Cundill History Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2012) Winner
Stephen R. Platt
すてぃーぶん・あーる・ぷらっと
Suteibun R. Puratto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Amherst, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- historian, author, professor
- Active Years
- 2004-2025
- Affiliations
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | Chinese history | PhD | — | United States |
Yale University
Chinese history
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
United States
Area of expertise is in modern China, especially in the nineteenth century and the Qing dynasty's foreign relations.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Theron Rockwell Field Prize | Hunanese Nationalism and the Revival of Wang Fuzhi, 1839-1923 | — | Yale University | winner |
| 2012 | Cundill Prize in History | Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War | — | McGill University | winner |
| 2018 | Baillie Gifford Prize | Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age | — | Baillie Gifford Foundation | shortlist |
Theron Rockwell Field Prize
2004
Work:
Hunanese Nationalism and the Revival of Wang Fuzhi, 1839-1923
Organization:
Yale University
Result:
winner
Cundill Prize in History
2012
Work:
Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War
Organization:
McGill University
Result:
winner
Baillie Gifford Prize
2018
Work:
Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
Organization:
Baillie Gifford Foundation
Result:
shortlist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Provincial Patriots: The Hunanese and Modern China
2007 HistoryAutumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War
2012 HistoryExamines East-West relations in China during the 19th century, focusing on the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864).
Taiping RebellionEast-West relations
Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
2018 HistoryExamines the period leading up to the First Opium War (1800-1842).
Opium WarQing dynasty
The Raider: The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II
2025 HistoryBibliography
- Provincial Patriots: The Hunanese and Modern China (Harvard University Press, 2007)
- Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War (Knopf, 2012)
- Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age (Alfred A. Knopf, 2018)
- The Raider: The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II (Knopf, 2025)
Legacy
American historian and writer specializing in modern Chinese history, particularly 19th-century East-West relations including the Taiping Rebellion and Opium War. Professor of Chinese history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.