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June 2026
The Partial Revolution
Labour, Social Movements and the Invisible Hand of Mao in Western Nepal
Hoffmann, M.
May 2026
Sacred Places, Emerging Spaces
Religious Pluralism in the Post-Soviet Caucasus
Darieva, T., Mühlfried, F., & Tuite, K. (eds)
May 2026
Urban Dreams
Transformations of Family Life in Burkina Faso
Roth, C.
de Jong, W., Perlik, M., Steuer, N., & Znoj, H. (eds)
May 2026
A Creole Nation
National Integration in Guinea-Bissau
Kohl, C.
May 2026
Embracing Landscape
Living with Reindeer and Hunting among Spirits in South Siberia
Küçüküstel, S.
June 2026
The Camino de Santiago
Curating the Pilgrimage as Heritage and Tourism
Murray, M.
June 2026
African Political Systems Revisited
Changing Perspectives on Statehood and Power
Bošković, A. & Schlee, G. (eds)
May 2026
Gentrifications
Views from Europe
Chabrol, M., Collet, A., Giroud, M., Launay, L., Rousseau, M., Minassian, H. ter
May 2026
Punching Back
Gender, Religion and Belonging in Women-Only Kickboxing
Rana, J.
May 2026
Finding Home in Europe
Chronicles of Global Migrants
Pérez Murcia, L. E. & Bonfanti, S. (eds)
May 2026
Other Worlds, Other Bodies
Embodied Epistemologies and Ethnographies of Healing
Pierini, E., Groisman, A., & Espírito Santo, D. (eds)
May 2026
Former Neighbors, Future Allies?
German Studies and Ethnography in Dialogue
Weber, A. D. (ed)
June 2026
Amnesia Remembered
Reverse Engineering a Digital Artifact
Aycock, J.
May 2026
Anthropology, Nationalism and Colonialism
Mendes Correia and the Porto School of Anthropology
Ferraz de Matos, P.
June 2026
Working the Fabric
Resourcefulness, Belonging and Island Life in Scotland’s Harris Tweed Industry
Nascimento, J.
May 2026
The Spirit of Matter
Modernity, Religion, and the Power of Objects
Pels, P.
May 2026
God in the Machine
The Ganesh Yourself Experiment
Grimaud, E.
May 2026
Educating Anthropologists in the Contemporary World
Rethinking Teaching, Learning, and Disciplinary Boundaries
Cañás Bottos, L., Krause-Jensen, J. & Manos, I. (eds)
May 2026
Water, Scale and Materiality
Anthropological Perspectives on Hydrosocial Relations
Strang, V. & Krause, F. (eds)
May 2026
Urbanizing the Future
A New City Project in Agrarian South India
Upadhya, C.
May 2026
Single Mother by Choice
A Story of Politics and Parenting in Twenty-first Century Middle America
Layne, L.
May 2026
Practices of Care in an Italian Eating Disorder Clinic
Rethinking Food, Family and Ethics
Sciolli, G.
May 2026
Decentering Anthropology, by Way of Malinowski
Critical Perspectives on Power, Place and Colonialism
Mathur, C. & Zinn, D. L. (eds)
May 2026
Competition beyond Capitalism
Anthropological Perspectives on an Unruly Dynamic
Hopkinson, L. & Zidaru, T. (Eds.)
June 2026
Zora Neale Hurston
Böschemeier, A. & Gomes, P.
June 2026
Pedagogies of Value
Marketing Foreign Goods in China
Badaró, M.
June 2026
Economies of Care
Return Migration from South Africa to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Hansen, S.
June 2026
Terrorism in Question
Decolonizing Anthropology and the Study of Islam
Ahmad, I.
June 2026
Pierre Fatumbi Verger
From Detached Look to Knowledge through Initiation
Souty, J.
June 2026
Authoritarianism, Displacement and Syrian Family Life
Reckoning with the State
Holst, B.
June 2026
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Formalization in Ghana
A Decolonial and Legal Pluralist Analysis
Mensah, L.
June 2026
The Inequity of Caribbean Spaces and Designed Places
Race, Class and Gender
Bethell-Bennett, I. & Minnis, J. (Eds.)
