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- Book Title
- The Hungarians
- Title
- The Hungarians
- Subtitle
- A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat
- Translator
- Ann Major
- Contributor
- Ann Major (Translated by)
- ISBN-10
- 0691119694
- EAN
- 9780691119694
- ISBN
- 9780691119694
- Genre
- History
- Release Date
- 08/08/2004
- Release Year
- 2004
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Hungarians : a Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat
- Item Height
- 5.9in
- Item Length
- 9.8in
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Item Width
- 5.9in
- Item Weight
- 29.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 584 Pages
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The Hungarians is the most comprehensive, clear-sighted, and absorbing history ever of a legendarily proud and passionate but lonely people. Much of Europe once knew them as "child-devouring cannibals" and "bloodthirsty Huns." But it wasn't long before the Hungarians became steadfast defenders of the Christian West and fought heroic freedom struggles against the Tatars (1241), the Turks (16-18th centuries), and, among others, the Russians (1848-49 and 1956). Paul Lendvai tells the fascinating story of how the Hungarians, despite a string of catastrophes and their linguistic and cultural isolation, have survived as a nation-state for more than 1,000 years. Lendvai, who fled Hungary in 1957, traces Hungarian politics, culture, economics, and emotions from the Magyars' dramatic entry into the Carpathian Basin in 896 to the brink of the post-Cold War era. Hungarians are ever pondering what being Hungarian means and where they came from. Yet, argues Lendvai, Hungarian national identity is not only about ancestry or language but also an emotional sense of belonging.Hungary's famous poet-patriot, Sandor Petofi, was of Slovak descent, and Franz Liszt felt deeply Hungarian though he spoke only a few words of Hungarian.Through colorful anecdotes of heroes and traitors, victors and victims, geniuses and imposters, based in part on original archival research, Lendvai conveys the multifaceted interplay, on the grand stage of Hungarian history, of progressivism and economic modernization versus intolerance and narrow-minded nationalism. He movingly describes the national trauma inflicted by the transfer of the historic Hungarian heartland of Transylvania to Romania under the terms of the Treaty of Trianon in 1920--a trauma that the passing of years has by no means lessened. The horrors of Nazi and Soviet Communist domination were no less appalling, as Lendvai's restrained account makes clear, but are now part of history. An unforgettable blend of eminent readability, vibrant humor, and meticulous scholarship, The Hungarians is a book without taboos or prejudices that at the same time offers an authoritative key to understanding how and why this isolated corner of Europe produced such a galaxy of great scientists, artists, and entrepreneurs.
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Princeton University Press
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0691119694
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9780691119694
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Hungarians : a Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat
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Trade Paperback
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English
Publication Year
2004
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Textbook
Number of Pages
584 Pages
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9.8in
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5.9in
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5.9in
Item Weight
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It is history's destiny to stare helplessly as the past's effects on facts have them act no differently on our minds and bodies than do fictions. In his loving rendering of Hungary's troubled saga, Lendvai has shown us how our knowledge and memory are a tangle of both threads. ---Norman Madarasz, The European Legacy, "An exhaustive history of the Hungarian people. . . . The author has written a sympathetic account of Hungarian history. Yet the book also exposes the blemishes along with the heroism. . . . For those interested in the history of a art of Europe that has been shrouded in mystery and cliché, it's a helpful handbook." --Anne Gyulai, The Montreal Gazette, It is history's destiny to stare helplessly as the past's effects