Visit Berghahn Booth #306 at AAA 2017

2017-anthropology-catalogue_cover-imageWe are delighted to inform you that we will be attending the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting being held November 29- December 3, 2017, in Washington DC. Please stop by Booth #306 to browse our selection of books at discounted prices and pick up free journal samples.


We are especially excited to invite you to join us on Friday December 1st at 3:30pm in the exhibit hall area for a wine reception to be held at the Berghahn booth to celebrate the launch of our new series titled Studies in Social Analysis under general editor Martin Holbraad, who has also been appointed editor of Social Analysis, the journal. 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 AAA17 at checkout.

For more information on New and Forthcoming titles, please check out our brand new interactive online Anthropology & Sociology 2018 Catalog.

Below is a preview of some of our newest releases on display:


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SIMULATED SHELVES: BROWSE October 2017 NEW BOOKS

We’re delighted to offer a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Gender Studies, History, Medical Anthropology, and Mobil Studies.


STRAYING FROM THE STRAIGHT PATH
How Senses of Failure Invigorate Lived Religion
Edited by Daan Beekers and David Kloos

Volume 3, Studies in Social Analysis

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SIMULATED SHELVES: BROWSE September 2017 NEW BOOKS

We’re delighted to offer a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of Anthropology, Media StudiesHistory, and Refugee and Migration Studies, along with our New in Paperback titles.


THE PARTICIPANTS
The Men of the Wannsee Conference
Edited by Hans-Christian Jasch and Christoph Kreutzmüller
Translated from the German by Charlotte Kreutzmüller-Hughes and Jane Paulick

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SIMULATED SHELVES: Browse August 2017 NEW BOOKS

We’re delighted to offer a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of Anthropology, Archaeology, Colonialism, Economical History, Genocide Studies, Jewish Studies, History, Medical Anthropology, and Refugee and Migration Studies, along with our New in Paperback titles.


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HOUSE OF THE WATERLILY
A Novel of the Ancient Maya World
Kelli Carmean

 

House of the Waterlily is an excellent introduction into the world of the Classic Period Maya in large part because Carmean is a fine storyteller who weaves her narrative as beautifully as a ‘fine-spun’ huipil. This book would be an excellent addition to the course reading list for undergraduate students who are studying the ancient Maya.” · Scott Simmons, University of North Carolina, Wilmington Continue reading “SIMULATED SHELVES: Browse August 2017 NEW BOOKS”

SIMULATED SHELVES: BROWSE JULY 2017 NEW BOOKS

We’re delighted to offer a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of AnthropologyApplied AnthropologyFilm Studies, Gender Studies, History, and Media Studies, along with our New in Paperback titles.


 

EMPTINESS AND FULLNESS
Ethnographies of Lack and Desire in Contemporary China
Edited by Susanne Bregnbæk and Mikkel Bunkenborg

Volume 2, Studies in Social Analysis

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SIMULATED SHELVES: BROWSE JUNE 2017 NEW BOOKS

We’re delighted to offer a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of AnthropologyApplied Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, History, Jewish Studies and Medical Anthropology, along with our New in Paperback titles.


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STORIES MAKE THE WORLD
Reflections on Storytelling and the Art of the Documentary
Stephen Most

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