{"id":7030,"date":"2023-12-06T10:16:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T21:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/?p=7030"},"modified":"2023-12-06T10:16:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T21:16:44","slug":"alice-bebans-unwritten-rule-wins-book-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/alice-bebans-unwritten-rule-wins-book-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Alice Beban&#8217;s\u00a0&#8216;Unwritten Rule&#8217; wins book awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PERC member Alice Beban&#8217;s book <em>Unwritten Rule: State-Making through Land Reform in Cambodia<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornellpress.cornell.edu\/book\/9781501754043\/unwritten-rule\/\">Cornell University Press<\/a>) has won two prizes in 2023: The Benda Prize and the NZASIA Book Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"896\" data-attachment-id=\"7031\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/alice-bebans-unwritten-rule-wins-book-awards\/screen-shot-2023-12-06-at-10-14-49-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-06-at-10.14.49-am.png?fit=588%2C896&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"588,896\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen-Shot-2023-12-06-at-10.14.49-am\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-06-at-10.14.49-am.png?fit=588%2C896&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-06-at-10.14.49-am.png?resize=588%2C896&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-06-at-10.14.49-am.png?w=588&amp;ssl=1 588w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-06-at-10.14.49-am.png?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-06-at-10.14.49-am.png?resize=100%2C152&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asianstudies.org\/grants-awards\/book-prizes\/benda-prize\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.asianstudies.org\/grants-awards\/book-prizes\/benda-prize\/\">Benda Prize<\/a> &#8220;is given annually to an outstanding newer scholar from any discipline or country specialization of Southeast Asian studies for a\u00a0first book\u00a0in the field&#8221;. Alice&#8217;s work was recognised by the Association for Asian Studies as providing &#8220;a sharp, unique, and counterintuitive perspective on land reforms in an autocratic regime&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New Zealand Asian Studies Society (NZASIA) Book Award recognises a New Zealander&#8217;s outstanding scholarship and contribution to Asian Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations Alice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"6882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/alice-beban-bio-pic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Alice-Beban-bio-pic.jpg?fit=1932%2C1288&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1932,1288\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Alice Beban bio pic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Alice Beban, Co-Director&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Alice-Beban-bio-pic.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Alice-Beban-bio-pic.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Alice-Beban-bio-pic.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Alice-Beban-bio-pic.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Alice-Beban-bio-pic.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Alice-Beban-bio-pic.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Alice-Beban-bio-pic.jpg?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Alice-Beban-bio-pic.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Alice-Beban-bio-pic.jpg?w=1932&amp;ssl=1 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PERC member Alice Beban&#8217;s book Unwritten Rule: State-Making through Land Reform in Cambodia (Cornell University Press) has won two prizes in 2023: The Benda Prize and the NZASIA Book Award. The Benda Prize &#8220;is given annually to an outstanding newer scholar from any discipline or country specialization of Southeast Asian studies for a\u00a0first book\u00a0in the field&#8221;. Alice&#8217;s work was recognised &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/alice-bebans-unwritten-rule-wins-book-awards\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[89,33],"tags":[90,39],"class_list":["post-7030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-extraction","category-perc-members","tag-extraction","tag-perc-members","no-post-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcQ2HH-1Po","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7030"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7033,"href":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7030\/revisions\/7033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}