The Hungarians: a thousand years of victory in defeat

An updated new edition of a classic history of the Hungarians from their earliest origins to todayIn this absorbing and comprehensive history, Paul Lendvai tells the fascinating story of how the Hungarians, despite a string of catastrophes and their linguistic and cultural isolation, have survived a...

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Main Author: Lendvai, Paul 1929- (Author)
Other Authors: Major, Ann 1928- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton ; Oxford Princeton University Press 2021
Edition:New edition
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Summary:An updated new edition of a classic history of the Hungarians from their earliest origins to todayIn this absorbing and comprehensive history, 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 for more than one thousand years. Now with a new preface and a new chapter that brings the narrative up to the present, the book describes the evolution of Hungarian politics, culture, economics, and identity since the Magyars first arrived in the Carpathian Basin in 896. Through colorful anecdotes of heroes and traitors, victors and victims, revolutionaries and tyrants, Lendvai chronicles the way progressivism and economic modernization have competed with intolerance and narrow-minded nationalism. An unforgettable blend of skilled storytelling and scholarship, The Hungarians is an authoritative account of this enigmatic and important nation
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (592 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780691200286
DOI:10.1515/9780691200286

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