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Berghahn Books

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Berghahn Books
Founded1994
FounderMarion Berghahn
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City
DistributionTurpin Distribution (United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, India)
Ingram Academic (United States, Australia, New Zealand)[1]
Publication typesBooks, Academic journals
Official websitewww.berghahnbooks.com

Berghahn Books is a publisher from New York and Oxford. It publishes scholarly books and academic journals in the humanities and social sciences. It focuses on social and cultural anthropology, European history, politics, and movie and media studies. It was founded in 1994 by Marion Berghahn.[2]

Books[change | change source]

Every year, Berghahn Books publishes around 140 new books. It has a backlist of about 2,500 books. New books are published both in print and online. Many Berghahn books are reviewed on Choice.[3]

Journalism[change | change source]

Berghahn Journals publishes over 40 journals in social sciences and humanities. Berghahn Books also has a yearly series, Advances in Research. Advances in Research started in 2013. Its journals have been available online since 2001.[4] Berghahn Journals was given the AAP PROSE Award for Best New Journal in the Social Sciences and Humanities two years in a row in in 2009 for Girlhood Studies and in 2008 for Projections.[5] Girlhood Studies was also given the Highly Commended Certificate for the 2010 ALPSP Best New Journal Award.[6]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Who's Who at Berghahn". Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  2. Kingston, Sean (2002-12-20). "An Interview with Marion Berghahn: On the Intricacies of Anthropological Publishing". Anthropology Today. 16 (2): 16–20. doi:10.1111/1467-8322.00015.
  3. "List of Outstanding Titles – 2010". Choice Reviews Online. Archived from the original on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  4. "Journals 2017" (PDF). Berghahn Books. 2017-04-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-11. Founded in 1994, its program, which includes close to 40 journals and over 125 new titles a year, spans Anthropology, Migration & Refugee Studies, Geography, History, and Film Studies.
  5. "2009 Winners: Category Award Winners". PROSE Awards. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  6. "ALPSP Awards 2010 – Winners". ALPSP. 2010-09-13. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2017-08-11.

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