Media Release
12 November 2007

Federation Announces Winners of 2006-2007 Book Prizes

(OTTAWA) - The Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to announce the winners of the 2006-2007 Scholarly Book Prizes, which recognize publishing excellence in the humanities and social sciences.

These prestigious prizes are awarded to the best Canadian scholarly works in English and French in the humanities and social sciences. These outstanding works are published with the support of the Aid to Scholarly Publications Program. The winners will receive their awards on November 24 at a ceremony on Parliament Hill. This year’s winners are:

Harold Adams Innis Prize for best English-language book in the Social Sciences:
José Igartua (Université du Québec à Montréal). The Other Quiet Revolution: National Identities in English Canada, 1945-71( UBCP )

Prix Jean-Charles-Falardeau for best French-language book in the Social Sciences:
Marie-Aimée Cliche (Université du Québec à Montréal). Maltraiter ou punir? La violence envers les enfants dans les familles québécoises, 1850-1969 (Éditions du Boréal)

Raymond Klibansky Prize for best English-language book in the Humanities:
Daniel Coleman (McMaster University). White Civility: The Literary Project of English Canada (UTP)

Prix Raymond-Klibansky for best French-language book in the Humanities:
Élyse Dupras (Collège de Maisonneuve). Diables et saints. Rôle des diables dans les mystères hagiographiques français (Librairie DROZ)

Established in 1990, the Scholarly Book Prizes are named after the distinguished Canadian scholars Harold Adams Innis, Jean-Charles Falardeau, and Raymond Klibansky. They have been awarded to such acclaimed Canadian researchers as Yvan Lamonde, Evelyn Cobley, Wallace Clement, John Myles, Pierre Camu and Philip Resnick. The Prizes recognize Canadian excellence in research and writing in the humanities and the social sciences, and acknowledge the significant contribution that Canadian scholarly books make to the advancement of knowledge.

These awards are administered by the Federation’s Aid to Scholarly Publications Program (ASPP), which provides financial support for the publication of manuscripts authored by Canadian scholars. A cross-Canada jury of eminent scholars selects the best ASPP -funded books published each year. This program is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

The Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences represents 66 scholarly associations, 69 universities and colleges, and over 50,000 researchers, practitioners and graduate students. The Federation works to communicate the value of research and scholarship in the human sciences.

For further information, please contact:
Caitlin Kealey, Communications Officer
(613) 238-6112 Ext. 353 / (613) 513-9756 (cell)
ckealey@fedcan.ca
www.fedcan.ca