{"id":12156,"date":"2018-12-21T17:41:53","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T17:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/?p=12156"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T11:35:16","slug":"simulated-shelves-browse-december-2018-new-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/simulated-shelves-browse-december-2018-new-books","title":{"rendered":"SIMULATED SHELVES: BROWSE December 2018 NEW BOOKS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We\u2019re delighted to offer a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of Anthropology, History, Media Studies, and Sociology, along with our New in Paperback titles.<\/h3>\n

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Anthropology<\/a><\/h4>\n

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\"TransformingTRANSFORMING STUDY ABROAD<\/a>
\nA Handbook
\nNeriko Musha Doerr<\/p>\n

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Written for study abroad practitioners, this book introduces theoretical understandings of key study abroad terms including \u201cthe global\/national,\u201d \u201cculture,\u201d \u201cnative speaker,\u201d \u201cimmersion,\u201d and \u201chost society.\u201d Building theories on these notions with perspectives from cultural anthropology, political science, educational studies, linguistics, and narrative studies, it suggests ways to incorporate them in study abroad practices.<\/p>\n

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\"DemocracyDEMOCRACY STRUGGLES<\/a>
\nNGOs and the Politics of Aid in Serbia
\nTheodora Vetta<\/p>\n

Volume 25, Dislocations<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Tracing the boom of local NGOs since the 1990s in the context of the global political economy of aid, current trends of neoliberal state restructuring, and shifting post-Cold War hegemonies, this book explores the \u201cassociational revolution\u201d in post-socialist, post-conflict Serbia.<\/p>\n

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\"OfOF LIFE AND HEALTH<\/a>
\nThe Language of Art and Religion in an African Medical System
\nAlexis Bekyane Tengan<\/p>\n

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Consisting of ethnographic descriptions and analyses of six Dagara cultic institutions, each of which deals with different aspects of sustaining and transmitting life, the volume gives a holistic account of the Dagara knowledge system.<\/p>\n

Read Introduction:<\/strong>\u00a0About Life and Health<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"FromFROM STOREROOM TO STAGE<\/a>
\nRomanian Attire and the Politics of Folklore
\nAlexandra Urdea<\/p>\n

Volume 10, Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Departing from an ethnographic collection in London,\u00a0From Storeroom to Stage<\/em>\u00a0traces the journey of its artefacts back to the Romanian villages where they were made 70 years ago, and to other places where similar objects are still in use.<\/p>\n

Read Introduction:<\/strong>\u00a0Where a Collection Can Take You<\/a><\/p>\n

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History<\/a><\/h5>\n

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\"GermanyGERMANY AND THE MIDDLE EAST<\/a>
\nFrom Kaiser Wilhelm II to Angela Merkel
\nRolf Steininger<\/p>\n

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For over a century, the Middle East has weathered seemingly endless conflicts, ensnaring political players from around the world. And perhaps no nation has displayed a greater range of policies toward, and experiences in, the region than Germany, as this short and accessible volume demonstrates. Beginning with Kaiser Wilhelm\u2019s intermittent support for Zionism, it follows the course of German-Mideast relations through two world wars and the rise of Adolf Hitler. As Steininger shows, the crimes of the Third Reich have inevitably shaped postwar German Mideast policy, with Germany emerging as one of Israel\u2019s staunchest supporters while continuing to navigate the region\u2019s complex international, religious, and energy politics.<\/p>\n

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\"DreamsDREAMS OF GERMANY<\/a>
\nMusical Imaginaries from the Concert Hall to the Dance Floor
\nEdited by Neil Gregor and Thomas Irvine<\/p>\n

Volume 18, Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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LISTED AS ONE OF\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>HISTORY TODAY<\/strong><\/em><\/a>‘S\u00a0BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Through case studies that range from Bruckner to the Beatles and from symphonies to dance-club music, this volume looks at how German musicians and their audiences responded to the most significant developments of the twentieth century, including mass media, technological advances, fascism, and war on an unprecedented scale.<\/p>\n

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\"ContemplatingCONTEMPLATING HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS<\/a>
\nNotes from the Field
\nEdited by Anna Clark and Carla L. Peck<\/p>\n

