History Spotlight

Here is just a sample of the recent accomplishments of our faculty and students.

Stefanos Geroulanos
Stefanos Geroulanos

Stefanos Geroulanos's "The Invention of Prehistory" (Liveright) has won Phi Beta Kappa's Emerson Award.

Anne O'Donnell
Anne O'Donnell

Anne O'Donnell's "Power and Possession in the Russian Revolution" (Princeton University Press) has been awarded the Ed A. Hewett Book Prize.

Jennifer Morgan
Jennifer Morgan

Jennifer Morgan has been named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow.

Nicole Eustace
Nicole Eustace

Nicole Eustace's "Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America" (Liveright) has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

Alumni Books

Explore books authored by NYU History alumni.

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Muriam Haleh Davis, PhD 2015

Markets of Civilization: Islam and Racial Capitalism in Algeria

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Samuel Dolbee, PhD 2017

Locusts of Power: Borders, Empire, and Environment in the Modern Middle East

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Marion Casey, PhD 1998

The Green Space: The Transformation of the Irish Image