Win a set of the books shortlisted for the 2020 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding

Pile of shortlisted books for the Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize 2020

Book giveaway

Enter to win

Four lucky winners will receive a complete set of the books shortlisted for last year’s Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding. The set includes:

  • Imperial Intimacies: A Tale of Two Islands by Hazel V. Carby (Verso)
  • Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent by Priyamvada Gopal (Verso)
  • Lakota America: A New History of Indigenous Power by Pekka Hämäläinen (Yale University Press)
  • The Reinvention of Humanity: A Story of Race, Sex, Gender and the Discovery of Culture by Charles King (The Bodley Head)
  • All Our Relations: Indigenous Trauma in the Shadow of Colonialism by Tanya Talaga (Scribe)

The British Academy’s non-fiction book prize is awarded annually for a book that contributes to public understanding of world cultures. It is designed to illuminate the interconnections and divisions that shape cultural identity worldwide.

Terms and conditions

  1. This prize draw is open to UK residents aged 18 years or over.
  2. Entries must be received by 1pm BST Monday 10 May 2021. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason. Entries via agents or third parties are invalid.
  3. Only one entry per person.
  4. To enter, the entrant must provide their name, email address and answer to the competition question in the form above.
  5. Four winners will be chosen from a random draw of entries received in accordance with these terms and conditions. The draw will be performed by a random computer process.
  6. The prize is a set of books, consisting of Imperial Intimacies: A Tale of Two Islands by Hazel V. Carby, Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent by Priyamvada Gopal, Lakota America: A New History of Indigenous Power by Pekka Hämäläinen, The Reinvention of Humanity: A Story of Race, Sex, Gender and the Discovery of Culture by Charles King, All Our Relations: Indigenous Trauma in the Shadow of Colonialism by Tanya Talaga.
  7. The Prize is non-transferable and non-refundable and the winner cannot request any alternative prize (cash or otherwise).
  8. Prizes are subject to availability. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right (a) to substitute alternative prizes of equivalent or greater value and (b) in exceptional circumstances to amend or foreclose the promotion without notice. No correspondence will be entered into.
  9. The winner will be notified via email by Tuesday 11 May 2021. The winner must respond to the email to claim their prize within 14 working days of the Promoter sending notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with these rules.
  10. The Promoter will use any data submitted by entrants only for the purposes of running the competition, unless otherwise stated in the entry details. By entering this competition, all entrants consent to the use of their personal data by the Promoter for the purposes of the administration of this competition.
  11. By entering the competition each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions.
  12. The Promoter is the British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, St James’s, London, SW1Y 5AH. Tel 0207 969 5200.

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