A Concise History of HungaryThis book offers a comprehensive thousand-year history of the land, people, society, culture and economy of Hungary, from its nebulous origins in the Ural Mountains to the 1988 elections. It tells above all the thrilling story of a people which became a great power in the region and then fought against--and was invaded by--Ottomans, Germans and Soviets. The Hungarian people preserved nevertheless a continuous individuality through its Ural-born language and a specifically Hungaro-European culture. Free and independent since 1990, Hungary continues to seek its rightful position in Europe. |
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Contents
FROM THE BEGINNING UNTIL 1301 | 1 |
GRANDUER AND DECLINE FROM THE ANGEVIN KINGS TO THE BATTLE OF MOHÁCS 13011526 | 41 |
A COUNTRY UNDER THREE CROWNS 15261711 | 87 |
VIENNA AND HUNGARY ABSOLUTISM REFORMS REVOLUTION 171118489 | 139 |
RUPTURE COMPROMISE AND THE DUAL MONARCHY 18491919 | 201 |
BETWEEN THE WARS | 250 |
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| Title | A Concise History of Hungary A Concise History of Hungary, Miklós Molnár Cambridge Concise Histories |
| Author | Miklós Molnár |
| Translated by | Anna Magyar |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0521667364, 9780521667364 |
| Length | 370 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Europe / Eastern History / Europe / General History / Europe / Medieval History / Europe / Renaissance History / Modern / 20th Century History / Modern / General |
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