World Refugee Day 2018

The United Nations’ (UN) World Refugee Day is observed on June 20 each year. This event draws public’s attention to the millions of refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide who have been forced to flee their homes due to war, conflict and persecution. For more information please visit www.un.org.

In marking this year’s observance, we’re pleased to offer a 25% discount on all Refugee and Migration Studies titles for a limited time with code WRD18 on our website.


Children of the Camp: The Lives of Somali Youth Raised in Kakuma Refugee Camp, KenyaCHILDREN OF THE CAMP
The Lives of Somali Youth Raised in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
Catherine-Lune Grayson

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Visit Berghahn Books at SCSMI 2018!

We are delighted to inform you that we will be present at The Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image (SCSMI) annual conference at Montana State University, in Bozeman, Montana, June 13-16, 2018. Please stop by our table to browse the 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. Receive a 25% discount on all titles listed below. At checkout, simply enter the discount code SCSMI18, valid through July 16th, 2018.

Visit our website­ to browse our interactive online Film and Media Studies Catalog or use the new enhanced subject searching features­ for a complete listing of all published and forthcoming titles.


Lessons in Perception: The Avant-Garde Filmmaker as Practical PsychologistLESSONS IN PERCEPTION
The Avant-Garde Filmmaker as Practical Psychologist
Paul Taberham
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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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Visit Berghahn Books at the RAI Conference 2018!

We are delighted to inform you that we will be present at the RAI – Art, Materiality, Representation conference at the British Museum, London, June 1-3, 2018. Please stop by our table to browse the 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 titles listed below. At checkout, simply enter the discount code RAI18.

Visit our website­ to browse our newly published interactive online Anthropology and Sociology Catalog or use the new enhanced subject searching features­ for a complete listing of all published and forthcoming titles.


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European Day of Parks

tree-3337811_1920Celebrated on May 24th, The European Day of Parks is a commemorative day for Protected Areas across Europe that was launched in 1999 by the EUROPARC Federation. National parks are priceless for the European cultural heritage and observance of European Day of Parks is aimed at strengthening of international cooperation in protection of environment. For more information and schedule of events please visit europarc.org.

 

In recognition of the day Berghahn is pleased to offer 25% discount on any of our Environmental Studies books for a limited time. Visit our webpage and simply enter the code Parks18 at checkout. Continue reading “European Day of Parks”

Visit Berghahn Books at LASA Conference

 

We are delighted to inform you that we will be present at the Latin American Studies Association Conference in Barcelona, Spain, May 23-26, 2018. Please stop by our table to browse the 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 titles listed below. At checkout, simply enter the discount code LASA18

 

Visit our website­ to browse our newly published interactive online Latin American Studies Catalog or use the new enhanced subject searching features­ for a complete listing of all published and forthcoming titles.

 


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1968: Looking on 50 Years Later

 

The year 1968 brought a wave of anti-authoritarian political activity across Europe and beyond which may have been seen as a decisive turning point in the Western world. The protests and social movements of 1968 comprised a worldwide escalation of social and political conflicts and marked the climax of protests that simultaneously captured most industrialized Western countries.
Here, we gather a short reading list of titles that explore the effects of these protest movements on the political, social, and symbolic order of the societies they called into question:

 


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