Ralph Gomory Prize for Business History
The 2017 Ralph Gomory Prize of the Business History Conference has been awarded to two recipients who will share the prize: Johan Mathew of Rutgers University for his book, Margins of the Market: Trafficking and Capitalism across the Arabian Sea (University of California Press, 2016) and Mark R. Wilson, University of North Carolina, Charlotte for his book, Destructive Creation: American Business and the Winning of World War II (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016) at the Business History Conference annual meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA on April 1, 2017.
The Ralph Gomory Prize for Business History (made possible by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation) recognizes historical work on the effect business enterprises have on the economic conditions of a country in which they operate. A $5,000 prize is awarded annually. Eligible books are written In English and published two years (2016 or 2017 copyright) prior to the award. The 2018 Prize will be presented at the annual meeting of the Business History Conference to be held in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, April 5-7, 2018.
Four copies of a book must accompany a nomination and be submitted to the Prize Coordinator, Carol Ressler Lockman, Business History Conference, PO Box 3630, 298 Buck Road, Wilmington, DE 19807-0630 USA. Email: clockman@hagley.org. The deadline for submission is November 30, 2017.
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