Product details:
| ISBN13: | 9781403903167 |
| ISBN10: | 1403903166 |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| No. of pages: | 507 pages |
| Size: | 229x152 mm |
| Language: | English |
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A History of Hungary
Millennium in Central Europe
Edition number: 2002
Publisher: Red Globe Press
Date of Publication: 2 October 2002
Number of Volumes: Hardback
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Short description:
A History of Hungary: Millennium in Central Europe provides a comprehensive yet approachable survey of Hungarian history from the prehistoric age to the present day. Politics and culture, economic, social and intellectual developments, and the wider European context are integrated in a single narrative.
A History of Hungary: Millennium in Central Europe provides a comprehensive yet approachable survey of Hungarian history from the prehistoric age to the present day. Politics and culture, economic, social and intellectual developments, and the wider European context are integrated in a single narrative.
László Kontler adeptly steers the reader through ancient times, the great migration of peoples, and the creation and troubles of a Christian monarchy that arose in the region wedged between the Baltic and the Balkans, and the Germanic and Russian lands. He then explores factors such as socio-economic backwardness and foreign rule which put Hungary at a disadvantage in coping with the challenges of modernity - a process marked by revolutions, wars of independence, historic compromises and territorial losses. The book includes a detailed discussion of the 'socialist' period, while a brief Epilogue assesses the achievements and the difficulties of the present process of transition to democracy.
Long description:
A History of Hungary: Millennium in Central Europe provides a comprehensive yet approachable survey of Hungarian history from the prehistoric age to the present day. Politics and culture, economic, social and intellectual developments, and the wider European context are integrated in a single narrative.
László Kontler adeptly steers the reader through ancient times, the great migration of peoples, and the creation and troubles of a Christian monarchy that arose in the region wedged between the Baltic and the Balkans, and the Germanic and Russian lands. He then explores factors such as socio-economic backwardness and foreign rule which put Hungary at a disadvantage in coping with the challenges of modernity - a process marked by revolutions, wars of independence, historic compromises and territorial losses. The book includes a detailed discussion of the 'socialist' period, while a brief Epilogue assesses the achievements and the difficulties of the present process of transition to democracy.
László Kontler adeptly steers the reader through ancient times, the great migration of peoples, and the creation and troubles of a Christian monarchy that arose in the region wedged between the Baltic and the Balkans, and the Germanic and Russian lands. He then explores factors such as socio-economic backwardness and foreign rule which put Hungary at a disadvantage in coping with the challenges of modernity - a process marked by revolutions, wars of independence, historic compromises and territorial losses. The book includes a detailed discussion of the 'socialist' period, while a brief Epilogue assesses the achievements and the difficulties of the present process of transition to democracy.
Table of Contents:
Preface .
- Introduction .
- Reflections in Symbolic Geography .
- The Land, the Peoples, the Migrations .
- The Making of a Medieval Monarchy (895
-1301) .
- Golden Ages and Decline (1301
-1526) .
- Wedged Between Empires (1526
-1711) .
- Enlightenment, Reform and Revolution (1711
-1849) .
- The Advent of Modernity and the Persistence of the Old Regime (1849
-1918) .
- In Search of an Identity (1918
-1945) .
- Utopias and their Failures (1945
-1989) .
- Epilogue.
- List of Maps.
- Note on Pronunciation .
- Bibliography .
- Index.
