A History of Hungary

A History of Hungary
Author: Peter F. Sugar
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1990
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780253208675

Surveys Hungary's development from prehistory to the postcommunist era

The Hungarian Legacy in America

The Hungarian Legacy in America
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2007
Genre: Hungarian Americans
ISBN:

In 1941, Elmhurst College established the only Hungarian Department in the United States and gave the responsibility of developing its program to Dr. Barnabas Dienes. His work was the basis of what by the 1950s had developed into a significant repository of cultural, linguistic and social research. August J. Molnar guided growing entity to become a foundation, which began its activity in 1955. As part of the expansion program, the Foundation began working with Rutgers (SUNJ) and relocated to that campus in 1959, where it remains today.

The Will to Survive

The Will to Survive
Author: Sir Bryan Cartledge
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Hungary
ISBN: 9780231702256

Despite its relatively small size, Hungary has shown remarkable resilience in its long and difficult history, resisting hostile neighbors and the pressures of two massive neighboring empires. Subjected to invasion, occupation, and frequent historical tragedy, the country has nevertheless survived and even flourished, becoming a stable, sovereign democratic republic with a seat in the European Union. Drawing on his experiences as ambassador to Hungary during the declining years of János Kádár's communist regime, Bryan Cartledge recreates a rich portrait of the country's political, economic, and cultural development. Spanning eleven hundred years, his account begins with the arrival of the Magyars in the ninth century and concludes with the acceptance of Hungary into NATO and the EU. Cartledge recounts Hungary's medieval greatness and its defeats at the hands of the Mongols, Turks, and Nazis. He revisits the nation's unsuccessful struggle for independence and the massive deprivations it suffered after the First World War. He also investigates Hungary's disastrous alliance with the Nazis, motivated by a hope for political redress. Cartledge provides startling insight into the experience of Soviet-imposed communism, which culminated in the brutally suppressed revolution of 1956. Exploiting his intimate knowledge of Hungary and its rich archival sources, he explains how a country can lose almost every war it has engaged in and still forge ahead stronger than before.

Legacy of a Refugee

Legacy of a Refugee
Author: Laszlo Meszaros
Publisher: Buffalo Heritage Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-08-27
Genre: Businesspeople
ISBN: 9781942483205

The journey of an extraordinary man who escaped from communist Hungary to America, and refused to give up. Meszaros eventually founded an innovative tech company that was acquired by Intel. This story of a self-made man is an inspiration to those who have left their birth place behind in search of a better life.

A Concise History of Hungary

A Concise History of Hungary
Author: Miklós Molnár
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2001-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521667364

A comprehensive history of the land, people, society, culture and economy of Hungary.

Luxury and the Ruling Elite in Socialist Hungary

Luxury and the Ruling Elite in Socialist Hungary
Author: György Majtényi
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2021-11-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 0253055954

After World War II, a new community of elite emerged in Hungary, in spite of the communist principles espoused by the government. In Luxury and the Ruling Elite in Socialist Hungary, György Majtényi allows us a peek inside their affluence. Majtényi exposes the lavish standard of living that the higher echelon enjoyed, complete with pools, Persian rugs, extravagant furniture, servants, and groundskeepers. They shopped in private stores stocked with expensive meats and tropical fruits just for them. They benefited from access to everything from books, telephone lines, and international travel to hunting grounds, soccer games, and even the choicest cemetery plots. But Majtényi also reveals the underbelly of such society, particularly how these privileges were used as a way of maintaining power, initiating or denying entry to party members, and strengthening the very hierarchies that communism promised to abolish. Taking readers on a fascinating and often surprising look inside the manor homes and vacation villas of wealthy post–World War II Hungarians, Majtényi offers fresh insight into the realities of patriarchy, loyalty, gender, and class within the communist regime.

Hungarians and Europe in the Early Middle Ages

Hungarians and Europe in the Early Middle Ages
Author: András Róna-Tas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 610
Release: 1999-03
Genre: History
ISBN:

Lavishly illustrated, the book contains seventy five historical maps and colour plates which visualize the historical background of Hungary and introduces its early history to a broader readership. The early history of Hungarians is embedded into the history of Eurasia and special attention is given to the relationship of the Hungarians with the Khazars and the Bulghar-Turks. The first part deals with methods and sources which can be used for elucidating the ancient history of the Hungarians, relying on research into linguistics, archaeology, anthropology and natural history. The second part traces how the Hungarians came into the Carpathian Basin and answers such questions as: who are the Magyars, from where did they come and how did they conquer the land? It reconstructs and examines their early political and social structure, the economy, and religion, and compares the Hungarian medieval process with the ethnogenetic processes of the Germanic, Slavic and Turkic people.

Failed Illusions

Failed Illusions
Author: Charles Gati
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN:

A riveting new look at a key event of the Cold War, Failed Illusions fundamentally modifies our picture of what happened during the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Now, fifty years later, Charles Gati challenges the simplicity of this David and Goliath story in his new history of the revolt.

A History of Hungary

A History of Hungary
Author: Laszlo Kontler
Publisher: Red Globe Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002-10-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1403903174

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.