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Hughes' Contemporary Europe: A History (1961) has been widely used as the standard text for European history courses.
In 1997, Hughes received the American Historical Association's Award for Scholarly Distinction, given to historians of "the highest distinction." He was also commended by the Italian government for his work in Italian history.
Hughes was not only a noted intellectual--he was also revered for his activism.
Alongside Dr. Benjamin M. Spock, Hughes co-chaired the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE), a group worried about the massive worldwide nuclear arms buildup during the Cold War and nuclear weapon testing.
On a pro-disarmament platform, Hughes ran in Massachusetts as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in the 1962 race against Democrat Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56.