{"id":9055,"date":"2016-08-29T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/?p=9055"},"modified":"2025-05-13T12:42:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:42:55","slug":"simulated-shelves-browse-august-2016-new-books_draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/simulated-shelves-browse-august-2016-new-books_draft","title":{"rendered":"Simulated Shelves: Browse August 2016 New Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re delighted to offer a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of\u00a0Anthropology<\/a>, Peace & Conflict Studies<\/a>, History<\/a>, Media Studies<\/a>,\u00a0Medical Anthropology<\/a>,\u00a0Refugee and Migration Studies<\/a>, Sociology<\/a>, and Urban Studies<\/a>, along with our\u00a0New in Paperback<\/a>\u00a0titles.<\/p>\n

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\"\"DEADLY CONTRADICTIONS<\/a>
\nThe New American Empire and Global Warring
\nStephen P. Reyna<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is an amazing book, a page-turner, a true game-changer, one of those grand oeuvres that an academic discipline produces once a decade at best.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 Patrick Neveling<\/strong>, Cultural Anthropology, Utrecht University<\/p>\n

As US imperialism continues to dictate foreign policy, Deadly Contradictions is a compelling account of the American empire. Stephen P. Reyna argues that contemporary forms of violence exercised by American elites in the colonies, client state, and regions of interest have deferred imperial problems, but not without raising their own set of deadly contradictions. This book can be read many ways: as a polemic against geopolitics, as a classic social anthropological text, or as a seminal analysis of twenty-four US global wars during the Cold War and post-Cold War eras.<\/p>\n

Read I<\/strong>ntroduction<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Paperback Original\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

VIOLENT BECOMINGS<\/a>
\nState Formation, Sociality, and Power in Mozambique
\nBj\u00f8rn Enge Bertelsen<\/p>\n

Volume 4, Ethnography, Theory, Experiment<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Violent Becomings<\/em> conceptualizes the Mozambican state not as the bureaucratically ordered polity of the nation-state, but as a continuously emergent and violently challenged mode of ordering. In doing so, this book addresses the question of why colonial and postcolonial state formation has involved violent articulations with so-called \u2018traditional\u2019 forms of sociality. The scope and dynamic nature of such violent becomings is explored through an array of contexts that include colonial regimes of forced labor and pacification, liberation war struggles and civil war, the social engineering of the post-independence state, and the popular appropriation of sovereign violence in riots and lynchings.<\/p>\n

Read Introduction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"WINNER OF THE 2015 KARIN GIEROW PRIZE<\/p>\n

DIVINING HISTORY<\/a>
\nProphetism, Messianism and the Development of the Spirit
\nJayne Svenungsson
\nTranslated by Stephen Donovan<\/p>\n

Volume 26, Making Sense of History<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe evolution of the concept of history and its apocalyptic elements are lucidly brought forth in a fascinating new book by the Swedish theologian and historian Jayne Svenungsson, exploring uses of history from the Old Testament prophets to today\u2019s Paul-inspired philosophers.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 Politiken<\/strong><\/p>\n

For millennia, messianic visions of redemption have inspired men and women to turn against unjust and oppressive orders. Yet these very same traditions are regularly decried as antecedents to the violent and authoritarian ideologies of modernity. Informed in equal parts by theology and historical theory, this book offers a provocative exploration of this double-edged legacy. Author Jayne Svenungsson rigorously pursues a middle path between utopian arrogance and an enervated postmodernism, assessing the impact of Jewish and Christian theologies of history on subsequent thinkers, and in the process identifying a web of spiritual and intellectual motifs extending from ancient Jewish prophets to contemporary radicals such as Giorgio Agamben and Slavoj Zizek.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Preface and Acknowledgements<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"THE DEVIL’S WHEELS<\/a>
\nMen and Motorcycling in the Weimar Republic
\nSasha Disko<\/p>\n

