Awards & Recognition
91桃色 books have won numerous awards, including seven Pulitzer Prizes, five Bancroft Prizes, three National Book Awards, and hundreds of major awards from academic organizations. Dozens of Press authors have been awarded the most prestigious academic prizes in the world, including the Nobel Prize in economics, physics, chemistry, medicine, and literature, the Fields Medal, the Holberg Prize, and the Cundill Prize. Every year, 91桃色 books are named among the year鈥�s best reads by publications around the world.
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A Fortune Best Book of the Year
Finalist for the PROSE Award in North American/U.S. History, Association of American Publishers
A New Yorker Best Book We Read So Far
A Fivebooks Notable Nonfiction Book of Mid-2025A Financial Times Best Politics Summer Book
One of The Economist's Best Books Published This Year So Far
A FiveBooks Notable Nonfiction Book of the Year
Winner of the David H. Pinkney Prize, Society of French Historical Studies
An Independent Book of the MonthA New Yorker Best Book We've Read This Year
Winner of the Ellis W. Hawley Prize, Organization of American Historians
Winner of the Frederick Jackson Turner Award, Organization of American Historians
Winner of the First Book Award, Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Winner of the Theodore Saloutos Book Award, Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Finalist for the Center for Presidential History Book Prize, Southern Methodist University
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award in History, Jewish Book CouncilHonorable Mention for the Shapiro Best Book Prize, Association for Israel Studies
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Honorable Mention for the Foreign Policy Book Award, Foreign Policy Section of the American Political Science Association
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Times Literary Supplement Best Book of the Year
A New Yorker Best Book We've Read This YearShortlisted for the Cundill History Prize, McGill University
Finalist for the PROSE Award in World History, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the Gustav Ranis International Book Prize, Macmillan Center, Yale University
Winner of the John K. Fairbank Prize, American Historical AssociationA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Winner of the Biannual Book Prize, International Society of Chinese Law and History
Winner of the Kenneth Jackson Award, Urban History Association
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Winner of the Annemarie Schimmel-Foundation for Islamic Studies Research Award
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Winner of the Fondazione Roma Sapienza Book PrizeLonglisted for the Runciman Award, Anglo-Hellenic League
Shortlisted for the Laura Shannon Prize, Nanovic Institute for European Studies
Winner of the Giuseppe Galasso History Prize, Neapolitan History Society
Winner of the National Risorgimento Prize, Institute of the Risorgimento
A Seminary Co-Op Notable Book of the YearA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Finalist for the PROSE Award in Biological Anthropology, Ancient History, and Archaeology, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the Ernst Fraenkel Prize, Wiener Holocaust LibraryFinalist for the National Jewish Book Award, Holocaust Category
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Winner of the George L. Mosse Prize, American Historical Association
Finalist for the Jordan Schnitzer Book Award, Association for Jewish Studies
Finalist for the Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Research
Winner of the James Henry Breasted Prize, American Historical AssociationWinner of the Keimyung Silk Road Award, Academia Via Serica
Winner of the Joseph Levenson Pre-1900 Book Prize, Association for Asian Studies
Winner of the Margaret Wade Labarge Prize, Canadian Society of MedievalistsWinner of the Wallace K. Ferguson Prize, Canadian Historical Association
Winner of the Pacific Coast Branch Book Award, American Historical Association
Winner of the Salo W. Baron Prize, American Academy for Jewish Research
Honorable Mention for the Howard Cline Prize in Mexican History, Latin American Studies AssociationWinner of the Maria Elena Martinez Prize, Conference on Latin American History
Winner of the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for ScholarshipFinalist for the PROSE Award in European History, Association of American Publishers
Longlisted for the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Book Prize, New India Foundation
Winner of the ASHE Outstanding Book Award, Association for the Study of Higher EducationWinner of the AESA Critics鈥� Choice Book Award, American Educational Studies Association
Winner of the Frederic W. Ness Book Award, Association of American Colleges & Universities
Winner of the HES Outstanding Book Award, History of Education Society
Winner of the Outstanding Publication Award, American Educational Research Association
A Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearA Financial Times Best History Book of the Year
One of The New York Times's 11 Books to Watch For in MayA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
Winner of the Bentley Book Prize, World History Association
A Wall Street Journal Best Politics Book of the YearA World Magazine Best Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize, McGill UniversityOne of NPR's 'Books We Love'
Winner of the Pol Roger Duff Cooper PrizeWinner of the PROSE Award in European History, Association of American Publishers
Shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize, Wolfson Foundation
Shortlisted for the London Hellenic Prize, The Hellenic Centre
Longlisted for the Cundill History Prize, McGill University
Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in Women鈥檚 Studies
Honorable Mention for the J. Willard Hurst Book Prize, Law and Society AssociationWinner of the Bernard S. Cohn Book Prize, Association for Asian Studies
Winner of the Philip Schaff Prize, American Society of Church History
Winner of the 2018 Alexander L. George Book Award, International Society of Political PsychologyWinner of the 2018 Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies, Association for the Study of Nationalities
Winner of the 2018 Bronislaw Malinowski Social Sciences Award, Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences
Winner of the Frances Fuller Victor Award for General Nonfiction, Oregon Book AwardsShortlisted for the Ralph Waldo Emerson Award, Phi Beta Kappa Society
Shortlisted for the MAAH Stone Book Award, Museum of African American History
