Mark Mazower is a distinguished historian whose work delves into modern Europe and international history. His writing stands out for its profound insights into complex historical processes, particularly within the context of the twentieth century. Mazower approaches history with an emphasis on the interconnectedness of various cultures and societies, analyzing how ideas about global order have been shaped. His scholarship is lauded for its depth and its ability to present intricate subjects in a clear and compelling narrative.
From the author of the greatly praised "Dark Continent" comes a richly textured social history of the Aegean seaport that has been a crossroads of civilization since the dawn of Byzantium. of photos, 8 in full color.
The narrative delves into the rich tapestry of a once-thriving city under Ottoman rule, highlighting its extraordinary cultural diversity. It portrays a society where various ethnicities and religions coexisted, from Egyptian merchants to Spanish-speaking rabbis, creating a unique atmosphere of tolerance and shared spirituality. The book examines the dynamics of this vibrant community and the factors that led to its decline amidst the rise of modern nationalism, offering a poignant reflection on the interplay of history, culture, and identity.
WINNER OF THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2022A NEW STATESMAN AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021'Deserves to remain the standard treatment of the subject in English for many decades to come' Roderick Beaton, Times Literary SupplementIn the exhausted, repressive years that followed Napoleon's defeat in 1815, there was one cause that came to galvanize countless individuals across Europe and the United States: freedom for Greece.Mark Mazower's wonderful new book recreates one of the most compelling, unlikely and significant events in the story of modern Europe. In the face of near impossible odds, the people of the villages, valleys and islands of Greece rose up against Sultan Mahmud II and took on the might of the imperial Ottoman armed forces, its Turkish cavalrymen, Albanian foot soldiers and the fearsome Egyptians. Despite the most terrible disasters, they held on until military intervention by Russia, France and Britain finally secured the kingdom of Greece.Mazower brilliantly brings together the different strands of the story. He takes us into the minds of revolutionary conspirators and the terrors of besieged towns, the stories of itinerant priests, sailors and slaves, ambiguous heroes and defenceless women and children struggling to stay alive amid a conflict of extraordinary brutality. Ranging across the Eastern Mediterranean and far beyond, he explores the central place of the struggle in the making of Romanticism and a new kind of politics that had volunteers flocking from across Europe to die in support of the Greeks. A story of how statesmen came to terms with an even more powerful force than themselves - the force of nationalism - this is above all a book about how people decided to see their world differently and, at an often terrible cost to themselves and their families, changed history.'Exquisite, impressive' The Times'Superbly subtle and thorough' Daily Telegraph
Profiles the Reich's pre-World War II plans for transforming Eastern Europe, describing the considerable resources that were amassed for the endeavor while explaining how Nazi brutality and short-sightedness ultimately cost Germany its victories. 40,000 first printing.
Uncovering his family's remarkable and moving stories, Mark Mazower recounts the sacrifices and silences that marked a generation and their descendants. It was a family that fate drove into the siege of Stalingrad, the Vilna ghetto, occupied Paris, and even into the ranks of the Wehrmacht. His British father was the lucky one, the son of Russian Jewish emigrants who settled in London after escaping the civil war and revolution. Max, the grandfather, had started out as a socialist and manned the barricades against tsarist troops, but never spoke of it. His wife, Frouma, came from a family ravaged by the Great Terror yet somehow making their way in Soviet society. In the centenary of the Russian Revolution, What You Did Not Tell recounts a brand of socialism erased from memory - humanistic, impassioned, and broad-ranging in its sympathies. But it also explores the unexpected happiness that may await history's losers, the power of friendship, and the love of place that allowed Max and Fro
An unflinching and intelligent alternative history of the twentieth century that provides a provocative vision of Europe's past, present, and future. "[A] splendid book." —The New York Times Book Review Dark Continent provides an alternative history of the twentieth century, one in which the triumph of democracy was anything but a forgone conclusion and fascism and communism provided rival political solutions that battled and sometimes triumphed in an effort to determine the course the continent would take. Mark Mazower strips away myths that have comforted us since World War II, revealing Europe as an entity constantly engaged in a bloody project of self-invention. Here is a history not of inevitable victories and forward marches, but of narrow squeaks and unexpected twists, where townships boast a bronze of Mussolini on horseback one moment, only to melt it down and recast it as a pair of noble partisans the next.
The compelling and provocative history of world government, from acclaimed author Mark Mazower Shortlisted for the RUSI 2013 Duke of Wellington Medal for Military LiteratureIn 1815 the shocked and exhausted victors of the decades of fighting that had engulfed Europe for a generation agreed to a new system for keeping the peace. Instead of independent states changing sides, doing deals and betraying one another, a new, collegial 'Concert of Europe' would ensure that the brutal chaos of the Napoleonic Wars never happened again.Mark Mazower's remarkable new book recreates two centuries of international government - the struggle to spread values and build institutions to bring order to an anarchic and dangerous state system.
Winner of the Wolfson History Prize, this book sheds light on what has been called the tinderbox of Europe, whose troubles have ignited wider wars for hundreds of years.
Focusing on a historically tumultuous region often referred to as the tinderbox of Europe, this award-winning work explores the complex factors that have led to prolonged conflicts and wider wars over centuries. It delves into the intricate political, social, and cultural dynamics that have shaped the area, providing a comprehensive understanding of its historical significance and the ongoing challenges it faces.
Meine Familie im 20. Jahrhundert
Als sein Vater stirbt und er die Bestattung seiner Großeltern erforschen möchte, beginnt Mark Mazower, als Historiker in Archiven nachzuforschen. Dabei wird ihm schnell bewusst, wie wenig er über seine eigene Familie weiß. Er taucht ein in die bewegten Biografien seiner Vorfahren, darunter sein Großvater Max, der als Mitglied des Allgemeinen Jüdischen Arbeiterbundes in Vilnius revolutionäre Schriften verbreitete und vor dem russischen Bürgerkrieg nach Großbritannien floh. Trotz seiner vier Sprachen verlor Max nie ein Wort über seine Vergangenheit. Auch das Leben von Max’ unehelichem Sohn André, dem schwarzen Schaf der Familie, wird beleuchtet. André wechselte mehrfach seine Nationalität, lebte zeitweise im faschistischen Spanien und verfasste eine verschwörungstheoretische Abhandlung über einen angeblichen jüdischen Geheimbund. Mit großer Einfühlsamkeit zeichnet Mazower die Lebenswege seiner Angehörigen nach, die über die historische Landkarte Europas verlaufen – von der Sowjetunion während des Großen Terrors bis ins besetzte Paris und schließlich in den Norden Londons. So gelingt ihm ein berührendes Familienmemoir, das gleichzeitig die wechselhafte Geschichte eines ganzen Jahrhunderts erzählt.
