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The Failure of the Central European Bourgeoisie: New Perspectives on Hungarian History

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
1403974691, 9781403974693, 9780230601543
Open Library ID
OL17207382M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1520950 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
256\257
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This comprehensive study traces the history of over forty royal free towns from the sixteenth century to 1848 in the territories of what today are Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania. Szel?©nyi argues that these towns have been a neglected feature of national meta-narratives in Eastern Europe because their dwellers were often German speakers. He calls for a serious reevaluation of urban development in Eastern Europe and for a new meta-narrative that focuses on the region through the lenses of the numerous ethnic diasporas.

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