on facts have them act no differently on our minds and bodies than do fictions. In his loving rendering of Hungary's troubled saga, Lendvai has shown us how our knowledge and memory are a tangle of both threads., "[R]ewarding, entertaining, and well written. . . . [F]ar more substantial than the witty musings to be found, for example, in Luigi Barzini's The Italians. . . . No one who is interested in Hungary should miss reading this book." --Nicolas Parsons, Hungarian Quarterly, A pleasure to read. . . . Mr. Lendvai has done a remarkable job. His book is easily the best history of Hungary in English. . . . What's remarkable is how many extraordinary individuals, admirable and otherwise, we come across in this small nation's history. ---Stephen Goode, Washington Times, "An exhaustive history of the Hungarian people. . . . The author has written a sympathetic account of Hungarian history. Yet the book also exposes the blemishes along with the heroism. . . . For those interested in the history of a art of Europe that has been shrouded in mystery and clich, it's a helpful handbook." --Anne Gyulai, The Montreal Gazette, [R]ewarding, entertaining, and well written. . . . [F]ar more substantial than the witty musings to be found, for example, in Luigi Barzini's The Italians. . . . No one who is interested in Hungary should miss reading this book. -- Nicolas Parsons, Hungarian Quarterly, "It is history's destiny to stare helplessly as the past's effects on facts have them act no differently on our minds and bodies than do fictions. In his loving rendering of Hungary's troubled saga, Lendvai has shown us how our knowledge and memory are a tangle of both threads." ---Norman Madarasz, The European Legacy, "The writing of national histories is . . . justified by the erudition and intellectual brilliance of the [author]. To this one must add, as a special attraction, the charm, wit and healthy cynicism of The Hungarians ."-- Istvan Deak, Times Literary Supplement, "Lendvai has written a standard-setting work, always at the highest level of historical research yet so eminently readable, so entertaining--only a journalist out of passion with profound knowledge of history is able to write in this way. . . . Lendvai's presentation of the thousand years of Hungarian history in Europe is not only comprehensive, it is also just." --Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, An exhaustive history of the Hungarian people. . . . The author has written a sympathetic account of Hungarian history. Yet the book also exposes the blemishes along with the heroism. . . . For those interested in the history of a art of Europe that has been shrouded in mystery and cliché, it's a helpful handbook., An outstanding storyteller. [Lendvai] not only presents scientifically based facts and analysis but also tells the reader a story. . .. A compact overview of Hungarian history, a wonderful collection of biographical sketches and a subtle description of the 'Hungarian temperament'., The writing of national histories is . . . justified by the erudition and intellectual brilliance of the [author]. To this one must add, as a special attraction, the charm, wit and healthy cynicism of The Hungarians . ---Istvan Deak, Times Literary Supplement, "[R]ewarding, entertaining, and well written. . . . [F]ar more substantial than the witty musings to be found, for example, in Luigi Barzini's The Italians . . . . No one who is interested in Hungary should miss reading this book." ---Nicolas Parsons, Hungarian Quarterly, "An outstanding storyteller. [Lendvai] not only presents scientifically based facts and analysis but also tells the reader a story. . .. A compact overview of Hungarian history, a wonderful collection of biographical sketches and a subtle description of the 'Hungarian temperament'." -- Neue Zrcher Zeitung, "Excellently researched and masterfully constructed, this should become a standard work. . . . The book reads almost like a novel with historical background. . . . Most warmly recommended."-- Die Presse, "An outstanding storyteller. [Lendvai] not only presents scientifically based facts and analysis but also tells the reader a story. . .. A compact overview of Hungarian history, a wonderful collection of biographical sketches and a subtle description of the 'Hungarian temperament'."