His first book, muhammads grave, has won three major awards. The albert hourani book award is a nonfiction book award given by the middle east studies association to the years most notable book in middle the albert hourani book award is a nonfiction book award given by the middle east studies association to the years most notable book in middle eastern. Noah salomon winner of the 2017 albert hourani book award, middle east studies association winner of the 2017 award for excellence in religion in analyticaldescriptive studies, american academy of religion see more. Work, education, and political activism of palestinian families in a refugee camp. Honorable mention for the albert hourani book award, middle east studies association jack tannous is assistant professor of history at princeton university. John hope franklin publication prize book awards librarything. Middle east section of the american anthropological association, distinguished senior scholar award 2014 elected fellow, american folklore society 2001 albert hourani book award by middles east studies association for the object of memory. Book award for book in study of middle east gender, womens, and sexuality studies. Giorgio levi della vida medal for excellence in islamic studies 20. The albert hourani book award was established in 1991 to recognize outstanding publishing in middle east studies.
A collection of awards for outstanding publications in history and related fields, complied by the faculty members of the rowan university history department. Osborns letters of light receives honorable mention for albert hourani book award. The calligraphic state by brinkley messick paperback. Middle east studies association albert hourani book award, for resurrecting empire, 2004.
Inviting nominations to mesas 2019 awards competitions. The award is presented by the middle east studies association. Inviting nominations to mesas 2019 awards competitions middle. The winning book recognizes the very best in middle east studies scholarship. Andrew shryock um lsa doctoral program in anthropology and. American historical society, james henry breasted prize 20. Hourani was born the son of immigrants from south lebanon. Andrew shryock um lsa doctoral program in anthropology. The choice eventually crystallized through consensus as everyone admired the selected work for its depth of analysis, readability, and overall originality. The book goes behind the bulletproof glass in iraqi chaldean liquor stores. Disciplining the middle east stanford university press, fall 2015.
Winner of the vinson sutlive book prize, anthropology. Khalidi, rashid department of history columbia university. Albert hourani religionwiki fandom powered by wikia. Cowinner of the the 2011 albert hourani book award, sponsored by the middle east studies association. At the awards ceremony held on november 23 in washington, d. American missionaries and the failed conversion of the middle east cornell university press, 2008, which was the winner of the 2008 albert hourani book award from the middle east studies association, the 2009 john hope franklin prize of the american studies association, and a cowinner of the. Welcome history book awards and prizes research guides. Congratulations to mesa award winners fredrik meiton and ilana.
Mar 08, 2019 the albert hourani book award recognizes a work that exemplifies scholarly excellence and clarity of presentation in the tradition of albert hourani. View recent awards page for more award winning books. Hourani tries to cover most of the history of the arab peoples, but this is certainly no easy task. Houshang pourshariati iranian studies book award 20. Audiofile this is a brilliant book, perhaps a landmark. On occasion the award has been shared by two authors. Middle east medievalists lifetime achievement award 2014.
March 31, 1915, manchester, united kingdom january 17, 1993, oxford, united kingdom, the son of fadlo and sumaya hourani, immigrants from marjayun, lebanon, was a reknowned scholar and author on middle eastern history. He is currently professor of history at davidson college. Osborns letters of light receives honorable mention for. Winner of the 2007 albert hourani book award, sponsored by the middle east studies association. Brian catlos wins prestigious albert hourani book award. It explores the role of women in a sunni mosque and the place of nationalist politics in a coptic church. Middle east studies association, albert hourani book award 20. He has done ethnographic fieldwork in yemen, jordan, and among arab and muslim communities in detroit. Albert hourani book award, nonfiction book award given by the middle east studies association to the years most notable book in middle eastern and islamic studies this page lists people with the surname hourani. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising.
Welcome history book awards and prizes research guides at. Albert hourani book award book awards librarything. This book would be more aptly titled a history of the islamic faith. Albert hourani book award honorable mention middle east studies association. The iranian metaphysicals princeton university press. The albert hourani book award is an award honoring scholarly nonfiction books, given by the middle east studies association of north america mesa to. He received a bachelors degree from williams college, and his doctorate from princeton university. Plague and empire early modern mediterranean world ottoman. Albert hourani book award the albert hourani book award was established in 1991 to recognize outstanding publishing in middle east studies.
