Lionel Gelber PrizeShortlist2008

Given by Lionel Gelber Foundation

4 Works 2,736 Books 54 Reviews ½ 3.9
Awarded by the Lionel Gelber Foundation in partnership with the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto and Foreign Policy

The Gelber Prize is a literary award for the show more world's best non-fiction book in English that seeks to deepen public debate on significant global issues

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Awarded by the Lionel Gelber Foundation in partnership with the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto and Foreign Policy

The Gelber Prize is a literary award for the world's best non-fiction book in English that seeks to deepen public debate on significant global issues

Lionel Gelber Prize website

(English, Member-written)

Began in 1990. There is no award dated 2005 as the 2006 award brought the year of the award into line with the actual year awarded.

(English, Technical/disambiguation notice)

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