Anthropology-Related Journals
Anthropological Journal of European Cultures
(formerly: Anthropological Yearbook of European Cultures)
ISSN Print: 1755-2923
ISSN Online: 1755-2931
Anthropology in Action
Journal for Applied Anthropology in Policy and Practice
ISSN Print: 0967-201X
ISSN Online: 1752-2285
Anthropology of the Middle East
ISSN Print: 1746-0719
ISSN Online: 1746-0727
Conflict and Society
Advances in Research
ISSN Print: 2164-4543
ISSN Online: 2164-4551
Environment and Society
Advances in Research
ISSN Print: 2150-6779
ISSN Online: 2150-6787
Focaal
Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology
ISSN Print: 0920-1297
ISSN Online: 1558-5263
Journal of Legal Anthropology
ISSN Print: 1758-9576
ISSN Online: 1758-9584
Learning and Teaching
The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences
ISSN Print: 1755-2273
ISSN Online: 1755-2281
Migration and Society
Advances in Research
ISSN Print: 2574-1306
ISSN Online: 2574-1314
Museum Worlds
Advances in Research
ISSN Print: 2049-6729
ISSN Online: 2049-6737
Religion and Society
Advances in Research
ISSN Print: 2150-9298
ISSN Online: 2150-9301
Sibirica
Interdisciplinary Journal of Siberian Studies
ISSN Print: 1361-7362
ISSN Online: 1476-6787
Social Analysis
The International Journal of Anthropology
ISSN Print: 0155-977X
ISSN Online: 1558-5727
Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale
ISSN Print: 0964-0282
ISSN Online: 1469-8676
The Cambridge Journal of Anthropology
ISSN Print: 0305-7674
ISSN Online: 2047-7716
Latest Anthropology Blog Articles
A Year Later: Reflecting on Religious Sensibilities in Pursuit of Sexual Well-Being and the Afterlives of Slavery, Religion, and Migration
By Amisah Zenabu Bakuri (PhD) Research Associate, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Author of Religious Sensibilities in Pursuit of Sexual Well-Being: African Diasporic Communities in the Netherlands Berghahn Books, 2024 It has been just over a year since the publication of Religious Sensibilities in Pursuit of Sexual Well-Being. At the time, I imagined I was closing a… Read More
Michael Haneke – 23 March 1942
For Michael Haneke’s birthday, we have put together some of our relevent titles looking at the film director. We have also collected some some Film Studies series, and Open Access Film and Television Studies for further browsing. For more content, you can also check out our website by Subject: Film and Television Studies here, or browse… Read More
Andrzej Wajda (6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016)
Polish Cinema For Andrzej Wajda’s birthday, we have put together some of our titles looking at the Polish film director, as well as some titles on Eastern European cinema, down below. For more content, you can browse our website by Subject: Film and Television Studies here, or browse by Area: Central/Eastern Europe here. Open Access… Read More
International Men’s Day
19 November 2024 November 19th is International Men’s Day, which recognises “worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities […] highlight[ing] positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being”. The official theme for 2024 is “Positive Male Role Models”. This information has been taking from the official site. You… Read More
World Philosophy Day
21 November, 2024 – 3rd Thursday of November World Philosophy Day is celebrated on the third Thursday of November, this year on the 21st of November. Read more from the UNESCO World Philosophy Day page here. In the spirit of this day, we have compiled some of our Philosophy Studies titles below. Where is the… Read More
Fall of the Berlin Wall, 9 November 1989
35th anniversary This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall (9 November 1989)! To celebrate the Fall of the Berlin Wall, we want to spotlight our Books Series on German Studies. These series span further than only our most recent publications, and include a number of Open Access books, entirely… Read More
World Adoption Day
9 November The 9th of November is World Adoption Day! As described on the official website, “The day was created for the purpose of celebrating family, raising awareness for adoption and raising funds to support families in the adoption journey“. This year marks a decade since its creation. Read more from the organisation’s page here.… Read More
International Day of Care and Support
29 October The 29th October 2024 is the International Day of Care and Support! As the United Nations explains, “Care work, both paid and unpaid, is crucial to the future of decent work. Growing populations, ageing societies, changing families, women’s secondary status in labour markets and shortcomings in social policies demand urgent action on the… Read More
World Food Day
16 October 2024 The 16th October 2024 is World Food Day! As the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations explains, “‘Foods’ stands for diversity, nutrition, affordability, accessibility and safety. A greater diversity of nutritious foods should be available in our fields, fishing nets, markets, and on our tables, for the benefit of all.” Read more… Read More
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day! Berghahn recognizes the significance of indigenous cultures and in the spirit of this day, we have collected some of our relevant titles below. Enacted Relations Performing Knowledge in an Australian Indigenous Community Franca Tamisari “This is an excellent exploration and exegesis of Yolngu performance in all its varied forms from… Read More
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