Join our Email List
Canada Day is the national day of Canada, a holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act which united separate colonies into a “kingdom in its own right” within the British Empire named the Dominion of Canada.
As Canada celebrates its important national milestone, Berghahn is delighted to highlight some of our Canadian authors and editors and those currently based in Canada.
We’re delighted to offer a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of Anthropology, Applied Anthropology, Cultural Studies, History and Theory & Methodology in Anthropology, along with our New in Paperback titles.
THEORETICAL SCHOLARSHIP AND APPLIED PRACTICE
Edited by Sarah Pink, Vaike Fors, and Tom O’Dell
Volume 11, Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology
Academics across the globe are being urged by universities and research councils to do research that impacts the world beyond academia. Yet to date there has been very little reflection amongst scholars and practitioners in these fields concerning the relationship between the theoretical and engaged practices that emerge through such forms of scholarship. Theoretical Scholarship and Applied Practice investigates the ways in which theoretical research has been incorporated into recent applied practices across the social sciences and humanities. This collection advances our understanding of the ethics, values, opportunities and challenges that emerge in the making of engaged and interdisciplinary scholarship.
Read Editor’s Introduction: Theoretical Scholarship and Applied Practice: opportunities and challenges of working in the in-between
Continue reading “SIMULATED SHELVES: Browse March 2017 NEW BOOKS”
We’re delighted to offer a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of Anthropology, Applied Anthropology, Genocide Studies, and History, along with our New in Paperback titles.
SHAPING TAXPAYERS
Values in Action at the Swedish Tax Agency
Lotta Björklund Larsen
Continue reading “SIMULATED SHELVES: BROWSE February 2017 NEW BOOKS”
On February 16th, the American Anthropological Association celebrates World Anthropology Day, which has been set to recognize the field of anthropology and the work of anthropologists within it.World Anthropology Day is a day for anthropologists to celebrate and participate in their discipline with the public around them. For more information on Anthropology day, visit the AAA website.
In support of these efforts and to mark this special day, we are delighted to showcase titles from across all strands of the subject and offer a time-limited discount of 25% off all anthropology print titles ordered via our website by 24th February. Simply enter the code WAD17 at checkout. Continue reading “World Anthropology Day”
By Richard O’Connor, author of From Virtue to Vice
Richard O’Connor, professor of anthropology at the University of the South, is the author of From Virtue to Vice: Negotiating Anorexia. His book, written with Penny van Esterik, is Volume 4 in our Food, Nutrition and Culture Series that takes an anthropological perspective to human nutrition and food habits. In this blog post, Professor O’Connor debunks five commonly held beliefs on the disease that benefits clinicians, patients, and the friends and family of those who struggle with anorexia.
We are delighted to inform you that we will be attending the 115th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association being held November 16-20, 2016, in Minneapolis, MN. Please stop by Booth #712 to browse our selection of books at discounted prices and pick up free journals samples.
We are especially excited to invite you to join us on Friday November 18th at 3:30pm in the exhibit hall for a wine reception 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 AAA16 at checkout.
For more information on New and Forthcoming titles please check out brand new interactive online Anthropology & Sociology 2017 Catalog.
We’re delighted to offer a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of Anthropology, Film Studies and History, along with our New in Paperback titles.
Paperback Original!
HONOUR AND VIOLENCE
Gender, Power and Law in Southern Pakistan
Nafisa Shah
Volume 39, New Directions in Anthropology
Continue reading “SIMULATED SHELVES: Browse October 2016 New Books”
We are delighted to inform you that Berghahn titles will be on display at CASCA & SANA Conference May 11-15 at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Please stop by the Berghahn table and don’t miss your chance to browse our selection of books at special conference price 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 Anthropology titles found on our website. At checkout, simply enter the code CASCA16.
The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO). It provides an opportunity by the organization to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health each year. This year WHO used World Health Day to highlight the challenges and opportunities associated with food safety.
In recognition of this year’s anniversary, Berghahn would like to showcase a range of related titles, delivering scholarly, informed opinion.
We are pleased to offer a 25% discount on any of our Global Health titles on orders placed within the next 30 days. At checkout, simply enter the code WHD16.
——————————————————————————————————————–