Joseph Levenson Prizes

Prize for 1995 Books in Chinese Studies

Joseph Levenson Prizes

The Merlin Foundation, established by the late Audrey Sheldon who had strong ties with Asia, has generously provided for two annual awards for outstanding scholarly works that further broad understanding of China. One award is for books on China before 1900, and one award is for books on Twentieth Century China. Each prize will be worth US$ 1,500 and only books with 1995 copyright dates will be considered.
The books must be in English language. Works in all disciplines and in all periods of Chinese history are eligible, but anthologies, edited works, and pamphlets will not be eligible. In keeping with the wide scholarly interests of Joseph Levenson, special consideration will be given to books which, through comparative insights or groundbreaking research, promote the relevance of scholarship on China to the general world of intellectual discourse.
Entries must be submitted no later than June 15, 1996. A copy of each entry must be sent to each member of the appropriate committee.

Pre-Twentieth Century Prize Committee
Benjamin Elman, Chair
History Department
University of California
Los Angeles, CA 90024
USA

Frederic Wakeman
Institute for East Asian Studies
University of California
2223 Fulton Street, 6F
Berkeley, CA 94720
USA

Ellen J. Laing
2106 Wallingford Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
USA

Twentieth Century Prize Committee
Elizabeth Perry, Chair
Dept. of Political Science
210 Barrows Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720
USA

William Kirby
Dept. of History
Robinson Hall 201
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138
USA

Emily Honig
Women's Studies
Kresge College
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
USA