Jerry Bentley Prize in World History

The Jerry Bentley Prize in World History was established in 2014 by the American Historical Association and is awarded annually to the best book in each calendar year in the field of world history. 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. The prize recognizes outstanding scholarship that deals with global or world-scale history, with connections or comparisons across continents, in any period. Any book published in English addressing these themes is eligible for consideration. The current prize amount is $1,000, and recipients are announced on the AHA website and recognized during a ceremony at the AHA annual meeting.