The winners of the 2005 Labor History Prizes have been announced. For each prize there was a large and talented pool of entrants this year, reflecting the continued strength and quality of scholarship in the field. This year's winners are listed below, and you can judge the quality of work within the Essay Prizes category by viewing the articles free online. Find out how you can enter for 2006 by following the link below:
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Craig Phelan, Editor
2005 Labor History Prize Winners
1. Labor History Book Prize
Winner: Chris Howell, Department of Politics, Oberlin College
Title: Trade Unions and the State: The Construction of Industrial Relations Institutions in Britain, 1890-2000[url]http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/titles/7964.html[/url]
Publishing details: Princeton University Press, 2005. ISBN: 0691121060
2. Labor History Dissertation Prize
Winner: William J. Suarez-Potts, PhD
Department of History, Harvard University, 2005
Title: The Making of Labor Law in Mexico, 1875-1931
Honourable Mention: Anibel Fatima Ferus-Comelo
Department of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, 2005
Title: Globalisation and Labour Organisation in the Electronics Industry
Honourable Mention: Kim Phillips-Fein
Department of History, Columbia University, 2005
Title: Top-Down Revolution: Businessmen, Intellectuals and Politicians against the New Deal, 1945-1964
3. Labor History Essay Prizes
Best Article, US Topic: Cynthia Estlund
Working Together: Crossing Colour Lines at Work
Best Article, Non-US or Comparative Topic: Linda Clarke
From Craft to Qualified Building Labour in Britain: A ComparativeApproach
Best Article by a scholar within five years of PhD completion
The editors reserved the right not to award a prize in this category this year