A History of Modern Hungary: 1867-1994

, by Hoensch, Jorg K.; Traynor, Kim

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ISBN: 9780582256491 | 0582256496
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Copyright: 11/1/1995

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Supplemental Materials

List of Maps

vii

(2)

Abbreviations

(1)

Pronunciation Guide

(3)

Preface

xiii

(4)

Preface to the Second Edition

xvii

1 HUNGARY UNDER THE HABSBURGS UP TO THE COMPROMISE OF 1867

(19)

The historical background up to the revolution of 1848-49

(9)

The failure of neo-absolutism, 1849-67

(6)

The content and significance of the Compromise

(4)

2 HUNGARY UNDER THE DUAL MONARCHY, 1867-1918

(65)

The political, social and intellectual background

(29)

The development of the political parties

(8)

Magyar nationalism and the failure of the nationalities policy

(8)

Social stratification and economic development

(7)

Religion, education and culture

(6)

The beginnings of national self-government under Andrassy and Tisza

(10)

The consolidation of internal politics

(5)

Hungary's influence on the foreign policy of the Habsburg Monarchy

(5)

The crisis of dualism and the loss of internal political stability

(19)

The effects of internal conflict on Hungary's relationship to the Empire

(9)

The organisation and struggles of the labour movement

(6)

Nationalities policy and foreign policy

(4)

The First World War and the collapse of the Habsburg Empire

(7)

3 HUNGARY BETWEEN THE WARS

(63)

The struggle for internal political stability and territorial integrity, 1918-20

(21)

From Karolyi's Bourgeois-Democratic Revolution to Kun's Soviet Republic

(13)

The `White Terror' and the Trianon Peace Treaty

(8)

The Horthy era

106

(42)

The successes and failures of the Bethlen government

106

(18)

The effects of the world economic crisis

124

(9)

Hungary and the Third Reich

133

(15)

4 HUNGARY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

148

(15)

5 THE CREATION OF THE HUNGARIAN PEOPLE'S DEMOCRACY, 1945-56

163

(61)

The political and economic background to the gradual Communist takeover, 1945-48

163

(26)

The personal dictatorship of Matyas Rakosi

189

(21)

The failure of the `New Course' and the popular Uprising of October 1956

210

(14)

6 HUNGARY UNDER KADAR

224

(55)

`He who is not against us, is with us'

224

(11)

Reform Hungarian style

235

(26)

The demise of `real existing socialism' in Hungary, 1980-87

261

(18)

7 THE TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY AND THE MARKET ECONOMY

279

(64)

The end of one-party government, 1988-89

279

(14)

The development of a democratic system

293

(16)

New political challenges

309

(26)

A despairing backwards somersault

335

(8)

Chronology

343

(13)

Select bibliography

356

(13)

Map

369

(2)

Index

371

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