The Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies

[administrator]

On behalf of the Association for the Study of Nationalities and the Harriman Institute, we are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies.

The Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies, sponsored by the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, is awarded annually by the ASN for an outstanding book published in the previous calendar year on Russia, Eastern Europe or Eurasia in which substantial attention is paid to questions of ethnicity and/or nationalism.

The deadline for receipt of all nominations is December 15, 2010. (We will accept books with a 2010 publication date that are published after December 15, as long as they are mailed no later than January 15, 2011.)

The name of the winner will be announced at the 16th Annual ASN World Convention, to be held April 14-16, 2011 at Columbia University, New York, NY. (http://www.nationalities.org/convention/convention.asp)

Rules of Eligibility

Rules of eligibility for the Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies are as follows:

? The copyright date inside the book must list 2010 as the date of publication.

? Authors may be of any nationality as long as the work is originally published in English.

? Works may deal with any area of Russia, Eastern Europe, or Eurasia (including the Balkans, Central Europe, the Baltics, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Turkey, Afghanistan, and China).

? The competition is open to works of scholarship in any field, so long as substantial attention is paid to the study of nationalism and/or ethnicity, broadly defined.

? Edited volumes, textbooks, translations, bibliographies, and reference works are ineligible.

? Books by currently serving judges of the Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies, or by immediate family members of this group, are not eligible.

2011 Joseph Rothschild Book Prize Committee

The winner of the 2011 Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies will be chosen by the following scholars:

Dmitry Gorenburg, Harvard University; Committee Chair

(mailing address):

Dmitry Gorenburg

178 Richardson Dr

Needham, MA 02492

Holly Case, Cornell University

(mailing address):

Holly Case

Department of History

450 McGraw Hall

Ithaca, NY 14853

Harris Mylonas, George Washington University

(mailing address):

Harris Mylonas

Political Science Department

George Washington University

440 Monroe Hall

2115 G Street, NW

Washington, DC 20052

Nominating Instructions

Send one copy of each eligible monograph to each Committee member (see addresses above) AND to the ASN office at:

Rothschild Book Prize Nomination

c/o Roland Spickermann

Book Review Editor, Nationalities Papers

Dept. of History

University of Texas - Permian Basin

4901 East University

Odessa TX 79762-0001 USA

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Nominations must be received no later than December 15, 2010. (We will accept books with a 2010 publication date that are published after December 15, as long as they are mailed no later than January 15, 2011.)

Submissions should be clearly marked ?Rothschild Book Prize Nomination.? If you would like to receive an acknowledgment that your nomination was received please enclose with the copy mailed to the ASN office a note with your e-mail address or a self-addressed stamped envelope or a postcard.