Bruce Clark (journalist)

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Bruce Clark (born 30 September 1958) is a British journalist, author, and commentator on international affairs, religion, and history. [1] He is the International Security Editor of The Economist and a former correspondent for Reuters , The Times , and the Financial Times .

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Clark is the author of several books, including An Empire's New Clothes: The End of Russia's Liberal Dream (1995), [2] Twice A Stranger: How Mass Expulsion Forged Modern Greece and Turkey (2006), [3] and Athens: City of Wisdom (2021), a cultural history of the Greek capital. [4]

Background

Bruce Clark was born on 30 September 1958 in Northern Ireland. [5] He is the son of Wallace Clark, a Northern Irish author and businessman. [5]

Work

Clark's writing for The Economist usually focuses on religion or defence. He began his career with Reuters, and later served as The Times correspondent in Moscow from 1991 to 1993. [1]

An Empire's New Clothes (1995)

In 1995, Clark published An Empire's New Clothes: The End of Russia's Liberal Dream, which offers a personal and political account of Russia during the post-Soviet transition. [2]

Twice A Stranger (2006)

His 2006 book, Twice A Stranger: How Mass Expulsion Forged Modern Greece and Turkey, explores the population exchange between Greece and Turkey mandated by the Treaty of Lausanne in the early 1920s. [6] It received critical acclaim and won the Runciman Award in 2007. [7] [8]

Athens: City of Wisdom (2021)

In 2021, Clark published Athens: City of Wisdom, a wide-ranging cultural history of the city of Athens. [4] The book examines the city’s evolution across three millennia, addressing themes such as democracy, empire, philosophy, identity, and urban life. It was praised for its breadth and clarity. [9]

Selected Works

References

  1. 1 2 "Clark, Bruce 1958–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 Clark, Bruce (1995). An Empire's New Clothes: The End of Russia's Liberal Dream. Vintage. ISBN   9780099478319.{{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  3. ↑ Clark, Bruce (2006). Twice A Stranger: How Mass Expulsion Forged Modern Greece and Turkey. Granta. ISBN   9781862078765.
  4. 1 2 Clark, Bruce (2021). Athens: City of Wisdom. Head of Zeus. ISBN   9781781259565.{{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  5. 1 2 "Clark, Bruce 1958–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Clark, Bruce (2006). Twice A Stranger: How Mass Expulsion Forged Modern Greece and Turkey. Granta. ISBN   9781862078765.
  7. ↑ "Twice a Stranger". Harvard University Press. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "The terrible fate of communities dumped into alien 'homelands'". The Independent. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  9. ↑ Gatward, Ben (9 October 2021). "Athens: City of Wisdom by Bruce Clark review — a beguiling history". The Spectator. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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