Volume 36, Making Sense of History<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Contemplating Historical Consciousness<\/span><\/em>\u00a0brings together leading historians, ethnographers, and other scholars who give illuminating reflections on the aims, methods, and conceptualization of their own research as well as the successes and failures they have encountered.<\/p>\n

Read Introduction:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Historical Consciousness: Theory and Practice<\/p>\n

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\"ConceptualizingCONCEPTUALIZING THE WORLD<\/a>
\nAn Exploration across Disciplines
\nEdited by Helge Jordheim and Erling Sandmo<\/p>\n

Volume 4, Time and the World: Interdisciplinary Studies in Cultural Transformations<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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This innovative and interdisciplinary volume concerns itself with this central paradox: that the complex, heterogeneous, and purportedly transhistorical dynamics of globalization have given rise to the idea and reality of a finite\u2014and thus vulnerable\u2014world.<\/p>\n

Read Introduction:<\/strong>\u00a0The World as Concept and Object of Knowledge<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Law,LAW, HISTORY, AND JUSTICE<\/a>
\nDebating German State Crimes in the Long Twentieth Century
\nAnnette Weinke
\nTranslated from the German by Nicholas Evangelos Levis<\/em><\/p>\n

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Annette Weinke gives a groundbreaking long-term history of the political, legal and academic debates concerning German state and mass violence in the First World War, during the National Socialist era and the Holocaust, and under the GDR.<\/p>\n

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Media Studies<\/a><\/h5>\n

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\"HumanitarianismHUMANITARIANISM AND MEDIA<\/a>
\n1900 to the Present
\nEdited by Johannes Paulmann<\/p>\n

Volume 9, New German Historical Perspectives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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From Christian missionary publications to the media strategies employed by today\u2019s NGOs, this interdisciplinary collection explores the entangled histories of humanitarianism and media. It traces the emergence of humanitarian imagery in the West and investigates how the meanings of suffering and aid have been constructed in a period of evolving mass communication, demonstrating the extent to which many seemingly new phenomena in fact have long historical legacies. Ultimately, the critical histories collected here help to challenge existing asymmetries and help those who advocate a new cosmopolitan consciousness recognizing the dignity and rights of others.<\/p>\n

Read Humanitarianism and Media: Introduction to an Entangled History<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sociology<\/a><\/h5>\n

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\"EuropeanizationEUROPEANIZATION IN SWEDEN<\/a>
\nOpportunities and Challenges for Civil Society Organizations
\nEdited by Anna Meeuwisse and Roberto Scaramuzzino<\/p>\n

Volume 10, Studies on Civil Society<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n


Notwithstanding its many successes since 1945, the project of European integration currently faces major difficulties, from financial crises and mass immigration to the impending departure of the UK from the European Union. At the same time, these challenges have spurred civil society organizations within and across Europe, revealing a shared public sphere in which citizens can mobilize around refugee rights, opposition to austerity policies, and other issues.\u00a0Europeanization in Sweden<\/em>\u00a0assembles new empirical research on how these processes have played out in one of the continent\u2019s wealthiest nations, providing insights into whether, and how, the \u201cSwedish model\u201d can guide European integration.<\/p>\n

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\"CulturalCULTURAL BORDERS OF EUROPE<\/a>
\nNarratives, Concepts and Practices in the Present and the Past
\nEdited by Mats Andr\u00e9n, Thomas Lindkvist, Ingmar S\u00f6hrman and Katharina Vajta<\/p>\n

Volume 30, Making Sense of History<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201c[Published] in the outstanding Berghahn Books ‘Making Sense of History’ series, [this] seminal work of scholarship throughout,\u00a0<\/em>Cultural Borders of Europe<\/span>\u00a0is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to both community and academic library Contemporary International Studies collections.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2022 Midwest Book Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"DailyDAILY LIFE IN THE ABYSS<\/a>
\nGenocide Diaries, 1915-1918
\nVah\u00e9 Tachjian<\/p>\n

