Landscapes of Devils
2005 Joint Winner Landscapes of Devils Tensions of Place and Memory in the Argentinean Chaco by Gaston Gordillo Gaston Gordillo, University of British Columbia"Landscapes of Devils: Tensions of Place and Memory [...]
Being a Buddhist Nun
2005 Joint Winner Being a Buddhist Nun The Struggle for Enlightenment in the Himalayas by Kim Gutschow Kim Gutschow, Williams College”Being a Buddhist Nun: The Struggle for Enlightenment in the Himalayas” [...]
Isle Evangelista
2003 Honorable Mention Isle Evangelista A Story of Church and State, Puerto Rico’s Faith Based Initiatives in Drug Treatment by Helena Hansen Helena Hansen, Yale University “Isle Evangelista: A Story of [...]
Fermenting Flows
2003 Winner Fermenting Flows Japanese Buyers, Canadian Farmers, and the Moral Economy of the Non-Transgenic Soybean by Gavin Hamilton Whitelaw Gavin Hamilton Whitelaw, Yale University “Fermenting Flows: Japanese Buyers, Canadian Farmers, [...]
Cholas and Pishtacos
2003 Winner Cholas and Pishtacos Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes by Mary Weismantel Mary Weismantel, Northwestern University. “Cholas and Pishtacos: Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes” [...]
In Amazonia
2003 Honorable Mention In Amazonia A Natural History by Hugh Raffles From the Publisher The Amazon is not what it seems. As Hugh Raffles shows us in this captivating and innovative [...]
Advocacy After Bhopal
2003 Joint Winner Advocacy After Bhopal Environmentalism, Disaster, New Global Orders by Kim Fortun Kim Fortun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute”Advocacy After Bhopal – Environmentalism, Disaster, New Global Orders” 2001, University of Chicago [...]
Life Exposed
2003 Joint Winner Life Exposed Biological Citizens after Chernobyl by Adriana Petryna Adriana Petryna, New School University “Life Exposed: Biological Citizens after Chernobyl” 2002, University of California Santa Cruz Press. From [...]
The Book of Jerry Falwell
2001 Honorable Mention The Book of Jerry Falwell Fundamentalist Language and Politics by Susan Hardin National polls show that approximately 50 million adult Americans are born-again Christians. Yet most Americans see [...]
City of Walls
2001 Winner City of Walls Crime, Segregation, and Citizenship in Sao Paulo by Teresa Caldiera Teresa Caldeira's pioneering study of fear, crime, and segregation in São Paulo poses essential questions about [...]
