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statesby jared poley back in late january just before the iowa caucus donald trump held an event in support of military veterans . exhorting the crowd to donate to veteran s charities and critiquing the power held by lobbyists over the political system trump took the opportunity to express what might be called his theory of indigenous peoples day indigenous peoples day reimagines columbus day and changes a celebration of colonialism into an opportunity to reveal historical truths to promote indigenous culture and commemorate the history of indigenous people . learning about the history of columbus and transforming this day into a celebration of indigenous people and a celebration of social justice allows us to make simulated shelves browse september 2016 new bookswe re delighted to offer a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of anthropology film studies history medical anthropology and sociology along with our new in paperback titles . paperback original re imagining defa east german cinema in its national and transnational contexts edited by se n allan and sebastian heiduschke this is an excellent book on tumblr film pick julius caesar 1950 ... continue reading on tumblr museum review the national museum of african american history and cultureit has been over forty years since the mostly ... continue reading on tumblr blog envirosociety present progressive of cell phones and energy transitions in the anthropocene the first week of september was a rather busy one beginning with the announcement by the subcomission on quaternary stratigraphy s working group on the anthropocene awg reporting their vote for the onset of the anthropocene epoch . in their report to the international union of geological ... continue reading blog focaalblog jonathan devore reflections on crisis land and resilience in brazil s politics of distribution brazil is at a critical juncture . improvements in social welfare that have been achieved over the past two decades threaten to recede as the workers party partido dos trabalhadores pt is removed from power . yet the goods that have been objects of brazil s various social programs recede and ... continue reading blog museum worlds girls at the tin sheds sydney feminist posters 1975 1990 by petra mosmann girls at the tin sheds sydney feminist posters 1975 1990 curated by katie yuill university art museum sydney 24 january 24 april 2015 girls at the tin sheds duplicated curated by louise r. mayhew verge ... continue reading new in paperback war magicreligion sorcery and performanceedited by d. s. farrer this fascinating volume reconfigures the study of magic sorcery and religion by inquiring beyond the meaning of beliefs and symbols to ask what spiritual performances do in accomplishing or preventing violence and death . john whalen bridge national university of singapore new in paperback hunters predators and preyinuit perceptions of animalsfr d ric laugrand and jarich oosten this 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 . choice new in paperback anthropology and nostalgiaedited by olivia ang and david berliner this volume illustrates that nostalgia is an undeniable part of modern if not general human experience and that anthropology has a great deal to offer in understanding and critiquing its diverse forms practices and social and political implications . anthropology review database featured title patient centred ivfbioethics and care in a dutch clinictrudie gerrits the social scientific study of reproduction is a growing field and scholars in that field will welcome a book on art in the dutch context as do a wide range of scholars and general readers interested in either feminism gender or health care . physicians and other medical professionals will be interested in this work due to its clear implications for practice . arthur l. greil alfred university featured title the nature of german imperialismconservation and the politics of wildlife in colonial east africabernhard gissibl this is a truly outstanding study of a topic that has been only tangentially treated in the literature . gissibl draws upon an impressive body of evidence weaving sources together seamlessly without letting the details occlude the main arguments and conceptual direction . jane carruthers university of south africa featured title staying at homeidentities memories and social networks of kazakhstani germansrita sanders ethnographically rich the study is based on a fertile mix of quantitative and qualitative methods such as pile sorting free listing network analysis genealogy participant observation and interviewing of all sorts . the author convincingly demonstrates that not leaving is nonetheless a dynamic lifestyle which demands efforts of fine tuning and readjustment to a changing social environment . florian m hlfried university jena germany featured series series film europa volume 19german televisionhistorical and theoretical perspectivesedited by larson powell and robert r. shandley 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 . multimedia video the changing faces of citizenship integration and mobilization among ethnic minorities in germany joyce marie mushaben in contrast to most migration studies that focus on specific foreigner groups in germany this study simultaneously compares and contrasts the legal political social and economic opportunity structures facing diverse categories of the ethnic minorities who have settled in the country since the 1950s . it reveals the contradictory and usually self defeating nature of german policies intended to keep migrants out allegedly in order to preserve a german leitkultur with which very few of its own citizens still identify . ... continue reading photo gallery day of the dead when two worlds meet in oaxaca shawn d. haley and curt fukuda the day of the dead is the most important annual celebration in oaxaca mexico . skillfully combining textual information and photographic imagery this book begins with a discussion of the people of oaxaca their way of life and their way of looking at the world . it then takes the reader through the celebration from the preparations that can begin months in advance through to the private gatherings in homes and finally to the cemetery where the villagers celebrate together both the living and the dead . ... continue reading conferences we will be attending the following conferences with our own booth . please stop by for a chat and to browse our books on display . october 19 23 2016 frankfurt book fair frankfurt germany attending leigh waite and rupert jones parry http bit.ly 1ux6ygk november 16 20 2016 american anthropological association minneapolis mn attending marion berghahn vivian berghahn and burke gerstenschlager http bit.ly 1mftkdu december 1 3 2016 african studies association washington dc attending alina zihharev http www.africanstudies.org january 5 8 2017 american historical association denver co attending marion berghahn and chris chappell http bit.ly 1dqolbp berghahn titles will be on display at the following conferences if you have any questions or want to make an appointment please write to us at info berghahnbooks.com . twitter tweets by berghahnbooks featured journal screen bodies an interdisciplinary journal of experience perception and display new in 2016 screen bodies is a peer reviewed journal focusing on the intersection of screen studies and body studies across disciplines institutions and media . it is a forum promoting research on various aspects of embodiment on and in front of screens through articles reviews and interviews . the journal considers moving and still images whether from the entertainment industry information technologies or news and media outlets including cinema television the internet and gallery spaces . it investigates the private experiences of portable and personal devices and the institutional ones of medical and surveillance imaging . screen bodies addresses the portrayal function and reception of bodies on and in front of screens from the perspectives of gender and sexuality feminism and masculinity trans studies queer theory critical race theory cyborg studies and dis ability studies . more information ... featured journal boyhood studies an interdisciplinary journal boyhood studies an interdisciplinary journal is a peer reviewed journal providing a forum for the discussion of boyhood young masculinities and boys lives by exploring the full scale of intricacies challenges and legacies that inform male and masculine developments . boyhood studies is committed to a critical and international scope and solicits both articles and special issue proposals from a variety of research fields including but not limited to the social and psychological sciences historical and cultural studies philosophy and social legal and health studies . more information ... download our latest catalogs pdf journals blogs copyright 2016 berghahn books new york oxford email support berghahnbooksonline.com feedback