Volume 25, War and Genocide<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cVahe\u00b4 Tachjian has written a thoughtful, nuanced and powerful study of survival.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>\u2022 European History Quarterly<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"EuropeanEUROPEAN REGIONS AND BOUNDARIES<\/a>
\nA Conceptual History
\nEdited by Diana Mishkova and Bal\u00e1zs Trencs\u00e9nyi<\/p>\n

Volume 3, European Conceptual History<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cAfter reading the individual contributions, the attempt of a Trans-European historiography through the inclusion specifically of the meso-regions proves to be truly successful\u2026.But it is not only because of an updated regional history that the volume is very informative and readable; it also offers many fruitful ideas for the various historiographical academic disciplines and an overarching transnational discourse. Hopefully, these concepts will be developed further.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>\u2022 Historische Zeitschrift<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"FascismWITHOUT BORDERS<\/a>
\nTransnational Connections and Cooperation between Movements and Regimes in Europe from 1918 to 1945
\nEdited by Arnd Bauerk\u00e4mper and Grzegorz Rossoli\u0144ski-Liebe<\/p>\n

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\u201cThese 13 essays by current specialists, each employing a cross-border comparative approach to fascism, provide upper-level undergraduate students with both methodological insights into the transnational approach and solid, well-researched findings\u2026 The strength of this collection lies in fleshing out the details of the consensus scholars have reached\u2026 Scholars will appreciate the works-cited endnotes and exhaustive bibliography (both primary and secondary sources) that accompany each essay.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>\u2022 Choice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read Introduction:<\/strong>\u00a0Fascism without Borders. Transnational Connections and Cooperation between Movements and Regimes in Europe, 1918 \u2013 1945<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Labour,LABOUR, UNIONS AND POLITICS UNDER THE NORTH STAR<\/a>
\nThe Nordic Countries, 1700-2000
\nEdited by Mary Hilson, Silke Neunsinger, and Iben Vyff<\/p>\n

Volume 28, International Studies in Social History<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cEnhanced with the inclusion of illustrations, tables, maps, and a seven-page index, [this volume consisting of] thirteen erudite and informative articles by experts in the field of labor and trade unionism is very highly recommended for Volcollege and university library International Studies in Social History collections in general, and European Labor and Trade Unionism History supplemental studies reading lists in particular.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>\u00b7 Midwest Book Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read Introduction:<\/strong>\u00a0Labour, Unions and Politics in the Nordic Countries, c.1700\u20132000<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"LetLET THEM NOT RETURN<\/a>
\nSayfo \u2013 The Genocide Against the Assyrian, Syriac, and Chaldean Christians in the Ottoman Empire
\nEdited by David Gaunt, Naures Atto, and Soner O. Barthoma<\/p>\n

Volume 26, War and Genocide<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe book is an excellent contribution in presenting new ideas through its 12 chapters, to study the case of Sayfo by dedicated researches, especially concerning the trauma effect of the post-genocide survivors. Indeed, this is an important book and necessary to be consulted to understand various aspects concerning many themes regarding Christians in the Middle East.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>\u2022 Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Journal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read Introduction:\u00a0<\/strong>Contextualizing the Sayfo in the First World War<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"RupturesRUPTURES IN THE EVERYDAY<\/a>
\nViews of Modern Germany from the Ground
\nLead Authors: Andrew Stuart Bergerson and Leonard Schmieding<\/p>\n

Volume 15, Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cAs a whole, this volume offers an innovative contribution to the continuity problem of German history in the 20th century\u2026The editors and their authors have succeeded in taking their readership onto an unconventional and intellectually often fascinating journey into German everyday life, and not only historically, which allows fascinating and fresh insights.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>\u2022 Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Geschichtswissenschaft<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read Chapter 1.<\/strong>\u00a0Wende<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Shamanism:SHAMANISM<\/a>
\nTraditional and Contemporary Approaches to the Mastery of Spirits and Healing
\nMerete Demant Jakobsen\u2020<\/p>\n

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“This is a most useful book in the present discourse on shamanism, for it is one in which a specialist in traditional or classical shamanism who is also familiar with New Age shamanism compares the two complexes … highly recommendable.”<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00b7 Shamanism<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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