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An immense contribution... In tracing the evolving meaning of ‘antisemitism,’ [Mazower] demonstrates persuasively how we might turn it from a weapon back into a word... Rigorous and lucid -- Lily Meyer * The New Republic * Mazower’s book contains many distinctions – subtle twists of the lens that bring different shades of personal and ideological animus into focus... For Mazower to provide any respite of clarity on a topic befogged in rage and confusion is achievement enough -- Rafael Behr * The Guardian * Excellent and timely -- Ian Buruma * The New Yorker *

Praise for Mark Mazower's THE GREEK REVOLUTION * - * With vivid detail, impeccable scholarship and great nuance, Mazower shows how the modern idea of the nation emerges out of the complex, sometimes random and often messy interactions between a plurality of agents ... An illuminating account of both the unifying power of myths about the past, and the dangers inherent when such myths are connected to political reality -- Lea Ypi * New Statesman * Compelling and disturbing, enriched by many new sources and excellent colour illustrations, and paying attention to the role of Ottomans and Albanians as well as Greeks, Mazower's book will become the standard account of this crucial revolution -- Philip Mansel * The Spectator *

A rigorous account... Mazower’s meticulous deep dive reveals how ideological war is waged on the semantic level. The result is an elegant and illuminating glimpse of how politics shapes language itself * Publisher's Weekly * Clear, comprehensive and nuanced... A book that can contribute to honest discussions that are desperately needed in a new age of racism, war and genocide... this book is a welcome attempt to offer some clarity -- Dr Brian Hanley * Irish Times * An immense contribution... In tracing the evolving meaning of ‘antisemitism,’ [Mazower] demonstrates persuasively how we might turn it from a weapon back into a word... Rigorous and lucid -- Lily Meyer * The New Republic * Mazower’s book contains many distinctions – subtle twists of the lens that bring different shades of personal and ideological animus into focus... For Mazower to provide any respite of clarity on a topic befogged in rage and confusion is achievement enough -- Rafael Behr * The Guardian * One of the many virtues of Mazower’s excellent and timely book is his effort to restore historical context to a word that has become a generic term of condemnation... In this lucid survey, Mazower shows that the history of anti-Jewish sentiment is a story of varied accusations, hatreds, and fears—as entangled with the rise of modernity as it is with our present politics -- The Best Books of 2025 So Far * New Yorker * Excellent and timely -- Ian Buruma * The New Yorker * An illuminating new book... On Antisemitism does not seek to define the concept but more usefully tracks how its meaning has changed over time -- Kenan Malik * The Observer *

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Mark Mazower is Ira D. Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University, where he directs the Institute for Ideas and Imagination. His previous books include Inside Hitler's Greece, Dark Continent, The Balkans and Salonica, City of Ghosts. His most recent book, The Greek Revolution, won the Duff Cooper Prize.

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