One of Whoopi Goldberg's Favorite Things, ABC The View
New York Times Book Review Editors鈥� Choice
Chicago Tribune writer John Warner's Book That Will Help You Better Understand the Messed-Up Nature of the World
One of The Undefeated's 25 Can't Miss Books of 2019
One of The Progressive's Favorite Books of 2019
One of LitHub's 50 Favorite Books of the Year
One of Inside Higher Ed's Books to Give the Educator in Your Life for the Holidays
Winner of the PROSE Award in Architecture and Urban Planning, Association of American PublishersFinalist with Special Recognition for the Brendan Gill Prize, Municipal Art Society of New York
One of Kirkus鈥� Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books for Fall 2019
Named a Publishers Weekly Big Indie Book of Fall 2019
Finalist for the On the Brinck Book Awards, The University of New Mexico
One of Jewish Ideas Daily.com's 40 Best Jewish Books of 2012
Winner of the Theodore Saloutos Memorial Award, Agricultural History SocietyHonorable Mention for the Vincent P. DeSantis Book Prize, Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Co-Winner of the Silver Medal in Business Commentary, Axiom Business Book Awards
One Smithsonian's Ten Best Books About Food of 2019
Winner of the Association for Asian American Studies Book Award for Outstanding Achievement in HistoryWinner of the James B. Palais Book Prize, Association for Asian Studies
Winner of the Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize for Best First Book, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
Winner of the Distinguished Book Award in U.S. History, Society for Military History
Shortlisted for the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History, Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies
Finalist for the 2017 National Jewish Book Award in History (Gerrard and Ella Berman Memorial Award)One of CHOICE鈥檚 Outstanding Academic Titles for 2017
Winner of the BAJS Book Prize, British Association for Jewish Studies
Winner of the Leipzig Book Fair Prize 2015Finalist for the 2017 Prix du Livre Europ茅en, Esprit d鈥橢urope
One of Foreign Affairs Best of Books 2017 鈥� Economic, Social, and Environment / Finance
Winner of the 2016 Bronis艂aw Geremek Prize, College of EuropeHonorable Mention for the 2016 PROSE Award in European & World History, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award in Anthologies and Collections, Jewish Book Council
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1992
Honorable Mention for the 2015 PROSE Award in European & World History, Association of American PublishersOne of The New York Post鈥檚 Best Books of 2014
Selected by RT脡 Radio 1 as a 2016 Irish Booksellers鈥� Recommended TitleOne of The Irish Times 鈥淥ur Favourite Books of 2016鈥�
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016
Honorable Mention for the 2017 PROSE Award in Single Volume Reference/Humanities and Social Sciences, Association of American Publishers
Co-Winner of the 2017 World History Association Jerry Bentley Book Prize
Co-Winner of the 2012 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, American Sociological AssociationHonorable Mention for the 2010 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book in the Sociology of Culture Section category, American Sociological Association
Honorable Mention for the 2013 PROSE Award in European and World History, Association of American PublishersOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014
Winner of the 2001 Book Award, New England Historical AssociationWinner of the Robert G. Athearn Prize in Western American History
Winner of the 2016 European Studies Book Award, Council for European Studies
A Financial Times Book of the YearWinner of the 2010 Robert H. Ferrell Book Prize Award, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
Co-Winner of the 2010 Marshall Shulman Book Prize, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Winner of the 2009 DAAD Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in German and European Studies, awarded by the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2010
Winner of the 2012 National Jewish Book Award in ScholarshipOne of Jewish Ideas Daily.com's 40 Best Jewish Books of 2012
Winner of the George Louis Beer Prize 2015, American Historical AssociationWinner of the Martin A. Klein Prize 2015, American Historical Association
Winner of the 2012 Merle Curti Award, Organization of American HistoriansWinner of the 2012 James A. Rawley Prize, Organization of American Historians
Winner of the 2012 Philip Taft Labor History Award, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012
Winner of the 2012 Academic Palestine Book Award, Middle East MonitorWinner of the 2012 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize in Middle Eastern Studies
One of Choice's Top 25 Titles for 2012
Runner-up for the 2013 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, PEN American Center
Shortlisted for the 2014 Sophie Brody Medal, Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of the American Library Association
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1997
Finalist for the 2012 Best First Book in the History of Religions Award, American Academy of ReligionHonorable Mention for the 2014 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History, Association for Jewish Studies
Winner of the 2009 PROSE Award in World History & Biography/Autobiography, Association of American Publishers
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007
Winner of the 2005 History Award, The Association for Asian American Studies
Winner of the National Scholarly Jewish Book Award, Jewish Book Council
Winner of the 2003 Superior Achievement Award, Illinois State Historical SocietyOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2003
Winner of the 1999 Arthur Viseltear Prize for the History of Public Health in America, Medical Care Section of the American Public Health Association
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1998
Winner of the 1996 Helen and Howard Marraro Prize, American Historical AssociationWinner of the 1997 Presidential Book Award, American Association of Italian Studies
Winner of the 1991 Hans Rosenhaupt Memorial Book Award, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship FoundationFinalist for the 1993 Pacific Coast Branch Book Award, American Historical Association
Winner of the 1992 Hiromi Arisawa Award, Association of American University Presses
Winner of the Lionel Trilling Award, Columbia UniversityWinner of the Award for Excellence in Analytical-Descriptive Studies of Religion, American Academy of Religion