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Chris Otter Receives AHA Book Award

October 18, 2021

Chris Otter Receives AHA Book Award

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Congratulations to Prof. Christopher Otter on being awarded the 2021 Jerry Bentley Prize in World History from the American Historical Association for his book, Diet for a Large Planet.

"The Jerry Bentley Prize is awarded annually to the best book dealing with global or world-scale history, with connections or comparisons across continents. Awarded for the first time in 2014, the prize honors Jerry Bentley’s tireless efforts to promote the field of world history, and his signal contributions to it. A professor at the University of Hawaii, Bentley was one of the leading figures in the world history movement and the founding editor of the Journal of World History." [from AHA website]

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