The Latin American Studies Association is pleased to announce the LASA2025 book awardees, which will be publicly congratulated by the LASA President, Javier Guerrero, during the Welcome Ceremony of the Association's XLIII International Congress LASA2025 “Poner el cuerpo en Latinx América” May 23-26, 2025.
Luciano Tomassini Latin American International Relations Book Award
Eline van Ommen
University of Leeds
Nicaragua Must Survive: Sandinista Revolutionary Diplomacy in the Global Cold War (University of California Press, 2023)
Honorable Mention
Ieva Jusionyte
Brown University
Exit Wounds: How America's Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border (University of California Press, 2024)
The Luciano Tomassini Latin American International Relations Book Award is presented at each LASA International Congress to the author(s) of an outstanding book on Latin American foreign policies and international relations published in English, Spanish or Portuguese in any country.
Howard F. Cline Book Prize In Mexican History
Diego Javier Luis
Johns Hopkins University
The First Asians in the Americas: A Transpacific History (Harvard University Press, 2024)
The Howard F. Cline Book Prize in Mexican History is presented at each LASA International Congress to the author of an outstanding book of major importance to the development of the field of Mexican history, published in English or Spanish.
Bryce Wood Book Award
Kelly S. McDonough
The University of Texas at Austin
Indigenous Science and Technology: Nahuas and the World Around Them (The University of Arizona Press, 2024)
Honorable Mentions
Paloma Duong
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Portable Postsocialisms New Cuban Mediascapes after the End of History (University of Texas Press, 2024)
Andrea Marston
Rutgers University
Subterranean Matters: Cooperative Mining and Resource Nationalism in Plurinational Bolivia (Duke University Press, 2024)
At each International Congress, the Latin American Studies Association presents the Bryce Wood Book Award to an outstanding book on Latin America in the social sciences and humanities published in English.
Premio Iberoamericano Book Award
Bethsabé Huamán Andía
St. Catherine University
Hijas del horror: Rocío Silva Santisteban y Regina José Galindo. Mujer, testimonio y violencia en la poesía y la performance (Hipatia Ediciones, 2023)
Honorable Mention
Marcos Pérez
Washington and Lee University
¿Qué tienen los piqueteros en la cabeza? (Siglo XXI Editores, 2024)
The Premio Iberoamericano is presented at each of LASA’s International Congresses for the outstanding book on Latin America in the social sciences and humanities published in Spanish or Portuguese in any country.
About LASA
The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest professional association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. With over 13,000 members, over 60% of whom reside outside the United States, LASA is the one association that brings together experts on Latin America from all disciplines and diverse occupational endeavors, across the globe. LASA's mission is to foster intellectual discussion, research, and teaching on Latin America, the Caribbean, and its people throughout the Americas, promote the interests of its diverse membership, and encourage civic engagement through network building and public debate.
If you wish to interview a LASA Executive Council member, you can contact the LASA communications office at (412) 648-7929 or send an email to lasa@lasaweb.org.