Mark Mazower is een vooraanstaand historicus wiens werk zich verdiept in het moderne Europa en de internationale geschiedenis. Zijn schrijven valt op door diepgaande inzichten in complexe historische processen, met name in de context van de twintigste eeuw. Mazower benadert geschiedenis met een nadruk op de onderlinge verbondenheid van diverse culturen en samenlevingen, en analyseert hoe ideeën over de wereldorde zijn gevormd. Zijn wetenschap wordt geprezen om zijn diepgang en zijn vermogen om ingewikkelde onderwerpen op een duidelijke en boeiende manier te presenteren.
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 2021, SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2022, and recognized as a New Statesman and Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2021, this work is hailed as a definitive treatment of its subject for years to come. In the aftermath of Napoleon's defeat in 1815, the quest for Greek freedom united individuals across Europe and the United States. Mark Mazower's compelling narrative recounts the remarkable struggle of the Greek people against Sultan Mahmud II and the formidable Ottoman forces, including Turkish cavalry, Albanian soldiers, and Egyptians. Despite facing overwhelming odds and severe hardships, the Greeks persevered until military intervention from Russia, France, and Britain ultimately secured their independence. Mazower intricately weaves together various perspectives, delving into the minds of revolutionary conspirators and the experiences of besieged towns. He presents the lives of priests, sailors, slaves, and vulnerable civilians amidst the brutality of war. The book explores the broader implications of this struggle, linking it to the rise of Romanticism and a new political landscape that inspired volunteers from across Europe to join the fight for Greek independence. It highlights how nationalism emerged as a powerful force, reshaping the world and altering the course of history at a significant personal cost. Critics have praised it as "exquisite" and "superbly subtle and thoro
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
This text replaces the belief that Europe is the natural home of freedom and democracy. It provides instead a far more sinister picture of a continent which has been both a breeding ground and an experimental farm for ideologies of extraordinary ferocity.
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.
In April 1941 the German army invaded Greece, leading to four years of hideous barbarism and to a civil war that tore the country apart. Inside Hitler's Greece explores the impact of the Occupation upon the lives and values of ordinary Greeks. Drawing on a wealth of first-hand accounts and previously untapped archival sources Mark Mazower offers a vividly human picture of the experiences of resistance fighters and black marketeers, teenage German conscripts and Gestapo officers. He shows how war threw traditional family roles into question as women became breadwinners and children took up arms. The moral complexities of life under foreign rule are linked to the unfolding political tragedy that brought the civil war. The book describes the economic exploitation of Greece and the resulting famine - the disintegration of an entire society and the origins of mass resistance. It offers an unsentimental account of the realities of guerrilla life in the mountains, covering the psychological as well as the material effects of total war. But the war is also seen through German eyes: soldiers, diplomats, and SS officials speak in their own words, allowing us to understand the beliefs and values that underlay Nazi policies of violence, terror, and extermination. From staff officers like the young Kurt Waldheim to ordinary Bavarian conscripts, the German Occupation apparatus is brought to life in unprecedented detail. A world of ruined villages and stirring revolutionary utopias, abandoned Jewish homes and starving islanders - the world of Hitler's New Order - is comprehensively analyzed and set in its historical context.
