Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:  The Oliveira Marques Prize for Best Article on Portuguese History Published in 2011

 

The A. H. de Oliveira Marques Prize of $250 (created by means of a generous endowment from Dr. Harold B. Johnson, University of Virginia, in memory of the distinguished Portuguese Historian, A. H. de Oliveira Marques [1933-2007]) will be awarded each year for the best article on Portuguese history published during the previous year. This year's award will be announced at the annual meeting of the Association for Spanish and Portuguese History in 2012.  Submitted articles may be written in Portuguese, English, Castilian or French, but only articles on Portuguese history published within the 2011 calendar year will be considered.  Submissions should include the following: (1) a copy of the article (photocopies are acceptable) with date of publication; and (2) the author's resume, including current address.  Please send submissions to EACH member of the prize committee below.  All submissions must be received by each member by 31 January 2012.  Please direct queries to the chair of the prize committee. 

 

The Prize Committee: Francis A. Dutra (Chair)

History Department

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California 93106-9410

dutra at history.ucsb.edu

 

Rita Costa Gomes

Department of HistoryTowson University

8000 York Road

Towson, Maryland 21252-0001

rcostagomes at towson.edu

Bill Donovan

History Department

Loyola College

4501 North Charles Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21210-2699

donovan at loyola.edu


A. H. DE OLIVEIRA MARQUES PRIZE FOR BEST ARTICLE ON PORTUGUESE HISTORY PUBLISHED IN 2010 

 

The committee’s unanimous choice for best article published in 2010 is:


Maria Eugenia Mata, “As Small Events May Have Large Long-Run Effects on Business Perspectives (Portugal, 1940s),” Problems And Perspectives In Management, Vol. 8, Issue 3 (June 2010), pp. 17-30.  The author is Professor of Economic History and History of Economics at Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Faculdade de Economia).


This is an excellent analysis of the Marshall plan and its effects on Portugal. It focuses on Salazar’s hesitations in getting involved in the program’s internationalization and how the plan’s funds were used for different sectors of the Portuguese economy.  The author shows how the plan “paved the way toward a new operative scope for the Portuguese economy and businesses in Europe.”

 

The Committee:

Francis A. Dutra (Chair)

Rita Costa Gomes

Bill Donovan