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Berghahn Books will be at the ASEEES 2018 Conference
We are delighted to inform you that we will be attending the 50th Annual ASEEES Convention held 6-9 December 2018 in Boston, MA. Please stop by our booth #319 to browse our latest selection of books at discounted prices & pick up some 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 Slavic, Easter European & Eurasian titles found on our website. At checkout, simply enter the discount code ASEEES18.
We hope to see you in Boston!
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At the Threshold of Modernity: Vienna’s pivotal years in the 1870s
by Ulrich E. Bach
From the digital perspective of today, visual media reproduced in 19th century publications often appear quaint if not antiquated. To be sure, daguerreotypes and photographs could already capture cityscapes, but due to technological limitations, these reproductions were too static and timeless in order to represent contemporary life in newspapers. The busy everyday life in the contemporary metropolis was better captured in graphic illustrations, which were printed and distributed in huge quantities. For this reason, I chose Franz Kollarz’ xylograph “Auf dem Dach der Rotunde” (1873) as the book cover of Tropics of Vienna: Colonial Utopias of the Habsburg Empire. For me, the optimistic World Exhibition visitors—gazing like explorers—encapsulate not only the optimistic spirit of the time, but also give a glimpse into the general societal aspirations of the Habsburg Empire.
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Celebrate International Women’s Day with a Special Issue!
International Women’s Day is annually held on March 8 to celebrate women’s achievements. It is also known as the United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace.
In recognition of this day, Berghahn is pleased to offer a 25% discount on any of our Gender Studies books on orders placed within the next 30 days. At checkout, simply enter the code IWD15.
We would also like to invite you to explore a special issue of Aspasia devoted to International Women’s Day. The year 2010 marked the centennial of International Women’s Day, and the year 2011 marked the centennial of its first celebrations. Inspired by these events, this issue deals with “A Hundred Years of International Women’s Day in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe.”
VOLUME 6: Celebrating 100 Years of International Women’s Day
THEME SECTION: A Hundred Years of International Women’s Day in CESEE
From West to East: International Women’s Day, the First Decade
Rochelle Goldberg Ruthchild
Together and Apart: Polish Women’s Rights Activists and the Beginnings of International Women’s Day Around 1911
Iwona Dadej and Angelique Leszczawski-Schwerk
The Different Faces of a Celebration: The Greek Course of International Women’s Day, 1924-2010
Angelika Psarra
FORUM
Clio on the Margins: Women’s and Gender History in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (Part One)
Edited by Krassimira Daskalova
NEWS AND MISCELLANEA
Ukrainian Women Reclaiming the Feminist Meaning of International Women’s Day: A Report about Recent Feminist Activism
Oksana Kis