Wolfson History Prize
1 appearances
Mark Mazower
マーク・マザワー
Mark Mazower
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-02-20 （Golders Green, London, England）
- Nationality
- British, Greek (honorary)
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Golders Green (North London), UK → New York City (Columbia University), USA
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Writer, Professor
- Active Years
- 1988-
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (Ira D. Wallach Professor of History), Birkbeck, University of London, University of Sussex, Princeton University
- Memberships
- Editorial board of Past & Present, Advisory Board, European Association of History Educators (EUROCLIO)
- Influenced By
- Influenced
- Nominations
- Governing the World shortlisted for the Hessell-Tiltman Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oxford | Classics and Philosophy | — | BA | 1978–1981 | United Kingdom |
| Johns Hopkins University | International Affairs | — | MA | 1982–1983 | United States |
| University of Oxford | — | — | 博士号 (DPhil) | 1983–1988 | United Kingdom |
University of Oxford
Classics and Philosophy
Degree:
BA
Period:
1978–1981
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
United Kingdom
Undergraduate degree in Classics and Philosophy
Johns Hopkins University
International Affairs
Degree:
MA
Period:
1982–1983
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
United States
MA in International Affairs
University of Oxford
Degree:
博士号 (DPhil)
Period:
1983–1988
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
United Kingdom
Doctorate (DPhil) in History
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Wolfson History Prize | The Balkans | — | Wolfson Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Duff Cooper Prize | Salonica, City of Ghosts | — | Duff Cooper Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Duff Cooper Prize | The Greek Revolution | — | Duff Cooper Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Runciman Prize | Salonica, City of Ghosts | — | Runciman Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2005 | John Criticos Prize | Salonica, City of Ghosts | — | John Criticos Prize organisers | 受賞 |
| 2005 | National Jewish Book Award | Salonica, City of Ghosts | — | Jewish Book Council | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Trilling Award | Hitler's Empire | — | Trilling Award committee | 受賞 |
| 2009 | LA Times Book Prize for History | Hitler's Empire | — | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| 2002 | German History Book Prize | Dark Continent | — | German history prize organisation | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Premio Acqui Storia | Dark Continent | — | Premio Acqui organisers | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Adolphe Bentinck Prize | The Balkans | — | Adolphe Bentinck prize organisers | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Dido Sotiriou Award | — | — | Hellenic Authors Society | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Society of Columbia Graduates Great Teacher Award | — | — | Society of Columbia Graduates | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Honorary doctorate, KU Leuven | — | — | KU Leuven | 授与 |
| 2022 | Gennadius Prize | — | — | American School of Classical Studies at Athens | 受賞 |
Wolfson History Prize
2001
Work:
The Balkans
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
受賞
Duff Cooper Prize
2005
Work:
Salonica, City of Ghosts
Organization:
Duff Cooper Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Duff Cooper Prize
2022
Work:
The Greek Revolution
Organization:
Duff Cooper Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Runciman Prize
2005
Work:
Salonica, City of Ghosts
Organization:
Runciman Prize committee
Result:
受賞
John Criticos Prize
2005
Work:
Salonica, City of Ghosts
Organization:
John Criticos Prize organisers
Result:
受賞
National Jewish Book Award
2005
Work:
Salonica, City of Ghosts
Organization:
Jewish Book Council
Result:
受賞
Trilling Award
2009
Work:
Hitler's Empire
Organization:
Trilling Award committee
Result:
受賞
LA Times Book Prize for History
2009
Work:
Hitler's Empire
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
受賞
German History Book Prize
2002
Work:
Dark Continent
Organization:
German history prize organisation
Result:
受賞
Premio Acqui Storia
2001
Work:
Dark Continent
Organization:
Premio Acqui organisers
Result:
受賞
Adolphe Bentinck Prize
2001
Work:
The Balkans
Organization:
Adolphe Bentinck prize organisers
Result:
受賞
Dido Sotiriou Award
2012
Organization:
Hellenic Authors Society
Result:
受賞
Society of Columbia Graduates Great Teacher Award
2011
Organization:
Society of Columbia Graduates
Result:
受賞
Honorary doctorate, KU Leuven
2019
Organization:
KU Leuven
Result:
授与
Gennadius Prize
2022
Organization:
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Duff Cooper Prize
2 appearances
-
Edition 49 (2004) Winner
-
Edition 66 (2021) Winner
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 29 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century
1998 History (20th-century Europe)Argues that the triumph of democracy in Europe was not inevitable but the product of contingency and political agency across the twentieth century.
Democracy20th-century EuropePolitical history
The Balkans
2000 Regional history (the Balkans)A wide-ranging history of the Balkans tracing political and social transformations from the end of Byzantium to the present day.
EthnicityNation-buildingRegional history
Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews, 1430–1950
2004 Urban and cultural historyA study of the multicultural history of Salonica/Thessaloniki, focusing on Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities between 1430 and 1950.
Multicultural coexistenceUrban historyJewish history
Hitler's Empire: Nazi Rule in Occupied Europe
2008 World War II / Occupation policiesCompares Nazi occupation policies across different European countries and analyses the nature and impact of German rule.
NazismOccupation policyComparative history
Governing the World: The History of an Idea
2012 History of international organisationsA history of the idea and institutions of international organization from the Concert of Europe to the United Nations.
International organisationsEmpire and colonialismDiplomatic history
What You Did Not Tell: A Russian Past and the Journey Home
2018 Family history / MemoirAn intergenerational family biography exploring his family's Russian-Jewish past and its influence on identity and memory.
Family historyJewish migrationMemory and identity
The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe
2021 Modern history (revolution)Re-evaluates the Greek Revolution of 1821 in the broader context of the making of modern Europe.
RevolutionNationalismModernization
On Antisemitism: A Word in History
2025 Intellectual history / antisemitism studiesSurveys the historical development of antisemitism and analyses its meanings and political implications.
AntisemitismIntellectual historyMemory
No Enchanted Palace: The End of Empire and the Ideological Origins of the United Nations
2009 International historyExamines the origins of the United Nations and its ideological links to empire and colonialism.
International organisationsImperialismDecolonization
Inside Hitler's Greece: The Experience of Occupation, 1941–44
1993 War history / OccupationA detailed account of Nazi occupation in Greece and the experiences of its population during 1941–44.
OccupationWarSocial history
Bibliography
- Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century (1998)
- The Balkans (2000)
- Salonica, City of Ghosts (2004)
- Inside Hitler's Greece (1993)
- No Enchanted Palace (2009)
- Governing the World (2012)
- What You Did Not Tell (2018)
- The Greek Revolution (2021)
- On Antisemitism (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly yet accessible narrativeArchive-driven empirical approachComparative-historical methodology
- Recurring Motifs
- Nation-building and ethnicityMigration and mobilityEmpire and colonialismMemory and identityGreek and Balkan studies
Legacy
A leading scholar of twentieth-century Europe and Balkan/Greek history. Widely respected internationally for both academic and popular works, recipient of multiple major history prizes, and recognised as an influential teacher at Columbia University.
Academic Societies
- Advisory Board, European Association of History Educators (EUROCLIO)
Quotes
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"Growing up in Golders Green was a weird experience for me because this place has no history. It was a big revelation to discover that Golders Green in the 1920s was full of these super-important world anarchists... It suddenly made the whole place make sense."
Source: Family memoir / interviews (e.g. press interviews and his memoir) (2017)
Trivia
- Great-grandfather was Yiddish author Sholem Asch.
- Played the French horn and enjoyed classical literature and philosophy in his youth.
- Awarded honorary Greek citizenship in 2021.