Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
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Edition 85 (2020) Winner
Charles King
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Charles King
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967 （United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, Historian, Author
- Active Years
- 1996-
- Affiliations
- Georgetown University (Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service), International Institute for Strategic Studies (former research associate)
- Memberships
- Phi Beta Kappa (honor society)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas | — | — | B.A.（歴史および哲学） | — | United States |
| University of Oxford (New College) | — | Russian and East European Studies / Politics | M.Phil., D.Phil. | — | United Kingdom |
University of Arkansas
Degree:
B.A.（歴史および哲学）
Country:
United States
Graduated summa cum laude with B.A. degrees in history and philosophy
University of Oxford (New College)
Russian and East European Studies / Politics
Degree:
M.Phil., D.Phil.
Country:
United Kingdom
Marshall Scholar; earned M.Phil. and D.Phil. in politics
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | National Jewish Book Award (Writing Based on Archival Material) | Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams | — | Jewish Book Council | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Francis Parkman Prize | Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century | — | The Society of American Historians | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Anisfield-Wolf Award | Gods of the Upper Air | — | Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | 受賞 |
National Jewish Book Award (Writing Based on Archival Material)
2011
Work:
Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams
Organization:
Jewish Book Council
Result:
受賞
Francis Parkman Prize
2020
Work:
Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century
Organization:
The Society of American Historians
Result:
受賞
Anisfield-Wolf Award
2020
Work:
Gods of the Upper Air
Organization:
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams
2011 History (urban history)A historical narrative exploring the complex, multicultural history of Odessa, focusing on creativity, violence, and the Jewish community's role in the city's development.
urban historyidentityviolence and creativity
Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul
2014 History (urban history)A popular history of late 19th- and early 20th-century Istanbul, tracing the city's transformation from empire to modern metropolis and its cultural encounters.
modernizationimperial historycultural encounters
Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century
2019 Intellectual history / history of scienceA narrative history of early 20th-century anthropologists and psychologists who reshaped ideas about race, sex, and gender.
history of scienceanthropologyrace and gender
The Black Sea: A History
2004 History (regional history)A regional history examining the Black Sea area's long-term development, exchanges, conflicts, and trade.
regional historytradehistory of conflict
The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus
2008 History (regional history)A comprehensive history of the Caucasus, exploring the region's ethnic complexity, imperial legacies, and nation-building.
ethnicityimperialismnation-building
Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's Messiah
2024 History (music history)Explores the historical context and lives of people connected to Handel's Messiah, tracing the work's origins.
music historycultural history
Bibliography
- Ending Civil Wars (1997)
- Nations Abroad: Diaspora Politics and International Relations in the Former Soviet Union (1998, ed.)
- Post-Soviet Moldova: A Borderland in Transition (1998)
- The Moldovans: Romania, Russia, and the Politics of Culture (1999)
- The Black Sea: A History (2004)
- The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus (2008)
- Extreme Politics: Nationalism, Violence, and the End of Eastern Europe (2010)
- Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams (2011)
- Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul (2014)
- Gods of the Upper Air (2019)
- Every Valley (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly yet accessible narrative proseComprehensive, narrative-driven approach to history
- Recurring Motifs
- national and ethnic identityclash of empire and modernizationmigration and diaspora
Legacy
Recognized as a historian and author who combines scholarly rigor with broad accessibility; has written several widely read books on urban, regional, and intellectual history and received multiple major literary awards, bridging academia and the public sphere.
Academic Societies
- Phi Beta Kappa
Trivia
- Former Marshall Scholar and Fulbright scholar.
- Teaches comparative politics, East European studies, and international affairs at Georgetown University.
- Three-time recipient of teaching awards at Georgetown University.