-- Neue Zrcher Zeitung, "[R]ewarding, entertaining, and well written. . . . [F]ar more substantial than the witty musings to be found, for example, in Luigi Barzini's The Italians. . . . No one who is interested in Hungary should miss reading this book." ---Nicolas Parsons, Hungarian Quarterly, An exhaustive history of the Hungarian people. . . . The author has written a sympathetic account of Hungarian history. Yet the book also exposes the blemishes along with the heroism. . . . For those interested in the history of a art of Europe that has been shrouded in mystery and cliché, it's a helpful handbook. -- Anne Gyulai, The Montreal Gazette, The writing of national histories is . . . justified by the erudition and intellectual brilliance of the [author]. To this one must add, as a special attraction, the charm, wit and healthy cynicism of The Hungarians ., The writing of national histories is . . . justified by the erudition and intellectual brilliance of the [author]. To this one must add, as a special attraction, the charm, wit and healthy cynicism of The Hungarians., An outstanding storyteller. [Lendvai] not only presents scientifically based facts and analysis but also tells the reader a story. . .. A compact overview of Hungarian history, a wonderful collection of biographical sketches and a subtle description of the 'Hungarian temperament'. -- Neue Zurcher Zeitung, A pleasure to read. . . . Mr. Lendvai has done a remarkable job. His book is easily the best history of Hungary in English. . . . What's remarkable is how many extraordinary individuals, admirable and otherwise, we come across in this small nation's history., "Excellently researched and masterfully constructed, this should become a standard work. . . . The book reads almost like a novel with historical background. . . . Most warmly recommended." -- Die Presse, "An outstanding storyteller. [Lendvai] not only presents scientifically based facts and analysis but also tells the reader a story. . .. A compact overview of Hungarian history, a wonderful collection of biographical sketches and a subtle description of the 'Hungarian temperament'."-- Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "It is history's destiny to stare helplessly as the past's effects on facts have them act no differently on our minds and bodies than do fictions. In his loving rendering of Hungary's troubled saga, Lendvai has shown us how our knowledge and memory are a tangle of both threads."-- Norman Madarasz, The European Legacy, Excellently researched and masterfully constructed, this should become a standard work. . . . The book reads almost like a novel with historical background. . . . Most warmly recommended. -- Die Presse, "An exhaustive history of the Hungarian people. . . . The author has written a sympathetic account of Hungarian history. Yet the book also exposes the blemishes along with the heroism. . . . For those interested in the history of a art of Europe that has been shrouded in mystery and cliché, it's a helpful handbook."-- Anne Gyulai, The Montreal Gazette, "An exhaustive history of the Hungarian people. . . . The author has written a sympathetic account of Hungarian history. Yet the book also exposes the blemishes along with the heroism. . . . For those interested in the history of a art of Europe that has been shrouded in mystery and cliché, it's a helpful handbook." ---Anne Gyulai, The Montreal Gazette, Lendvai has written a standard-setting work, always at the highest level of historical research yet so eminently readable, so entertaining--only a journalist out of passion with profound knowledge of history is able to write in this way. . . . Lendvai's presentation of the thousand years of Hungarian history in Europe is not only comprehensive, it is also just., "The writing of national histories is . . . justified by the erudition and intellectual brilliance of the [author]. To this one must add, as a special attraction, the charm, wit and healthy cynicism of The Hungarians ." ---Istvan Deak, Times Literary Supplement, An outstanding storyteller. [Lendvai] not only presents scientifically based facts and analysis but also tells the reader a story. . .. A compact overview of Hungarian history, a wonderful collection of biographical sketches and a subtle description of the 'Hungarian temperament'. -- Neue Zrcher Zeitung, The writing of national histories is . . . justified by the erudition and intellectual brilliance of the [author]. To this one must add, as a special attraction, the charm, wit and healthy cynicism ofThe Hungarians. -- Istvan Deak, Times Literary Supplement, "An outstanding storyteller. [Lendvai] not only presents scientifically based facts and analysis but also tells the reader a story. . .. A compact overview of Hungarian history, a wonderful