Japanese war crimes and chinese justice harvard univ. Okihiro the columbia guide to asian american history columbia university press, 2001 2002 salt lake city, ut book awards awards given for books published in 2000 cultural studies martin manalansan. Fairbank prize in east asian history is offered annually for an outstanding book in the history of china proper, vietnam, chinese central asia, mongolia. The bernard schwartz book award recognizes nonfiction books that make. The leo gershoy award for the best book in the fields of 17th and 18thcentury western european history. The icas book prize ibp is one of the most prestigious book awards in the field of asian studies. Established by a gift to the association from the friends of the prominent historian of china and east asia at harvard and president of the association in 1968, the john k. Forkosch prize for the best book in the field of british, british imperial, or british commonwealth history since 1485. The aas is pleased to announce the winners of this years book prize. The prizes will be awarded to the englishlanguage books that make the greatest contribution to increasing understanding of the history, culture, society, politics, or economy of china.
Asian history studies, religious studies and theology, south asian history studies, southeast asian history studies, east asian history studies icas book prize ibp 2021 dissertation awards. Caleb mcdaniel oxford university press a masterfully researched meditation on reparations based on the remarkable story of a 19th century woman who survived kidnapping and reenslavement to sue her captor. Fairbank, francis lee higginson professor of history and director of the east asian research center at harvard university, and president of the. The aiis book prize american institute of indian studies. Cohn prize for first books on south asia the ananda kentish coomaraswamy prize for englishlanguage scholarly work on south asia the a. The aiis book prize committee noted, we learnt a lot from reading this compelling and wellwritten account of stateled economic planning in postindependent democratic india in the 1950s and 1960s during. Prize fellowships in economics, history, and politics. This conference will explore the various regional histories of domestic work and.
For the year 2020, this prize has been awarded to katie jarvis for her book politics in the marketplace. Fahad bishara won the 2018 world history association bentley book prize for a sea of debt. Named in memory of joan kelly, this prize is awarded annually for the book in womens history andor feminist theory that best reflects the high intellectual and scholarly ideals exemplified by the life and work of joan kelly 192882. About dsc the dsc prize for south asian literature. Fairbank prize of the american historical association each year honors the best scholarly book in east asian history. It is not only a builder of projects in the chosen sectors but also planners, designers, financiers and constructors who operate and maintain large scale world class infrastructure projects. An anarchist history of upland southeast asia by james c. Special award for most outstanding reference tool on asian american history gary y. The pursuit of freedom and equality in the twilight of slavery by joseph p.
Director jiang wu won the inaugural tianzhu book prize for. Joseph levenson book prize is awarded each year in memory of joseph r. Aiis 2020 book prizes awarded to nikhil menon and steven. Aas 2019 book prizes association for asian studies. The 2017 verbruggen prize for the best book on medieval military history. Kelly prize coordinating council for women in history.
After a 25 year gap in women winners of the nobel prize for literature, the nobel committee awarded the 1991 prize to nadine gordimer 1923, a south african who through her magnificent epic writing has in the words of alfred nobel been of very great benefit to humanity. At a watershed moment in the scholarly approach to the history of this important region, new terrains in southeast asian history captures the richness and diversity of historical discourse among southeast asian scholars. Since 1957, there have been thirteen chinese including chineseborn winners of the nobel prize. The maryland historical society also has documents relating to. Man asian literary prize winners meet your next favorite book.
Sackler gallery and by the metropolitan center for far eastern art studies in kyoto, japan. Fairbank prize for the best book in east asian history since 1800. The prizes will be awarded to the englishlanguage books that make the greatest contribution. Chinese zen master yinyuan and the authenticity crisis in early modern east asia. Booker mcconnell, a multinational company, established the award in 1968 to provide a counterpart to the prix goncourt in france. Work, gender, and citizenship in revolutionary france oxford university press, 2019. Fairbank prize in east asian history is offered annually for an outstanding book in the history of china proper, vietnam, chinese central asia, mongolia, manchuria, korea, or japan, substantially after 1800. Creole histories and modern identity in the malay world 2018 is a powerful and important work of history, the result of prodigious. Teaching, advising, and program development in american studies.
Joseph levenson prize pre1900 and post1900 the merlin foundation, established by the late audrey sheldon, has provided for the two awards, one for works whose main focus is on china before 1900 and the other for works on post1900 china. Read more about icas book prize ibp 2021 dissertation awards. Shortlist, 2018 britishkuwait friendship society book prize in middle east studies. A transnational history, 19101945 harvard university asia center. Apr 27, 2020 this prize recognizes one project on the subject of asian history or the history of the asian diaspora. Man asian literary prize goes to chinese bestseller. Levenson by the association for asian studies to two englishlanguage books, one whose.
