  
 Asia Society established the first annual Bernard Schwartz Book Award in 2009. This major international award recognizes nonfiction books that provide outstanding contributions to the understanding of contemporary Asia or U.S.-Asia relations. In keeping with the Asia Society’s mission, the award is designed to further public awareness of the changes taking place in Asia and the implications for the wider world, and to raise the profile of authors making a meaningful contribution to this dialogue.
Asia Society announced the winner of the first annual Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award. The jury selected Duncan McCargo’s Tearing Apart the Land: Islam and Legitimacy in Southern Thailand (Cornell University Press, 2008) as the first recipient of the award from among five finalists.
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