J. Willard Hurst Book Prize

01/21/22

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Law and Society Association

This prize is given to the best work in socio-legal history, broadly defined to include the history of interrelationships between law and social, economic, and political change; the history of functions and impact of legal agencies, legislative and administrative as well as judicial; the social history of the legal profession; and similar topics. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominators must be current LSA members.

Nominators must be current LSA members. Books must be published in English, or be English translations of original works. Books submitted must have a copyright date (regardless of actual publication dates) during the calendar year prior to the award ceremony. Only one single-authored work by the same author in a given year will be accepted. Two works by the same author will be accepted if one or both works are jointly authored. A letter of support from the nominator, including a synopsis of the book. Self-nominations are accepted. Copies of the book are required to be sent directly to the J. Willard Hurst Book Prize Committee Members. Addresses will be provided after the nomination is submitted. Page proofs may be sent if the book will be published soon with the proper year’s date. All supporting documents must be submitted in English and be in .DOC, .RTF, or .PDF format.