Pretty Modern
2011 Honorable Mention Pretty Modern Beauty, Sex, and Plastic Surgery in Brazil by Alexander Edmond Alexander Edmond, "Pretty Modern: Beauty, Sex, and Plastic Surgery in Brazil." 2010 Duke University Press. Prize [...]
Spiritual Economies
2011 Joint Winner Spiritual Economies Islam, Globalization and the Afterlife of Development by Daromir Rudnyckyj Daromir Rudnyckyj, "Spiritual Economies: Islam, Globalization and the Afterlife of Development." 2010 Cornell University Press. Prize [...]
Cosmologies of Credit
2011 Joint Winner Cosmologies of Credit Transnational Mobility and the Politics of Destination in China by Julie Chu Julie Chu,"Cosmologies of Credit: Transnational Mobility and the Politics of Destination in China." [...]
Just One Child
2010 Honorable Mention Just One Child Science and Policy in Deng’s China by Susan Greenhalgh (University of California Press, 2008) The AES awarded an Honorable Mention to Susan Greenhalgh for [...]
Alien Ocean
2010 Winner Alien Ocean Anthropological Voyages in Microbial Seas by Stefan Helmreich *(University of California Press, 2009) Jane Collins, AES President, had this to say about Stefan Helmreich and Alien Ocean: [...]
Lydia’s Open Door
2009 Joint Winner Lydia's Open Door Mexico's Most Modern Brothel by Patty Kelly Patty Kelly, George Washington University. "Lydia's Open Door: Mexico's Most Modern Brothel." 2008 University of California Press. Prize [...]
Counting the Dead
2009 Joint Winner Counting the Dead The Culture and Politics of Human Rights Activism in Colombia by Winifred Tate Winifred Tate, Colby College. "Counting the Dead: The Culture and Politics of [...]
Diabetes and the Occult in Northern Ghana
2007 Winner Diabetes and the Occult in Northern Ghana by Limor Samimian Darash The Limits of Emergencies and the Time of Event: The Pre-Event Configuration of Biological Threats (see pdf) by [...]
Dramas of Nationhood
2007 Winner Dramas of Nationhood The Politics of Television in Egypt by Lila Abu-Lughod University of Chicago Press, 2005 From the Prize Committee Chair: Carla Freeman, AES Councilor and Senior Book [...]
The Ethical Soundscape
2007 Joint Winner The Ethical Soundscape Cassette Sermons and Islamic Counterpublics by Charles Hirschkind Charles Hirschkind, University of California, Berkeley. "The Ethical Soundscape: Cassette Sermons and Islamic Counterpublics." 2006, Columbia University [...]
