Roger Owen Book Award

MESA is pleased to announce a new biennial book award in honor of Roger Owen.

2011 Nomination Guidelines

1. Subject matter must deal with economics, economic history or the political economy of the Middle East and North Africa (Mali to Pakistan) and the work must seek to advance knowledge and scholarship on these areas within the modern period (roughly 1750 to the present). Indeed, the purpose of the award is to encourage work in these fields and areas. The works considered should demonstrate substantive understanding of the historical, social and political implications of economic factors, theoretical sophistication and interpretive elegance.
2. Books must be non-fiction scholarly monographs based on original research published in English* between May 1, 2009, and April 30, 2011. *Works translated from other languages into English will also be considered but will be judged by the same rigorous standards as those for works submitted in English. Authors need not be members of MESA.
3. Works not eligible include edited collections and compilations, proceedings of symposia, new editions of previously published books, bibliographies, dictionaries, and textbooks.
4. Nominations must be made by May 1, 2011, with books delivered to the readers by May 10, 2011 or books will not be eligible for the competition.
5. The author of the single winning book will receive $2000 and a certificate of award. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony at the MESA annual meeting. Nominations and inquiries should be addressed to:

Sara L. Palmer, Awards Coordinator
2011 Owen Award Competition
Middle East Studies Association
1219 N Santa Rita Ave
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721
520-626-4753 (direct line)
520-626-9095 (fax)
palmers@email.arizona.edu

Send one copy of the book to each of the three readers on the Owen Book Award Committee. Books must reach the readers by May 10, 2011.

Robert Tignor, Chair
Department of History
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
Phone 609-258-4151*

Ragui Assaad
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota
301 19th Ave. S.
Minneapolis MN 55455
Phone 612-625-4856*

Karen Pfeifer
(Professor Emerita, Smith College)
18 Pilgrim Drive
Northampton MA 01060
Phone 413-584-2547*

* for couriers' airbills

The new award is made possible by the generous support of donors who wish to honor the scholarship of Roger Owen and encourage wide ranging research incorporating economics and economic factors.