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Title: A Concise History of Hungary by Miklos Molnar, Anna Magyar ISBN: 0-521-66736-4 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Better than your average survey history of a country
Comment: This is a surprisingly fine book. It is lively and concise. It is efficient, covering all major episodes of Hungarian history from the beginnings to about 1995. It never lingers or goes into excessive detail. The author's opinions are balanced. The translation (from French to English) is really excellently done. There could be more illustrations, but those that are included are good. The rather dull cover leads one to expect a rather dull book, but in fact it is a very satisfying one and easy to digest.
Rating: 5
Summary: History of a Proud and Unique People
Comment: This is an outstanding history of a country and people that deserve to be better understood and appreciated. The Hungarians are not a Slavic, Germanic, or a Latin peoples; their language and heritage are alien to that of their neighbors. In many ways, both historically and culturally, Hungary has been at the crossroads of the events and movements that have shaped the history of Europe. Yet Hungary has also been a forceful shaper and mover itself, its modest current size belying the fact that it was once a potential superpower on the Danube. The history by Miklos Molnar is excellent in every respect and highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hungarian History
Comment: This is a complete and comprehensive history of the Hungarian land, people, society, culture and economy from its nebulous origins in the Ural mountains of Russia to the elections of 1988. It was written by a Hungarian born, Latin educated, French speaking, Nazi persecuted Swiss historian. The book tells the story of a once upon a time great nation that went into decline following Ottoman, Austrian and Soviet occupations at the same time preserving its unique language and European culture. The author links Hungary's political decline to its social, economic and cultural deficiencies. The country was under Hapsburg domination for four centuries and achieved its independence only after World War I, after having lost two thirds of its territory and half of its population. Now free of Soviet domination since 1990, Hungary seeks its place in the European Union of nations.
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Title: The Hungarians: A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat by Paul Lendvai ISBN: 0691114064 Publisher: Princeton University Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Budapest 1900: A Historical Portrait of a City and Its Culture by John Lukacs ISBN: 0802132502 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: A History of Hungary: Millennium in Central Europe by Laszlo Kontler ISBN: 1403903166 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan Pub. Date: 15 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: A Concise History of Poland by Jerzy Lukowski, Hubert Zawadzki ISBN: 0521559170 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Hungarian Rhapsodies: Essays on Ethnicity, Identity, and Culture by Richard Teleky ISBN: 0295976063 Publisher: University of Washington Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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