According to the association, the prize criteria is whether the book is the greatest contribution to increasing understanding of the history, culture, society. Benda prize in southeast asian studies for her book taming babel. The dsc prize for south asian literature celebrates the rich and varied world of literature of the south asian region. History book award returned amid questions about citation. In order to promote scholarship in south asian studies, the american institute of indian studies aiis awards two prizes each year for the best unpublished book manuscript on an indian subject. Published in 2015 by oxford university press, this book presents a detailed study of the founder. In addition, there is a prize for the best first book in the history of religions, and for religion and the arts. Awarded to the historian with the best book for east asian history since 1800. This one is a bit older, but still a mustread if you want to know more about hawaii or hawaii and hawaiian history. Columbia university libraries is pleased to award the 2020 bancroft prizes in american history and diplomacy to two acclaimed works. Authors could belong to this region through birth or be of any ethnicity but the writing should pertain to the south asian region in terms of content and theme. Nathan brown book prize in honor of nathan brown, a member of the class of 1827 who was a distinguished linguist and missionary to several asian countries, the department of history awards a book to the firstyear student or sophomore who writes the best essay in a course in african, asian, latin american, or middle eastern history. Through the perspectives of scholars who live and work within the region, the book offers readers a rare opportunity to enter.
This prize recognizes one project on the subject of asian history or the history of the asian diaspora. Man asian literary prize goes to chinese bestseller books. Fairbank prize aha american historical association. The richards prize is awarded annually by the american historical association aha to the best book in south asian history.
Richards prize for the most distinguished book on south asian history published in english the james harvey robinson prize for the teaching aid that has made the most outstanding contribution to the teaching and learning of history in any field for public or educational purposes biennial. Forkosch prize for the best book in the field of british, british imperial, or british commonwealth. The collections of emperor huizong university of washington press, 2008. The award was established by the 1895 will and estate of swedish chemist and inventor alfred nobel. By tying the local and international, planning democracy offers a new history of the indian state and the global history of development. Nov 17, 2009 the story of a playboy communist party official who castrates himself after he is banished to live on a river barge has won celebrated chinese author su tong the man asian literary prize su, by. Levenson prize for books in chinese studies book awards. Covering modern south korean, japanese, chinese, and taiwanese history, this book offers some great insights into the development of all of these places. These awards honor works of distinctive originality, intelligence, creativity, and importance. The longman history today book prize is open to an authors first or second book, written in english, on any aspect of history, published between 1 october 2018 and 31 september 2019. Ramanujan prize for book translations from south asian languages into english.
Satyarthi shared the 2014 nobel peace prize with malala yousafzai of pakistan. Award winners association for asian american studies. Richards prize in south asian history, american historical association. Book award nomination association for asian american studies. For readers working on the history of domestic work and service in south asia, see this call for papers for the second international conference organized under the ercfunded project domestic servants in colonial south asia, to be held in berlin from 11 april, 2018. Winner of the national book critics circle award for nonfiction, the woman warrior has become a staple in asian american studies classes since it was first published in 1976. Fairbank prize is awarded for the best work on the history of china proper, vietnam, chinese central asia, mongolia, manchuria, korea, or japan since the year 1800. Benda prize of the aas is given annually to an outstanding newer scholar from any discipline or country specialization of southeast asian the harry j. It is solely the authors responsibility to ensure that the book is submitted for the proper category and year. History alumna katie jarvis receives major book prize. The joseph levenson prize for pre1900 englishlanguage, nonfiction scholarly. Welcome history book awards and prizes research guides at.
History book award returned amid questions about citation errors. The maclennan case of 1980 and the suppression of a scandal has won the 2017 royal asiatic society hong kong history book prize. Creole histories and modern identity in the malay world cambridge university press citation. Awarded annually to the best novel of the year written in english and published in the uk or ireland. Columbia university libraries announces the winners of the. The story of a playboy communist party official who castrates himself after he is banished to live on a river barge has won celebrated chinese author su. The nobel committee wanted to foster cooperation on the subcontinent by selecting a hindu man from india and a muslim woman from pakistan, of different ages, but who are working toward common goals of education and opportunity for all children. Statement from the weatherhead east asian institute. Awards for excellence are given in four categories.
Benda book prize first book on southeast asia sumit mandal, becoming arab. A collection of stories from various asian countries, michael schuman tells us the story of the socalled asian economic miracle that took place in the late 20th century. This book is a muchneeded addition to the fields of inner asian history and early modern asian studies in general. Published in 2015 by oxford university press, this book presents a detailed study of the founder of the japanese. Sackler gallery have announced that patricia buckley ebrey, a leading scholar of chinese civilization, will receive the 2010 shimada prize for her book accumulating culture. Aiis 2020 book prizes awarded to nikhil menon and steven vose.
