Books by Nina Berman

A Purple Heart is the honour given toa US soldier for their wounds as theyreturn from war. Accompanying theimages are first person interviewswith the soldiers as they discuss whythey enlisted and their experiencesin Iraq, as well as their lives now andthe prospect of living as disabledveterans.

A study of the German presence in Africa in the modern period that exposes forms of cultural domination that derive from a philosophy of progress and 'good intentions'. Highlighting patterns of domination that did not disappear with decolonization, it disputes assumptions about why global inequality has not only persisted but increased.

Diani, a coastal town on the Indian Ocean, is significantly defined by a large European presence that has spurred economic development and is also supported by close relationships between Kenyans and European immigrants and tourists. Nina Berman looks carefully at the repercussions that these economic and social interactions have brought to life on the Kenyan coast. She explores what happens when poorer and less powerful members of a community are forced to give way to profit-based real estate development, what it means when most of Diani's schools and water resources are supplied by funds from immigrants, and what the impact of mixed marriages is on notions of kinship and belonging as well as the economy. This unique story about a small Kenyan town also recounts a wider tale of opportunity, oppression, resilience, exploitation, domination, and accommodation in a world of economic, political, and social change.

Explores the dynamic between German-speaking and Middle Eastern states and empires from the time of the Crusades to the end of the Cold War. This insightful study illuminates the complex relationships among literary and other writings on the one hand, and economic, social, and political processes and material dimensions on the other.