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Book Award and Prizes
Click the tabs to the left for a list of Awards and Prizes given to outstanding works in history and related fields. The awards are organized geographically and by subject. Click the tabs to the left to see an expanded choice.
The awards and prizes list was complied by the Faculty members of the Rowan University History Department.
GEOGRAPHICAL BOOK AWARDS
African History Awards and Prizes
in African History
given annually for the best scholarly work (including translations) on Africa published in English in the previous year and distributed in the United States. Melvin Herskovits was one of the founders of the African Studies Association
Mary Alice abd Philip Boucher Book Prize (FCHS)
Alf Andrew Heggoy Book Prize (FCHS)
Asian History Prizes
for an outstanding book in the history of China proper, Vietnam, Chinese Central Asia, Mongolia, Manchuria, Korea, or Japan, substantially after 1800, sponsored by American Historical Association.
one for works whose main focus is on China before 1900 and the other for works on post-1900 China, sponsored by Association for Asian Studies
for the most distinguished book on South Asian history published in English, American Historical Association
European History Awards and Prizes
for the best book in European history from 1815 through the 20th century [AHA]
for the best book in European international history since 1895 [AHA]
for a major book on European military and strategic history since 1870 [AHA]
for the best book in the field of British, British Imperial, or British Commonwealth history since 1485 [AHA]
awarded annually by the North American Conference on British Studies for the best book published anywhere by a North American scholar on any aspect of British studies since 1800.
in History/Theology from Sixteenth Century Society & Conference
for the best book in the fields of 17th- and 18th-century western European history
for the most distinguished book on the intellectual and cultural history of Europe since 1500
for the best book in English on any aspect of French history, American Historical Association
Latin American History Awards and Prizes
for the best book in Latin American and Caribbean history, American Historical Association
for an outstanding book on Latin America in the social sciences and humanities published in English, sponsored by the Latin American Studies Association
Luciano Tomassini Latin American International Relations Book Award
for an outstanding book on Latin American foreign policies and international relations published in English, Spanish or Portuguese in any country, sponsored by the Latin American Studies Association.
Middle Eastern Studies Book Awards
for outstanding study of the Middle East, Middle East Studies Association.
Association for Middle East Women’s Studies
Book Award for book in study of Middle East gender, women’s, and sexuality studies.
for best book in economic history, economics, and/or political economy of the Middle East, Middle East Studies Association.
Russian History Prizes
is awarded annually for an outstanding monograph on the political economy of Russia, Eurasia and/or Eastern Europe. Awarded by ASEEES
sponsored by Mary Lincoln, is awarded biennially (in even numbered years) for an author's first published monograph or scholarly synthesis that is of exceptional merit and lasting significance for the understanding of Russia's past.
Awarded by ASEEES.
for the most important contribution to Russian, Eurasian, and East European studies in any discipline of the humanities or social sciences.
Awarded by ASEEES—The Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies.
in History is awarded annually for an outstanding monograph published on Russia, Eastern Europe or Eurasia in the field of history.
Awarded by ASEEES
United States History Awards and Prizes
For best book on the history of the United States, Latin America, or Canada, sponsored by the American Historical Association.
For the most original book on the coming of the Civil War, the Civil War years, or the Era of Reconstruction, sponsored by the Organization of American Historians.
Best book on history of race relations in the United States, sponsored by the Organization of American Historians.
Outstanding scholarly book on the history of New Jersey, sponsored by the New Jersey Historical Commission.
Theodore Saloutos Memorial Book Award
Best book on the history of immigration to the United States, sponsored by the Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Best scholarly work on Abraham Lincoln, the American Civil War Soldier, or a subject relating to the era.
For the most distinguished book on US law and society, broadly defined
George Washington Book Prize, C.V. Starr Center for the American Experience Washington College
The George Washington Book Prize recognizes the year’s best books on the nation’s founding era, especially those that have the potential to advance broad public understanding of American history.
The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (SHEAR) Book Prize
For the best book published on history and culture of the early American Republic, 1776-1861.
Cox Book Prize, the Society of Cincinnati
Award for a distinguished work of American history in the era of the American Revolution published during the previous three years.
Francis Jennings First Book Manuscript Prize in Early American Ethnohistory,
Best book on the history of Indian-European relations in what is now the United States and Canada from the time of initial contacts between American Indians and Europeans through the era of the early republic United States, ca. 1800.
For the best book in African American women's and gender history.
John Hope Franklin Publication Prize, The American Studies Association
For the best published book in American Studies.
MULTI-REGIONAL TOPICS
Ancient History
for the best book in any field of history prior to CE 1000, sponsored by the American Historical Association
Childhood and Youth History
for best book on history of childhood and youth in any time period or geographic region, Society for the History of Childhood and Youth
Jewish Studies
Gerard and Ella Berman Memorial Award
for best book in Jewish history, Jewish Book Council (a National Jewish Book Award)
for best book in American Jewish Studies, Jewish Book Council (a National Jewish Book Award)
for best book in Jewish Women’s Studies, Jewish Book Council (a National Jewish Book Award)
Women's History
for best book in women’s history or feminist theory, American Historical Association.
World History
for the best book that explores the integration of Atlantic worlds before the 20th century
for the best book on African diaspora history
for the most outstanding book on world history
History of Christianity
American Society of Church History, Grants and Awards
for the best monograph, biography, critical edition, or bibliography published in the two previous calendar years in ecumenical church history broadly conceived.
American Society of Church History
for the best book published in the two previous calendar years, originating in the North American scholarly community, which presents original research on any period in the history of Christianity, or makes a significant synthesizing scholarly contribution.
A-Z LIST OF AWARDS AND PRIZES
Awards Listed by Name
AWARD SPONSORS
Award Sponsors
The Association recognizes a wide variety of distinguished historical work, which can take the form of an exceptional book in the field, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, and even on film. Since 1896 the Association has conferred over a thousand awards.
Consoortium of LAtin American Studies Programs (CLASP)
Clasp sponsors the Los Premios Americas (The Americas Award)
National Council on Public History
Provides a $1,000 award for the best book about or growing out of public history published within the previous two calendar years.
The American History Book Prize is presented annually since 1995
Organization of American Historians
This section announces competitions for awards and prizes within the field of US history.
Honoring Excellence in Journalism and the Arts since 1917
The Distinguished Book Awards recognize the best book-length publications in English on military history, whether monograph, bibliography, guide, or other project copyrighted in the previous three calendar years.
Created in 1999, the World History Association Bentley Book Prize recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of world history. In 2012, the WHA Book prize was renamed in memory of Jerry H. Bentley and his significant contributions to the field of world history and the World History Association.