Mark Almond (born 1958) is a British author, and was a lecturer in Modern History at Oriel College, Oxford. Almond holds a master's degree (

M.A. A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

), and was the Chair of the British Helsinki Human Rights Group (which despite its name was not affiliated with the

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). He served as an

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under the aegis of the BHHRG in Georgia and Ukraine, among other countries. Almond has been critical of what he characterizes as Western interference with democracy, such as the activities of

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. His research interests lie in 19th century and 20th century Central-Eastern Europe; Almond has written a biography of Nicolae and

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, a study of Albanian migration, and a study of the Bosnian War in its historical context. He has recently been teaching a course on 18th Century France, focusing on the writings of

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. As of 2012, Almond was delivering lectures on European History in

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in Turkey. Almond also writes articles for national papers.

Publications

*''Revolution: 500 Years of Struggle for Change'' (London, 1996). *''Europe's backyard war: the war in the Balkans'' (London:

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, 1994). *''National pacifism: Germany's new temptation'' (London: Alliance Publishers, 1991). *''Decline without fall: Romania under Ceausescu'' (London: Alliance Publishers for the Institute for European Defence & Strategic Studies, 1988).

References

1958 births Living people Fellows of Oriel College, Oxford British historians British human rights activists British male writers {{UK-activist-stub