Volume 2, Explorations in Mobility<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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During the high days of modernization fever, among the many disorienting changes Germans experienced in the Weimar Republic was an unprecedented mingling of consumption and identity: increasingly, what one bought signaled who one was. Exemplary of this volatile dynamic was the era\u2019s burgeoning motorcycle culture. With automobiles largely a luxury of the upper classes, motorcycles complexly symbolized masculinity and freedom, embodying a widespread desire to embrace progress as well as profound anxieties over the course of social transformation. Through its richly textured account of the motorcycle as both icon and commodity, The Devil\u2019s Wheels teases out the intricacies of gender and class in the Weimar years.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Introduction:<\/strong> Does the man make the motorcycle or the motorcycle the man?<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"WARTIME CAPTIVITY IN THE 20TH CENTURY<\/a>
\nArchives, Stories, Memories
\nEdited by Anne-Marie Path\u00e9 and Fabien Th\u00e9ofilakis
\nTranslated by Helen McPhail<\/p>\n

Volume 19, Contemporary European History<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is \u2026 a very important book, because it presents a very specific review of current research, because it opens up lines of inquiry, and also because it brings together sources and other disciplines so as to enrich the study of this particular category of soldiers.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 La Clioth\u00e8que<\/strong><\/p>\n

Long a topic of historical interest, wartime captivity has over the past decade taken on new urgency as an object of study. Transnational by its very nature, captivity\u2019s historical significance extends far beyond the front lines, ultimately inextricable from the histories of mobilization, nationalism, colonialism, law, and a host of other related subjects. This wide-ranging volume brings together an international selection of scholars to trace the contours of this evolving research agenda, offering fascinating new perspectives on historical moments that range from the early days of the Great War to the arrival of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Editors\u2019 Introduction<\/strong>: Prisoners of War in the Twentieth Century: A Problematic at the Crossroads of Histories and Disciplines<\/a>
\nIntroduction<\/strong>: War Imprisonment in the Twentieth Century\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Paperback Original<\/em><\/p>\n

FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY SINCE 1945<\/a>
\nAn Introduction
\nFr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bozo<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a rational, objective and well-documented book. It is essential for understanding the conduct of one of the few countries in the world that do have a distinctive foreign policy, and indispensable for France’s allies and partners alike.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 Hubert V\u00e9drine<\/strong>, former French Minister of Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n

When Charles de Gaulle declared that \u201cit is because we are no longer a great power that we need a grand policy,\u201d he neatly summarized France\u2019s predicament on the world scene. In this compact and engaging history, author Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bozo deftly recounts France\u2019s efforts to reconcile its proud history and global ambitions with a realistic appraisal of its capabilities, from the aftermath of World War II to the present. He provides insightful analysis of the nation\u2019s triumphs and setbacks through the years of decolonization, Cold War maneuvering, and European unification, as well as the more contemporary challenges posed by an increasingly multipolar and interconnected world.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Introduction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"GERMAN TELEVISION<\/a>
\nHistorical and Theoretical Perspectives
\nEdited by Larson Powell and Robert R. Shandley<\/p>\n

Volume 19, Film Europa<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Long overlooked by scholars and critics, the history and aesthetics of German television have only recently begun to attract serious, sustained attention, and then largely within Germany. This ambitious volume, the first in English on the subject, provides a much-needed corrective in the form of penetrating essays on the distinctive theories, practices, and social-historical contexts that have defined television in Germany. Encompassing developments from the dawn of the medium through the Cold War and post-reunification, this is an essential introduction to a rich and varied media tradition.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Introduction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"CONCEPTIONS<\/a>
\nInfertility and Procreative Technologies in India
\nAditya Bharadwaj<\/p>\n

Volume 34, Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cSurely, the book will become a ‘must’ for research on any related field, in university classes at every level of study, as well as a delightful reading for anyone interested in India, childbirth and infertility or the politics of healthcare, to mention but few.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 Daphna Birenbaum-Carmeli<\/strong>, University of Haifa<\/p>\n

Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies in India lie at the confluence of multiple cultural conceptions. These \u2018conceptions\u2019 are key to understanding the burgeoning spread of assisted reproductive technologies and the social implications of infertility and childlessness in India. This longitudinal study is situated in a number of diverse locales which, when taken together, unravel the complex nature of infertility and assisted conception in contemporary India.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Introduction<\/strong>: Conceptualising Conceptions:<\/em> An Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"PATIENT-CENTRED IVF<\/a>
\nBioethics and Care in a Dutch Clinic
\nTrudie Gerrits<\/p>\n

Volume 33, Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Contemporary Dutch policy and legislation facilitate the use of high quality, accessible and affordable assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) to all citizens in need of them, while at the same time setting some strict boundaries on their use in daily clinical practices. Through the ethnographic study of a single clinic in this national context, Patient-Centred IVF examines how this particular form of medicine, aiming to empower its patients, co-shapes the experiences, views and decisions of those using these technologies. Gerrits contends that to understand the use of reproductive technologies in practice and the complexity of processes of medicalization, we need to go beyond \u2018easy assumptions\u2019 about the hegemony of biomedicine and the expected impact of patient-centredness.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Introduction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"STAYING AT HOME<\/a>
\nIdentities, Memories and Social Networks of Kazakhstani Germans
\nRita Sanders<\/p>\n

Volume 13, Integration and Conflict Studies<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Despite economic growth in Kazakhstan, more than 80 per cent of Kazakhstan\u2019s ethnic Germans have emigrated to Germany to date. Disappointing experiences of the migrants, along with other aspects of life in Germany, have been transmitted through transnational networks to ethnic Germans still living in Kazakhstan. Consequently, Germans in Kazakhstan today feel more alienated than ever from their \u2018historic homeland\u2019. This book explores the interplay of those memories, social networks and state policies, which play a role in the \u2018construction\u2019 of a Kazakhstani German identity.<\/p>\n

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\"\"NEW & REVISED SECOND EDITION<\/em><\/p>\n

CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS IN COMPARISON<\/a>
\nThe US Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court
\nEdited by Ralf Rogowski and Thomas Gawron<\/p>\n

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Praise for the first edition:
\n\u201c\u2026reveals numerous and fruitful points of contact between American and German constitutional law on the one hand, and the emerging case-law under the HRA on the other\u2026 provides vital background information concerning the underlying structures and institutions of both systems.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 European Public Law<\/strong><\/p>\n

Constitutional litigation in general attracts two distinct types of conflict: disputes of a highly politicized or culturally controversial nature and requests from citizens claiming a violation of a fundamental constitutional right. The side-by-side comparison between the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court provides a novel socio-legal approach in studying constitutional litigation, focusing on conditions of mobilisation, decision-making and implementation.<\/p>\n

This updated and revised second edition includes a number of new contributions on the political status of the courts in their democratic political cultures.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Chapter 1<\/strong>. Constitutional Litigation as Dispute Processing – Comparing the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"‘CITY OF THE FUTURE’<\/a>
\nBuilt Space, Modernity and Urban Change in Astana
\nMateusz Laszczkowski<\/p>\n

Volume 14, Integration and Conflict Studies<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/em>\u2018City of the Future\u2019 is the first of its kind. As a long-awaited comprehensive account of the rise of Astana\u2026 it is a remarkably thoughtful and thought-provoking book. Laszczkowski is a skilled ethnographer and he recounts his rich and insightful research in a style that captivates and challenges readers to think outside the box.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 Natalie Koch<\/strong>, University of Syracuse<\/p>\n

Astana, the capital city of the post-Soviet Kazakhstan, has often been admired for the design and planning of its futuristic cityscape. This anthropological study of the development of the city focuses on every-day practices, official ideologies and representations alongside the memories and dreams of the city\u2019s longstanding residents and recent migrants. Critically examining a range of approaches to place and space in anthropology, geography and other disciplines, the book argues for an understanding of space as inextricably material-and-imaginary, and unceasingly dynamic \u2013 allowing for a plurality of incompatible pasts and futures materialized in spatial form.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Introduction<\/strong>: Pathways into the \u2018City of the Future\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

