Redpath Book Display: Cundill History Prize
Each year the , administered by 㽶Ƶ and selected by an international jury, recognizes a book that “embodies historical scholarship, originality, literary quality and broad appeal.” It is the most lucrative prize of its kind, with winners receiving an award of US$75,000 and two runners-up receiving US$10,000.
To highlight the achievements of this year’s nominees, as well as those of previous years, the Humanities and Social Sciences Library has put together a book display on the main floor of the Redpath Library Building. It consists of longlisted, shortlisted, and finalist titles from the past several years. Please take a look and borrow one today!
This year’s finalists are:
- Rebecca Clifford, Survivors: Children’s Lives After the Holocaust (Yale UP)
- Marie Favereau, The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press)
- Marjoleine Kars, Blood on the River: a Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast (The New Press)
The winner will be announced December 2nd.