Author record · 2015 to 2025
Sven Beckert: Awards and Best-of Lists
Sven Beckert has won 1 award, the Bancroft Prize (2015) for Empire of Cotton: A Global History, with 2 shortlist or finalist places and 5 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Capitalism | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Capitalism | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Empire of Cotton: A Global History | Bancroft Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · History | |
| 2015 | Empire of Cotton: A Global History | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2015 | Empire of Cotton: A Global History | Pulitzer Prize (Biography and History) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2015 | Empire of Cotton: A Global History | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2015 | Empire of Cotton | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Empire of Cotton | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction |
Books
- Empire of Cotton: A Global History6 sources · 2015
- Capitalism2 sources · 2025