#  Faculty Associate Sven Beckert Wins Bancroft Prize 

 





March 26, 2015

 

 

Faculty Associate Sven Beckert, author of *Empire of Cotton: A Global History,* has been awarded the 2015 Bancroft Prize. Winners are judged in terms of the scope, significance, depth of research, and richness of interpretation they present in the areas of American history and diplomacy. [Read More...](http://library.columbia.edu/news/libraries/2015/2015-03-25_Winners_of_the_2015_Bancroft.html)



 

 

 



 

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