The Book Prize Index

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Portrait of Pekka Hämäläinen

Pekka Hämäläinen

Finnish historian.

Wikipedia
Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

3

Recognized books

1

Wins

8

Lists

26

Index score

2008—2023

Recognition span

Author in the index

Pekka Hämäläinen has 3 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 2008 and 2023. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Cundill History Prize2
Mark Lynton History Prize2
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence1
Bancroft Prize1
British Academy Book Prize1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by Pekka Hämäläinen

3 books · sorted by recognition

The Comanche EmpireHistory200814 ptsLakota America: A New History of Indigenous PowerHistory20208 ptsIndigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North AmericaHistory20234 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
2008The Comanche EmpireHistory1413Yale University Press
2020Lakota America: A New History of Indigenous PowerHistory803Yale University Press
2023Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North AmericaHistory402Liveright

All books on this page are credited to Pekka Hämäläinen.

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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