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The Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS) and the Stanford University Center for Russian and East European Studies, is awarded annually for the most important contribution to Russian, Eurasian, and East European studies in any discipline of the humanities or social sciences published English in the United States in the previous calendar year.

The Vucinich Book Prize carries a cash award. The 2009 award will be presented in November at the National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts.

2009 Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize Committee

The winner of the 2009 Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize will be chosen by the following scholars:

Rules of eligibility

Rules of eligibility for the Vucinich book prize competition are as follows:

Nominating Instructions

Send one copy of eligible monograph to each Committee member (see addresses above) AND to the AAASS main office (address in the footnote). Nominations must be received no later than May 8, 2009.

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

2008 Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize Winner

The 2008 Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize was presented to Adeeb Khalid for Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia published by the University of California Press.

The prize committee also decided to recognize two honorable mentions:

(Please click on the name of the winner to see the citation for the award, to connect to the publisher's web page with more information about the book, please click on the title)

Previous winners of the AAASS Vucinich Book Prize

The following scholars received the Vucinich Book Prize in the past:

(to read the citation for the award, please click on the winner's name; to connect to the publisher's web page with more information about the book, please click on the title)