2024 István Hont Book Prize

We are pleased to announce that the 2024 István Hont Book Prize has been awarded to Sophia Rosenfeld for The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life (Princeton University Press).

The István Hont Book Prize is awarded each year to the best book published in intellectual history. 

Anyone can recommend a book for the Hont Prize, including authors and publishers.

In order to be considered for the prize, two copies of any book should be submitted to:

The Hont Prize

Professor Richard Whatmore

Institute of Intellectual History, St Katharine’s Lodge, The Scores, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, KY16 9BA, UK