Joseph J. Spengler Best Book Award

In 2004 the History of Economics Society established the Joseph J.
Spengler Prize for the best book in the history of economics. The
prize comprises of a stipend of $500 plus travel expenses up to $500
to attend the presentation at the Society's annual conference.

A list of past winners can be found at:
http://www.historyofeconomics.org/Spengler.cfm

Original, authored books in the history of economics published, in
English, during the two calendar years preceding the HES Meeting at
which the award is presented (this year, from 1 January 2010 - 31
December 2011). Scholarly books and monographs are eligible, as are
English-language translations of scholarly books in the history of
economics, but neither textbooks, doctoral dissertations, nor edited
volumes are eligible.

Any publisher may nominate one or two books and should submit a
nominating note and four copies of the book for each book nominated.
Any individual, including a book's author, may submit a nominating
note and four copies of the book nominated. Eligible books may be
re-nominated in successive years. Individual nominators may wish to
ask the nominee's publisher to supply the copies, and before
nominating a book individuals may wish to check with the HES Secretary
to ensure that the book has not already been nominated.

To be considered, nominations (and the four book copies) must be
received no later than December 31, 2011. Nominations should be
submitted to: Tim Leonard, Secretary, History of Economics Society,
Department of Economics, Princeton University, Fisher Hall, Princeton,
NJ, United States, 08544.

This year's committee is formed by James Forder (Oxford University),
Tiago Mata (Duke University), Rob Van Horn (Univ. of Rhode Island),
and Michael White (Monash University).