History Literary Studies Media, Performance, and Visual Studies Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
(Association for Asian American Studies)
outstanding book in the history of China proper, Vietnam, Chinese Central Asia, Mongolia, Manchuria, Korea, or Japan, substantially after 1800 (American Historical Association)
English-language books that make the greatest contribution to increasing understanding of the history, culture, society, politics, or economy of China (Association for Asian Studies)