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New in Paperback<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"HUNTERS, PREDATORS AND PREY<\/a>
\nInuit Perceptions of Animals
\nFr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten\u2020<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a beautiful and deeply humbling book whose detailed accounts show the depth, power, and wisdom of a worldview too often dismissed or forgotten. For all scholars of the Arctic and indigenous peoples and of major interest to thoughtful philosophers. Essential.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 Choice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Inuit hunting traditions are rich in perceptions, practices and stories relating to animals and human beings. The authors examine key figures such as the raven, an animal that has a central place in Inuit culture as a creator and a trickster, and qupirruit, a category consisting of insects and other small life forms. After these non-social and inedible animals, they discuss the dog, the companion of the hunter, and the fellow hunter, the bear, considered to resemble a human being. A discussion of the renewal of whale hunting accompanies the chapters about animals considered \u2018prey par excellence\u2019: the caribou, the seals and the whale, symbol of the whole. By giving precedence to Inuit categories such as \u2018inua\u2019 (owner) and \u2018tarniq\u2019 (shade) over European concepts such as \u2018spirit \u2018and \u2018soul\u2019, the book compares and contrasts human beings and animals to provide a better understanding of human-animal relationships in a hunting society.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Chapter 2<\/strong>. The Animals and Their Environment<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/strong>TOURISM IMAGINARIES<\/a>
\nAnthropological Approaches
\nEdited by Noel B. Salazar and Nelson H. H. Graburn
\nAfterword by Naomi Leite<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis book establishes \u2018imaginaries\u2019 as part of the conceptual apparatus of the anthropology of tourism [and] contributes to social anthropology more generally by exploring how tourism imaginaries intersect with broader cultural and ideological structures\u2026 The wealth of its ethnography, combined with its innovative conceptual approaches, exemplifies the strengths anthropology is bringing to interdisciplinary tourism studies.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is hard to imagine tourism without the creative use of seductive, as well as restrictive, imaginaries about peoples and places. These socially shared assemblages are collaboratively produced and consumed by a diverse range of actors around the globe. As a nexus of social practices through which individuals and groups establish places and peoples as credible objects of tourism, \u201ctourism imaginaries\u201d have yet to be fully explored. Presenting innovative conceptual approaches, this volume advances ethnographic research methods and critical scholarship regarding tourism and the imaginaries that drive it. The various authors contribute methodologically as well as conceptually to anthropology\u2019s grasp of the images, forces, and encounters of the contemporary world.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Introduction<\/strong>: Toward an Anthropology of Tourism Imaginaries<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"WEIMAR RADICALS<\/a>
\nNazis and Communists between Authenticity and Performance
\nTimothy S. Brown<\/p>\n

Volume 28, Monographs in German History<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cBrown\u2019s [innovative study] makes a vital contribution to an understanding of the Weimar Republic as a set of competing political stages, where radicalism was not the direct result of social or economic circumstances, but part and parcel of a deliberate dramatization of political speech.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 German History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exploring the gray zone of infiltration and subversion in which the Nazi and Communist parties sought to influence and undermine each other, this book offers a fresh perspective on the relationship between two defining ideologies of the twentieth century. The struggle between Fascism and Communism is situated within a broader conversation among right- and left-wing publicists, across the Youth Movement and in the \u201cNational Bolshevik\u201d scene, thus revealing the existence of a discourse on revolutionary legitimacy fought according to a set of common assumptions about the qualities of the ideal revolutionary. Highlighting the importance of a masculine-militarist politics of youth revolt operative in both Marxist and anti-Marxist guises, Weimar Radicals forces us to re-think the fateful relationship between the two great ideological competitors of the Weimar Republic, while offering a challenging new interpretation of the distinctive radicalism of the interwar era.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Chapter 1<\/strong>. The revolt of the masses: Populist radicalism and the discontents of modernity<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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