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The Spirits of America
 
The Smoke of the Gods
A Social History of Tobacco

Burns, Eric

A "Best of the Best from the University Presses" program selection at the 2007 ALA Annual Conference

The Spirits of America
 
The Spirits of America
A Social History of Alcohol

Burns, Eric

A "Best of the Best from the University Presses" program selection at the 2004 ALA Annual Conference

Revising State Theory
 
On the Margins of Citizenship
Intellectual Disability and Civil Rights in Twentieth-Century America

Carey, Allison C.

Scholarly Achievement Award, North Central Sociological Association, 2010

The Story of Reo Joe
 
The Story of Reo Joe
Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A.

Fine, Lisa M.

Cugnot Award of Distinction, 2005

Selected for inclusion on the list of Michigan Notable Books, 2005

Chosen by the Adult Non-fiction Committee of the Society of Midland Authors as the first runner-up, 2004-5

In Transit
 
In Transit
The Transport Workers Union in New York City, 1933-1966

Freeman, Joshua B.

Co-winner of the Taft Book Award, 1989

Shadows on the Past
 
Shadows on the Past
Studies in the Historical Fiction Film

Grindon, Leger

Outstanding Academic Title, Choice, 1995

The Temp Economy
 
The Temp Economy
From Kelly Girls to Permatemps in Postwar America

Hatton, Erin, foreword by Nelson Lichtenstein

Honorable Mention, Labor and Labor Movements Section of the American Sociological Association, 2012

Second Cities
 
Second Cities
Globalization and Local Politics in Manchester and Philadelphia

Hodos, Jerome I.

Kenneth Jackson Best Book Award from the Urban History Association, 2011

Outstanding Academic Title, Choice, 2012

Beyond Preservation
 
Beyond Preservation
Using Public History to Revitalize Inner Cities

Hurley, Andrew

National Council on Public History's Book Award Award, 2012

Fireweed
 
Fireweed
A Political Autobiography

Lerner, Gerda

A PW Book of the Day, June, 2002

A BookSense top 76 pick in the category, "Life Stories of Some Famous and Not-So-Famous Women," March/April, 2003

Outstanding Achievement Recognition by the Wisconsin Library Association Literary Awards Committee, 2003

Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability
 
Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability
Longmore, Paul K.

Honorable Mention in the category of Disability Rights, Gustavus Myers Book Award, 2004

Paul Longmore was selected by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) to receive The Henry B. Betts Award, 2004

East Indian Music in the West Indies
 
East Indian Music in the West Indies
Tân-Singing, Chutney, and the Making of Indo-Caribbean Culture

Manuel, Peter

Gordon K. Lewis Award from the Caribbean Studies Association, 2000

The City on the Hill from Below
 
The City on the Hill from Below
The Crisis of Prophetic Black Politics

Marshall, Stephen H.

American Political Science Association's Foundations of Political Theory First Book Award, 2012

The New Left Revisited
 
The New Left Revisited
edited by McMillian, John and Paul Buhle

Outstanding Academic Title, Choice, 2003

White Boy
 
White Boy
A Memoir

Naison, Mark D.

Mark Naison is the recipient of the Poe Award for Literary Excellence of the Bronx County History Society, 2004

Rubble Films
 
Rubble Films
German Cinema in the Shadow of the Third Reich

Shandley, Robert R.

Outstanding Academic Title, Choice, 2002

Veils and Daggers
 
Veils and Daggers
A Century of National Geographic's Representation of the Arab World

Steet, Linda

The American Educational Studies Association (AESA) Critics’ Choice Award, 2001

The Crisis of Growth Politics
 
The Crisis of Growth Politics
Cleveland, Kucinich, and the Challenge of Urban Populism

Swanstrom, Todd

Best Book in Urban Politics Award, American Political Science Association, 1988

Mickey Mouse History and Other Essays on American Memory
 
Mickey Mouse History and Other Essays on American Memory
Wallace, Michael

Historic Preservation Book Prize, The Center for Historic Preservation at Mary Washington College, 1997

Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts
 
Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts
Charting the Future of Teaching the Past

Wineburg, Sam

Winner of the Frederic W. Ness Award, The Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2002

Claiming America
 
Claiming America
Constructing Chinese American Identities during the Exclusion Era

edited by Wong, K. Scott and Sucheng Chan

Book Award from the Association for Asian American Studies, 2001


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