Fw: H-ASIA: AIIS Book Prize

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From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
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Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 4:17 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: AIIS Book Prize

> H-ASIA
> February 10, 2012
>
> American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) Book Prize
> ***********************************************************************
> From: Susan S Wadley <sswadley@syr.edu>
>
> AIIS BOOK PRIZE
>
>
> In order to promote scholarship in South Asian Studies, the American
> Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) announces the award of two prizes each
> year for the best unpublished book manuscript on an Indian subject, one in
> the humanities, "The Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian
> Humanities" and one in the social sciences, "The Joseph W. Elder Prize in
> the Indian Social Sciences". Only junior scholars who have received
> the PhD within the last eight years (2005 and after) and been awarded
> an AIIS Fellowship or participated in an AIIS program (fellowship or
> language) are eligible. This must be the first book by the author.
>
> A prize committee will determine the yearly winners, though the committee
> may choose not to award prizes for any year in which worthy submissions
> are
> lacking. The prize will include a subvention of $2500 for the press
> publishing the manuscript. There is no designated press for publication.
> Authors are advised to submit their manuscript for publication at the most
> appropriate press; concurrent submission to multiple presses is
> recommended.
> Manuscripts under contract at the time of application are not eligible.
>
> Unrevised dissertations are not accepted. Applicants must demonstrate
> they have revised the original dissertation.
>
> Manuscripts are due October 1st, with an announcement of the awardees
> in the winter of 2013 . Send TWO copies of your manuscript, postmarked
> no later than October 1, 2012, to the Publications Committee Chair,
> Susan S. Wadley, Anthropology, 209 Maxwell, Syracuse University,
> Syracuse, NY 13244. Queries can be addressed to sswadley@syr.edu.
>
>
> Publications committee:
> Brian Hatcher, Tufts University
> Steve Wilkinson, Yale University
> Susan S. Wadley, Syracuse University
> Joyce Flueckiger,Emory University
> Pikh Ghosh, University of North Carolina
> Priti Ramamurthy, University of Washington
>
>
> Susan S. Wadley
> Ford Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, Maxwell School
> Professor of Anthropology
>
> Office: 327 Eggers, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY 13244
>
> Mailing address:
> Anthropology, 209 Maxwell
> Syracuse University
> Syracuse NY 13244
>
> Phone: 315-443-4198 (email is way better than phone to reach me)
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