collection of biographical sketches and a subtle description of the 'Hungarian temperament'." -- Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "The writing of national histories is . . . justified by the erudition and intellectual brilliance of the [author]. To this one must add, as a special attraction, the charm, wit and healthy cynicism of The Hungarians ." --Istvan Deak, Times Literary Supplement, An exhaustive history of the Hungarian people. . . . The author has written a sympathetic account of Hungarian history. Yet the book also exposes the blemishes along with the heroism. . . . For those interested in the history of a art of Europe that has been shrouded in mystery and cliché, it's a helpful handbook. ---Anne Gyulai, The Montreal Gazette, Excellently researched and masterfully constructed, this should become a standard work. . . . The book reads almost like a novel with historical background. . . . Most warmly recommended., An outstanding storyteller. [Lendvai] not only presents scientifically based facts and analysis but also tells the reader a story. . .. A compact overview of Hungarian history, a wonderful collection of biographical sketches and a subtle description of the 'Hungarian temperament'. -- Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "[R]ewarding, entertaining, and well written. . . . No one who is interested in Hungary should miss reading this book." ---Nicolas Parsons, Hungarian Quarterly, [R]ewarding, entertaining, and well written. . . . [F]ar more substantial than the witty musings to be found, for example, in Luigi Barzini's The Italians. . . . No one who is interested in Hungary should miss reading this book., A pleasure to read. . . . Mr. Lendvai has done a remarkable job. His book is easily the best history of Hungary in English. . . . What's remarkable is how many extraordinary individuals, admirable and otherwise, we come across in this small nation's history. -- Stephen Goode, Washington Times, "A pleasure to read. . . . Mr. Lendvai has done a remarkable job. His book is easily the best history of Hungary in English. . . . What's remarkable is how many extraordinary individuals, admirable and otherwise, we come across in this small nation's history." --Stephen Goode, Washington Times, "A pleasure to read. . . . Mr. Lendvai has done a remarkable job. His book is easily the best history of Hungary in English. . . . What's remarkable is how many extraordinary individuals, admirable and otherwise, we come across in this small nation's history." ---Stephen Goode, Washington Times, "This brief narrative of Hungarian history, elegantly translated into English, is written with verve, humor, profound insights, and just the right degree of cynicism. It well explains the dilemma of a respectable old state squeezed between more powerful neighbors, the contradictions between individual genius and repeated national failure, and the recurring tragic conflicts between the defense of nationhood and messianic nationalism. It is supplemented with fascinating essays on, for instance, the complexities of Jewish and German assimilation into the Hungarian nation." --István Deák, Columbia University, An exhaustive history of the Hungarian people. . . . The author has written a sympathetic account of Hungarian history. Yet the book also exposes the blemishes along with the heroism. . . . For those interested in the history of a art of Europe that has been shrouded in mystery and cliché, it¹s a helpful handbook., When Paul Lendvai, the indefatigable observer of Eastern Europe, writes a book, he has in general something exciting to relate. . . . Lendvai's book is a well-constructed mixture of historical facts, political judgments, and cultural anecdotes., An exhaustive history of the Hungarian people. . . . The author has written a sympathetic account of Hungarian history. Yet the book also exposes the blemishes along with the heroism. . . . For those interested in the history of a art of Europe that has been shrouded in mystery and clich , it's a helpful handbook. -- Anne Gyulai, The Montreal Gazette, "A pleasure to read. . . . Mr. Lendvai has done a remarkable job. His book is easily the best history of Hungary in English. . . . What's remarkable is how many extraordinary individuals, admirable and otherwise, we come across in this small nation's history."-- Stephen Goode, Washington Times, "[R]ewarding, entertaining, and well written. . . . [F]ar more substantial than the witty musings to be found, for example, in Luigi Barzini's The Italians. . . . No one who is interested in Hungary should miss reading this book."