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2008 NCPH Book Award Winner, Robert Hayashi (right)
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2008 - Haunted by Waters:A Journey through Race and Place in the American West by Robert Hayashi (University of Iowa Press, 2007)
2007 - The Lowell Experiment: Public History in a Postindustrial City by Cathy Stanton (University of Massachusetts Press, 2006)
2006 - Road, River, and ‘Ol Boy Politics: A Texas County’s Path from Farm to Supersuburb by Linda Scarbrough (Texas State Historical Assocaition, 2005)
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2005 - History after Apartheid: Visual Culture and Public Memory in a Democratic South Africa by Annie E. Coombes, (University of London, 2003)
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The National Council on Public History invites nominations for its annual award for the best book published about or growing out of public history. Books “about” public history include those that address its theory and/or practice. Books “growing out of” public history are the products of public history work, including but not limited to exhibition catalogs, documentary films, policy studies, and monographs whose contributions have a clear public dimension. Whether "about" or "growing out of" public history, contenders will clearly display the public aspects of their conception, development, execution, and how they illuminate issues and concerns significant to audiences beyond the academy.
The NCPH Book Award consists of a $1,000 cash prize and a framed certificate, both presented at the NCPH Annual Meeting. Award winners also receive complimentary registration for the annual meeting and for the awards luncheon.
Eligibility. To be eligible for consideration, a book must have been published within the previous two calendar years (2007 and 2008). Entries may be monographs, edited collections of articles or essays, or any other published work of comparable scope. Singly and jointly authored/edited works are welcome, as are international topics.
Award Criteria. Criteria for selection include:
I. Excellence and thoroughness of research
II. Style and appropriateness of presentation
III. Suitability and rigor of methodology
IV. Contribution to advancing the field of public history
Submission Process. Please send four (4) copies of each entry and a cover sheet, along with a brief curriculum vitae or resume for each author/editor to:
NCPH Book Award 2008
327 Cavanaugh Hall - IUPUI
425 University Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5148
Submissions must be postmarked by 1 December 2008.
A challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities makes possible our expanding awards program and other uses of earned income on the NCPH endowment. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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