Asian history book list ohio university press swallow. A quantitative comparison of international afghanistan war autobiographies, 20012010. Fairbank prize in east asian history is offered annually for an outstanding book in the history of china proper, vietnam, chinese central asia. Benda prize of the aas is given annually to an outstanding newer scholar from any discipline or country specialization of southeast. Ed logue and the struggle to renew urban america in the suburban age by lizabeth cohen farrar, straus and giroux, 2019 and illusions of emancipation. The category for which a work is to be nominated should be specified by the author. The nobel prize is a swedenbased international monetary prize. Fairbank prize in east asian history is offered annually for an outstanding book in the history of china proper, vietnam, chinese central asia, mongolia, manchuria, korea, or. Patricia buckley ebrey to receive 2010 shimada prize for. Science, medicine, and the transformation of sex in modern china columbia university press, 2018 was awarded the 2019 humanities ibp icas book prize at the opening ceremony of the asian studies conference in leiden. Icas book prize awarded at opening ceremony of the asian studies. All prizes are awarded annually unless otherwise noted. The smithsonians freer gallery of art and arthur m.
The maryland historical society also has documents relating to immigration into baltimore. It was first awarded in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace in 1901. The first book award of the studies of the weatherhead east asian institute was established to enable young scholars to publish their first work. Dunning prize offered biennially for the most outstanding book in us historythe entry must be the authors first or second book. Welcome history book awards and prizes research guides. Works in all disciplines and in all periods of chinese history are eligible, but anthologies, edited works, and pamphlets will not be considered. Winner of the 2016 penbellwether prize for socially engaged fiction, this is a moving immigrant tale. It was first awarded in 1999 as the world history association book prize. South asia is defined as the geographic area included in the modern states of afghanistan, bangladesh, bhutan, burma, india, the maldives, nepal, pakistan, and sri lanka. Richards prize in south asian history recognizes the most distinguished work of scholarship on south asian history published in english. The society for east asian anthropology invites submissions for the 2020 francis l. The political economy of the telephone in the gilded age univ. Presented by harvard university press and houghton library full list of contributing institutions. By highlighting the greatest asian works released every year the man asian literary prize both fosters connections between the diverse literary communities of asia and brings the best of asian literature to western audiences.
Apr 06, 2020 by tying the local and international, planning democracy offers a new history of the indian state and the global history of development. Nayanjot lahiri bags prize for book on ashoka authors. Booker prize, prestigious british award given annually to a fulllength novel in english. Levenson by the association for asian studies to two englishlanguage books, one whose main focus is on china before 1900 and the other for works on post1900 china. The shimada prize is awarded for distinguished scholarship in the history of east asian art by the freer gallery of art and arthur m. About dsc the dsc prize for south asian literaturethe. The asian literary prize formerly the man asian literary prize 20072012, is an annual literary award given to the best novel by an asian writer, the asian literary prize formerly the man asian literary prize 20072012, is an annual literary award given to the best novel by an asian writer. Nathan brown book prize in honor of nathan brown, a member of the class of 1827 who was a distinguished linguist and missionary to several asian countries, the department of history awards a book to the firstyear student or sophomore who writes the best essay in a course in african, asian, latin american, or middle eastern history 20182019 kofi leeberman 22 subjects, objects. There will be an announcement and book talk at the asia society in hong kong on 12 march 2018 beginning at 6. The prize was established by the coordinating committee on women in the historical profession and the conference group on womens history in 1983, to be. Smu professor wins the american historical associations 20.
Richards prize aha american historical association. Jiang wu, director of the center for buddhist studies at the university of arizona, won the inaugural tianzhu book prize for excellence in chan studies for his book leaving for the rising sun. A true story of slavery and restitution in america, by w. Initially, only englishlanguage writers from the united kingdom, the republic. Palais prize for englishlanguage scholarly books published on korea. For inspiration for this topic, look to the thinkport inquiry kits in world and u. The competition to control world communications, 19001945. Complete the aaas 2018 book award nomination submission form below. The book draws on ahmads own experiences in the area, where he worked. The louis gottschalk prize recognizes an outstanding historical or critical study on the eighteenth century. The booker prize the leading literary award in the english speaking world, which has brought recognition, reward and readership to outstanding fiction for over 50 years. C aforio prize for the best book in armed forces and civilmilitary relations published between 2015 and 2016.
From brooding, surrealist epics by the crafting hand of murukami, to dark, noir thrillers between manila and new york, to political hot potatoes that consider the state of contemporary china, this list of 10 awardwinning books by asian writers in the last 10 years is sure to have something up your alley. The gilder lehrman prize for military history at the newyork historical society awarded for the best book on military history in the englishspeaking world, without restrictions as to time, ed 2018 and distinguished by its scholarship, its contribution to the literature, and its appeal to both a general and an academic audience. May 01, 2020 the society for east asian anthropology invites submissions for the 2020 francis l. The world history association bentley book prize is an annual literary award given by the world history association. It was established in 1992 to honor professor shimada shujiro, who received international recognition for his. Ship five 5 copies of the nominated title to the address below. Eligibility will be defined quite broadly, including books on any period or field of south asian historical studies and works which integrate south asian history with. Awarded by the world history association created in 1999, the world history association wha book prize recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of world history.