The Latin American Studies Association is pleased to announce the LASA2024 book awardees, which will be publicly congratulated by the LASA President, Jo-Marie Burt, during the Welcome Ceremony of the Association's XLII International Congress LASA2024 “Reacción y resistencia: Imaginar futuros posibles en las Américas” June 12-15, 2024.
Luciano Tomassini Latin American International Relations Book Award
Chelsea Schields
University of California, Irvine
Offshore Attachments: Oil and Intimacy in the Caribbean (University of California Press, 2023)
Honorable Mention
Rebecca Herman
University of California/Berkeley
Cooperating with the Colossus: A Social and Political History of US Military Bases in World War II Latin America (Oxford University Press, 2022)
The Luciano Tomassini Latin American International Relations Book Award is presented at each LASA International Congress to the author(s) of an outstanding book on Latin American foreign policies and international relations published in English, Spanish or Portuguese in any country.
Howard F. Cline Book Prize In Mexican History
Miguel Valerio
Washington University, St. Louis
Sovereign Joy: Afro-Mexican Kings and Queens, 1539-1640 (Cambridge University Press, 2022)
Honorable Mention
Margaret Chowning
University of California/Berkeley
Catholic Women and Mexican Politics, 1750-1940 (Princeton University Press, 2023)
The Howard F. Cline Book Prize in Mexican History is presented at each LASA International Congress to the author of an outstanding book of major importance to the development of the field of Mexican history, published in English or Spanish.
Bryce Wood Book Award
Chelsea Schields
University of California, Irvine
Offshore Attachments: Oil and Intimacy in the Caribbean (University of California Press, 2023)
At each International Congress, the Latin American Studies Association presents the Bryce Wood Book Award to an outstanding book on Latin America in the social sciences and humanities published in English.
Premio Iberoamericano Book Award
Francesca Lessa
University College London
Los juicios del Cóndor: La coordinación represiva y los crímenes de lesa humanidad en América del Sur (Taurus, 2022)
Honorable Mention
Jelke Boesten
King's College London
Lurgio Gavilán
Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga
Perros y promos. Memoria, violencia y afecto en el Perú posconflicto (Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, 2023)
The Premio Iberoamericano is presented at each of LASA’s International Congresses for the outstanding book on Latin America in the social sciences and humanities published in Spanish or Portuguese in any country.
About LASA
The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest professional association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. With over 13,000 members, over 60% of whom reside outside the United States, LASA is the one association that brings together experts on Latin America from all disciplines and diverse occupational endeavors, across the globe. LASA's mission is to foster intellectual discussion, research, and teaching on Latin America, the Caribbean, and its people throughout the Americas, promote the interests of its diverse membership, and encourage civic engagement through network building and public debate.
If you wish to interview a LASA Executive Council member, you can contact the LASA communications office at (412) 648-7929 or send an email to lasa@lasaweb.org.