic growth and productivity. For more information please visit https://www.un.org/en/observances/tourism-day

See relevant Berghahn Books below. In addition Journals is offering free access to relevant journals and articles until October 5, 2023.

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An Interview with Courtney Work

Courtney Work is Assistant Professor in the Department of Ethnology, National Chengchi University (Taiwan). She studied at Cornell University, and has published multiple papers on the intersections of religion, traditional practices, and the politics of land, global development, and climate change. She is the author of the forthcoming title Tides of Empire: Religion, Development, and Environment in Cambodia, a new volume in our Asian Anthropologies series.


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World Water Day

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World Water Day is an annual event celebrated on March 22. The day focuses attention on the importance of freshwater and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. For an opportunity to learn more about water related issues and how to take action to make a difference please visit www.worldwaterday.org
In recognition of this year’s World Water Day, Berghahn Books is happy to offer 25% discount on all relevant titles. Visit our webpage and enter code Water19 at checkout. Offer valid through April 22, 2019.

We’re also delighted to offer FREE access to the following articles from Nature and Culture until March 31st, 2019:

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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 !”

World Environment Day

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World Environment Day is held each year on 5th June. 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.

 

Berghahn is pleased to showcase new and forthcoming titles on our Environmental Studies list, and we are delighted to offer a 25% discount on all Environmental Studies titles, valid through July 5th, 2018. At checkout, simply enter the code WED18.

 

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Africa Week

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This week is Africa Week! Africa Week celebrates and showcases Africa’s continuous advancements and achievements with respect to social, economic, political and environmental development. Read more here

 

In honor of Africa Week, we would like to provide you with a special discount offer. Receive a 50% discount on all African Studies titles found on our website until November 17, 2017. At checkout, simply enter the discount code UNAF17. Browse our newly published online African Studies 2017 Catalog or use the subject searching features on our website­ for a complete listing of all published and forthcoming titles.

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