Announcing
the Competition for the 2008 Award
The Middle East Studies Association
is pleased to announce the competition for the 2008
Albert Hourani Book Award. Nominations will be accepted
after the selection committee is in place, anticipated
sometime in early 2008. Nominations can be made by
either the publisher or the author. Although there
is no limit on the number of titles that authors
or publishers may submit, we ask that they exercise
discretion in the selection of books nominated. Below
is a list of criteria that should be met:
1. Books must be non-fiction scholarly
monographs based on original research published in
English between May 1, 2007 and April 30, 2008. Authors
need not be members of MESA.
2. Subject matter must deal with
the Middle East. Areas primarily of interest include
Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Israel, Pakistan, and the
countries of the Arab World from the seventh century
to modern times. Spain, Southeastern Europe, the Soviet
Union and other regions also are included for the periods
in which their territories were part of the Middle
Eastern empires or were under the influence of Middle
Eastern civilization.
3. Works not eligible include edited
collections and compilations, proceedings of symposia,
new editions of previously published books, bibliographies,
dictionaries, textbooks, and surveys.
4. Nominations must be made by May
8, 2008, with books delivered to the readers
by May 15, 2008, or
books will not be eligible for the competition.
The author of the winning book will
receive $1000 and a certificate of award. Honorable
mentions also receive a certificate of award. Winners
will be announced at the Awards Ceremony at MESA's
42nd annual meeting, November 22-25, in Washington, DC.
As well, the results will be announced in the MESA
Newsletter and in other publications as deemed appropriate
by MESA.
TO
NOMINATE A BOOK
Deadline: MAY 8, 2008
1. Send a letter of
nomination and one copy of the book to the Award Coordinator
at the MESA Secretariat.
Sara L. Palmer, Awards Coordinator
2008 Book Award Competition
Middle East Studies Association
1219 N Santa Rita Ave
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721
520-626-4753 (direct line)
520-626-9095 (fax)
palmers@email.arizona.edu
Please include the full
title, author’s full name, publisher, and publication
date of the book.
2. Send one copy of the book(s) to
each of the five readers on the Book Award
Committee listed below.
Books must
reach the readers
by May 15,
2008.
Eugene Rogan, Chair
The Middle East Centre
St Antony's College, University of Oxford
Oxford OX2 6JF
UK
Jamal Elias
Dept of Religious Studies
University of Pennsylvania
201 Logan Hall, 249 S. 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Ellen Lust-Okar
Dept of Political Science
Yale University
124 Prospect Street
New Haven CT -06511
Andrew Shryock (University of Michigan)
2947 Hickory Lane
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Kemal Silay (Indiana University)
716 Whitethorn Place
Bloomington, IN 47403
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