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Laurier Press publishes a broad list of scholarly books in the social sciences and humanities, peer reviewed, media reviewed, and proven relevant to the community beyond the university.

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Our new Spring-Summer 2010 Catalogue is here. Download the PDF or order your copy today.




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Robert Fulford has reviewed Blazing Figures: A Life of Robert Markle by J.A. Wainwright in the March 16th edition of the National Post. He calls the book “engaging, often enthralling, and amazingly frank. The publishers provide lavish illustrations and an attractive design.” Go to the National Post website for the entire article.

The book launch of Blazing Figures: A Life of Robert Markle by J.A. Wainwright last Thursday (March 11) at Ben McNally Books in Toronto was a blazing success. Our congratulations to the author and our thanks to everyone involved. Visit our blog for a great visual tour of the evening's events.

In the News

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Dr. David McKeown, Toronto's medical officer of health wants Toronto hospitals to do more to support mothers who choose to breastfeed their children. Visit the CBC website for the full story.

Our recent book The One Best Way? Breastfeeding History, Politics, and Policy in Canada by Tasnim Nathoo and Aleck Ostry traces the history of breastfeeding policy in Canada for the past 150 years.

Raymond Klibansky Prize

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Harmony & Dissent: Film and Avant-garde Art Movements in the Early Twentieth Century by R. Bruce Elder has been selected for the shortlist of the prestigious Raymond Klibansky Prize for Best Book in the Humanities. The Prize is awarded annually by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences to an English and a French publication showing exceptional scholarship and vision in humanities research. The winning books will be announced at the Federation's Annual General Meeting in Ottawa this month.

Harmony & Dissent: Film and Avant-garde Art Movements in the Early Twentieth Century is also winner of the 2009 Robert Motherwell Book Award for outstanding publication in the history and criticism of modernism in the arts and was selected as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2009 by Choice (ALA).