A history of the arab peoples audiobook by albert hourani. Hourani, does the arab peoples a disservice by placing their origen at the 7th century. Distinguished lebaneseamerican historian albert hourani presents this book that might seem comprehensive to the westerners but concise to the arabs. The picture given of islamic legal education and practice is one of the best available. Middle east studies association albert hourani book award for palestinian identity, 1997. In this volume, nabeel abraham and andrew shryock bring together the work of twentyfive contributors to create a richly detailed portrait of arab detroit. Jonathan porter berkey is a historian specializing in islam and the middle east. Winegars second book, coauthored with lara deeb, is anthropologys politics. Brian catlos receives the 2014 albert hourani book prize for. Hourani was an honorary fellow of both mesa and the american historical association aha. The winner of the albert hourani s book award for 2014 goes to brian catlos, muslims of medieval latin christendom, 10501614 cambridge university press, 2014. The book was awarded the albert hourani book award for best book in middle east studies and the arnold rubin outstanding book award in african studies.
January 17, 1993 was one of the most prominent scholars of middle eastern history for much of the second half of the 20th century. The nikki keddie book award focuses on exceptional scholarship in religion, revolution, andor society. The egyptian art world is the oldest and largest in the arab middle east. The middle east studies association praised his book for spanning topics ranging from quran manuscripts to unicode across a thousand years of history. Altikriti joins middle east studies book prize committee. Winner, 2016 albert hourani book award, middle east studies association.
The albert hourani book award recognizes a work that exemplifies scholarly excellence and clarity of presentation in the tradition of albert. He received the roger owen book award, which recognizes the very best in economics of the middle east, and the albert hourani prize, which. It radiates the penetrating light of albert houranis massive. Mostly a long disertation on lineage of leadership. The top book prize in the middle eastern studies field is named the albert hourani book award and it is given annually by the middle east studies association of north america mesa. The albert hourani book award is a nonfiction book award given by the middle east studies association to the years most notable book in middle eastern and islamic studies. His research in the middle east centers on nationalism, historicity, oral tradition, tribestate relations, and modernity both its cultural politics and its alternative forms. The middle east studies association has awarded the 2014 albert hourani book prize to brian catloss muslims of medieval latin christendom, ca. Albert hourani book award middle east studies association. He studied philosophy, politics, economics and history with an emphasis. Meiton won the annual albert hourani book award for the best book in middle east studies, which recognizes a work that exemplifies scholarly excellence and clarity of presentation, and the biennial roger owen book award, which recognizes the very best in economics, economic history or the political economy of the middle east and north africa. Guests of god is a beautifully composed and structured and highly sympathetic treatment of the complexity of contemporary islam institutionally, transnationally, as a collective identity and as a participant in and generator of globalization.
Arab american national museum book award for the iron cage, 2007. History book awards and prizes welcome search this guide search. The award was named for albert hourani to recognize his long and distinguished career as teacher and mentor. Albert hourani author of a history of the arab peoples. The albert hourani book award recognizes a work that exemplifies scholarly excellence and clarity of presentation in the tradition of albert hourani. Paul dresch, oxford university awards 1993 albert hourani book award, middle eastern studies association.
Winner of the 2018 albert hourani book award, middle east studies association. The albert hourani book award is an award honoring scholarly nonfiction books, given by the middle east studies association of north america mesa to recognize outstanding publishing in middle east studies and to honor work that exemplifies scholarly excellence and clarity of presentation in the tradition of albert hourani, the distinguished scholar of arab and islamic history. The buried history of the holy land since 1948 honorable mention for the albert hourani award, middle easte first edition. It is shallow and without the slightest color attributed to its cover. Winner of the 2011 arnold rubin outstanding book award, sponsored by the arts council of the african studies association. Named after the scholar albert hourani, the award was first given in 1991.
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