-- Nicolas Parsons, Hungarian Quarterly, "When Paul Lendvai, the indefatigable observer of Eastern Europe, writes a book, he has in general something exciting to relate. . . . Lendvai's book is a well-constructed mixture of historical facts, political judgments, and cultural anecdotes." --Der Spiegel, It is history's destiny to stare helplessly as the past's effects on facts have them act no differently on our minds and bodies than do fictions. In his loving rendering of Hungary's troubled saga, Lendvai has shown us how our knowledge and memory are a tangle of both threads. -- Norman Madarasz, The European Legacy, "It is history's destiny to stare helplessly as the past's effects on facts have them act no differently on our minds and bodies than do fictions. In his loving rendering of Hungary's troubled saga, Lendvai has shown us how our knowledge and memory are a tangle of both threads." --Norman Madarasz, The European Legacy, The writing of national histories is . . . justified by the erudition and intellectual brilliance of the [author]. To this one must add, as a special attraction, the charm, wit and healthy cynicism of The Hungarians . -- Istvan Deak, Times Literary Supplement, [R]ewarding, entertaining, and well written. . . . [F]ar more substantial than the witty musings to be found, for example, in Luigi Barzini's The Italians. . . . No one who is interested in Hungary should miss reading this book. ---Nicolas Parsons, Hungarian Quarterly, "An exhaustive history of the Hungarian people. . . . The author has written a sympathetic account of Hungarian history. Yet the book also exposes the blemishes along with the heroism. . . . For those interested in the history of a art of Europe that has been shrouded in mystery and clich, it's a helpful handbook."-- Anne Gyulai, The Montreal Gazette
Table of Content
Foreword to the English Edition page xi Introduction 1 1. "Heathen Barbarians" overrun Europe: Evidence from St Gallen 7 2. Land Acquisition or Conquest? The Question of Hungarian Identity 12 3. From Magyar Mayhem to the Christian Kingdom of the ÁrpÁds 27 4. The Struggle for Continuity and Freedom 38 5. The Mongol Invasion of 1241 and its Consequences 49 6. Hungary's Rise to Great Power Status under Foreign Kings 62 7. The Heroic Age of the Hunyadis and the Turkish Danger 75 8. The Long Road to the Catastrophe of MohÁcs 86 9. The Disaster of Ottoman Rule 94 10. Transylvania-the Stronghold of Hungarian Sovereignty 106 11. GÁbor Bethlen-Vassal, Patriot and European 114 12. Zrinyi or Zrinski? One Hero for Two Nations 126 13. The Kuruc Leader ThÖkÖly: Adventurer or Traitor? 137 14. Ferenc RÁkÓczi's Fight for Freedom from the Habsburgs 145 15. Myth and Historiography: an Idol through the Ages 155 16. Hungary in the Habsburg Shadow 160 17. The Fight Against the "Hatted King" 177 18. Abbot Martinovics and the Jacobin Plot 183 19. Count IstvÁn SzÉchenyi and the "Reform Era": the "Greatest Hungarian" 191 20. Lajos Kossuth and SÁndor PetÖfi: Symbols of 1848 206 21. Victories, Defeat and Collapse: the Lost War of Independence, 1849 222 22. Kossuth the Hero versus "Judas" GÖrgey: "Good" and "Bad" in Sacrificial Mythology 242 23. Who was Captain Gusev? Russian "Freedom Fighters" between Minsk and Budapest 260 24. Elisabeth, AndrÁssy and Bismarck: Austria and Hungary on the Road to Reconciliation 266 25. Victory in Defeat: the Compromise and the Consequences of Dualism 281 26. Total Blindness: The Hungarian Sense of Mission and the Nationalities 299 27. The "Golden Age" of the Millennium: Modernization with Drawbacks 310 28. "Magyar Jew or Jewish Magyar?" A Unique Symbiosis 329 29. "Will Hungary be German or Magyar?" The Germans' Peculiar Role 348 30. From the Great War to the "Dictatorship of Despair": the Red Count and Lenin's Agent 356 31. The Admiral on a White Horse: Trianon and the Death Knell of St Stephen's Realm 373 32. Adventurers, Counterfeiters, Claimants to the Throne: Hungary as Troublemaker in the Danube Basin 389 33. Marching in Step with Hitler: Triumph and Fall. From the Persecution of Jews to Mob Rule 406 34. Victory in Defeat: 1945-1990 427 35. "Everyone is a Hungarian": Geniuses and Artists 466 Summing-up 504 Notes 508 Chronology of Significant Events in Hungarian History 533 Index 557
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Europe / Austria & Hungary
Dewey Decimal
943.9
Dewey Edition
22
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Yes
Genre
History
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