Eric Karl Anderson | The British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding 2024 @EricKarlAnderson | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
There's a diverse and fascinating group of books shortlisted for the non-fiction book award The British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding 2024. Click ‘Show More’ for info & links.

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The British Academy Book Prize: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/british-academy-book-prize-global-cultural-understanding

Book free tickets to watch the October 21 shortlist event online: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/we-are-the-british-academy/british-academy-book-prize-2024-shortlist-event

Book free tickets to watch the October 22 winner announcement online: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british-academy-book-prize-winner-announcement-2024

Books discussed & purchase links:

Papyrus by Irene Vallejo (translated by Charlotte Whittle)
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/papyrus-the-no-1-international-bestseller-irene-vallejo/7416625?ean=9781529344004

Smoke and Ashes by Amitav Ghosh
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781529349245

Language City by Ross Perlin
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781804710715

Divided by Annabel Sowemimo
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781788169219

The Tame and the Wild by Marcy Norton
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780674737525

Material World by Ed Conway
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780753559178

The Secret Lives of Numbers by Kate Kitagawa & Timothy Revell
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780241544112



Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:56 The 2024 shortlist
1:38 Prize overview
3:16 Smoke and Ashes
6:07 Language City
7:39 Divided
8:52 The Tame and the Wild
10:19 Material World
11:35 The Secret Lives of Numbers
12:58 Conclusion

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