Addiction by Design
2013 Winner Addiction by Design Machine Gambling in Las Vegas by Natasha Dow Schüll Natasha Dow Schüll,”Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas” (Princeton 2012). Prize committee Marisol de la [...]
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." [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Markets of Dispossession
2007 Joint Winner Markets of Dispossession NGOs, Economic Development, and the State in Cairo by Julia Elyachar Julia Elyachar, University of California, Irvine. "Markets of Dispossession: NGOs, Economic Development, and the [...]
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” [...]
