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The Reginald Zelnik Book Prize in History, established in 2009, and sponsored by the the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, will be awarded annually for an outstanding monograph published on Russia, Eastern Europe or Eurasia in the field of history in the previous calendar year.
The Reginald Zelnik Book Prize in History carries a cash award. The 2009 award will be presented in November at the AAASS National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts.
2009 Reginald Zelnik Book Prize in History Committee
The winner of the 2009 Reginald Zelnik Book Prize in History will be chosen by the following scholars:
- Henry Reichman, California State University East Bay; Committee Chair, 2009-2012
(mailing address):
Henry Reichman
1507 Beverly Place
Albany, CA 94706 - Alice Freifeld, University of Florida; 2009-2011
(mailing address):
Alice Freifeld
2020 NW 46th Street
Gainesville, FL 32605 - Marianne Kamp, University of Wyoming; 2009-2011
(mailing address):
Marianne Kamp
University of Wyoming
Department of History, Dept 3198
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Rules of eligibility
Rules of eligibility for the Reginald Zelnik Book Prize in History competition are as follows:
- The copyright date inside the book must list the previous calendar year as the date of publication (the book must have been published in 2008 to be eligible for the 2009 competition)
- The book must be originally in the form of a monograph, preferably by a single author, or by no more than two authors
- Authors may be of any nationality as long as the work is originally published in English
- Works may deal with any area of Russia, Eastern Europe, or Eurasia
- The competition is open to works of scholarship in history
- Textbooks, collections, translations, bibliographies, and reference works are ineligible
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 “Reginald Zelnik 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.
