book on 'The Familial State'
Julia Adams, professor of sociology, has been awarded the Gaddis Smith International Book Prize by Yale's MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies for her book "The Familial State: Ruling Families and Merchant Capitalism in Early Modern Europe."
Established in spring 2005, the prize honors the best first book by a member of the Yale ladder faculty. It is named for Gaddis Smith, the Larned Professor Emeritus of History, and a former director of The MacMillan Center. Award recipients receive a research appointment at center, and a $10,000 research award over two years.
In "The Familial State," Adams explores the role that Holland's great families played in the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century. She charts how family patriarchs -- who were at the time both state-builders and merchant capitalists -- shaped the first great wave of European colonialism, which in turn influenced European political development in innovative ways.
"We are very pleased to honor Julia Adams with the Gaddis Smith Prize," says Ian Shapiro, the Henry R. Luce Director of The MacMillan Center. "The MacMillan Center established the book prize to stimulate scholarship in international fields by honoring outstanding accomplishments. Professor Adams provides a forceful and innovative account of state formation in early modern Europe and bases her claims on a mass of archival research. Her book is both compelling and a delight to read."
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