The Houshang Pourshariati
Iranian Studies Book Award was established in 2005 to
recognize outstanding publishing in Iranian studies.
The award was named for Houshang
Pourshariati to recognize his long and distinguished
career as a journalist and writer. The first Houshang Pourshariati
Iranian Studies Book Award was presented at the
MESA
2007 Annual Meeting in Montréal November 17-20.
The 2009 Competition
The Middle East Studies Association invites nominations for the 2009 Houshang Pourshariati Iranian Studies Book Award. 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, 2008, and April 30, 2009. Authors need not be members of MESA.
*Works translated from other languages into English will also be considered, but will be judged by the same rigorous standards as those for works submitted in English.
2. Subject matter must deal with Iran and the work must seek to advance knowledge and scholarship on Iranian society, culture, and history from ancient times to the present and as addressed by the fields of literature, philosophy, social studies, art, science, and other disciplines. The purview of these works should be clearly that of an Iranist. The works considered should demonstrate substantive understanding of the social and political experiences of the Iranian people and their civilization and their contribution to and influences on the world at large.
3. Works not eligible include edited collections and compilations, proceedings of symposia, new editions of previously published books, bibliographies, dictionaries, and textbooks.
4. Nominations must be made by May 8, 2009, with books delivered to the readers by May 15, 2009, or books will not be eligible for the 2009 competition.
The author of the winning book will receive $2000 and a certificate of award. Honorable mentions also receive a certificate of award. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony at the 43rd MESA Annual Meeting in Boston, MA, November 21-24. 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, 2009
Please include the full title, author’s
full name, publisher, and publication date of the book.
1. Send a letter of nomination and
one copy of the book to the Awards Coordinator at the
MESA Secretariat.
Sara L. Palmer, Award Coordinator
2009 Houshang Pourshariati Iranian Studies 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
2. Send one copy of the book(s) to each of the
three readers on the Book Award Committee. Books must
reach the readers by May 15,
2009.
Rudi Matthee, Chair
University of Delaware
Department of History
Munroe Hall
Newark DE 19716
302-831-4544
William Beeman
University of Minnesota
Department of Anthropology
395 HHH Ctr, 301 19th Ave S
Minneapolis MN 55455
612-625-3400
Mehdi Khorrami
New York University
Department of Middle East Studies
50 Washington Sq S
New York NY 10012
212-998-8749
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2008 Award Recipients
Winner
Maria E. Subtelny, University of Toronto, Timurids in Transition: Turko-Persian Politics and Acculturation in Medieval Iran (Brill Publishers) Honorable Mention
Shafique N. Virani, University of Toronto, The Ismailis in the Middle Ages: A History of Survival, A Search for Salvation (Oxford University Press)
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