Launched in 2003, ICAS Book Prize is one of the largest book prizes for Asian Studies in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences. It aims to bring a focus to academic publications on Asia in a more interdisciplinary context, expanding it beyond academic circles.
With the objective to promote Asian Studies in Spain, create opportunities for researchers, and to strengthen ties with Asian Studies Institutions internationally (mostly in Europe and in Asia), Casa Asia has sponsored the Ex-Aequo award for the Spanish and Portuguese language editions of the 2023 ICAS Book Prize.
Winners
1) Carles Brasó Broggi, IBP 2023 Spanish Language Edition for the work titled Los médicos errantes: De las Brigadas Internacionales y la revolución china a la guerra fría
2) Andreas Hofbauer, IBP 2023 Portuguese Language Edition for the work titled Diáspora africana na Índia: Sobre castas, raças e lutas
Winners (editions in other languages)
Victoria Lee, IBP 2023 English Language Edition: Best Book in Humanities for the work titled The Arts of the Microbial World: Fermentation Science in Twentieth-Century Japan
John Lie, IBP 2023 English Language Edition: Best Book in the Social Sciences for the work titled Japan, the Sustainable Society: The Artisanal Ethos, Ordinary Virtues, and Everyday Life in the Age of Limit
Shozab Raza, IBP 2023 English Language Edition: Best Dissertation in the Social Sciences for the work titled Theory from the Trenches: Revolutionary Decolonization on Pakistan’s Landed Estates
Ke-hsien Huang 黃克先, IBP 2023 Chinese Language Edition for the work titled 危殆生活：無家者的社會世界與幫助網絡 (Precarious Living: Homeless People and the Helping Networks in Taiwan)
Shimojyo Hisashi 下條尚志, IBP 2023 Japanese Language Edition for the work titled 国家の「余白」―― メコンデルタ 生き残りの社会史 (The “Margins” of the State: A Social History of Survival in the Mekong Delta)
Carmen Tsui, IBP 2023 Best Article on Global Hong Kong Studies Edition – Humanities category for the work titled Housing the nascent middle class: the first high-rise planned community in post-war Hong Kong
and Maurice Yip, IBP 2023 Best Article on Global Hong Kong Studies Edition – Social Sciences category for the work titled New town planning as diplomatic planning: Scalar politics, British–Chinese relations, and Hong Kong
The International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) is a global immersive platform enabling individuals and institutions from all over the world to come together to exchange views on a variety of issues pertaining to Asia. Its Secretariat is hosted by the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), Leiden, the Netherlands.
Don’t forget that the 13th edition of the International Convention of Asia Scholars will take place in Surabaya, Indonesia from 28 July – 1 August 2024!
You can register to participate here
