Hungary and European Civilization

Fülszöveg

This collection of more than twenty papers-occasioned by a conference held at the University of Indiana, Bloomington, in 1985-makes up the third volume in the Indiana Studies on Hungary series. Edited by the late Professor Ránki, the volume contains contributions from scholars in the USA, Western Europe and Hungary. In spite of her position in a peripheral zone of Europe, the Enlightenment and liberalism both came to exert considerable influence in Hungary. After the Compromise of 1867, and the establishment of the Dual Monarchy, Hungary's economic development proceeded at a rapid rate. Budapest grew into one of the great cities of Europe and, by the turn of the century, had become an important cultural centre in its own right. But the Habsburg Empire, despite the brilliance of its fin de siécle cultural life was in decline, and when it collapsed in 1918, Central Europe was undergoing major social and political transformation-the most radical manifestation of which was the Hungárián... Tovább

Fülszöveg

This collection of more than twenty papers-occasioned by a conference held at the University of Indiana, Bloomington, in 1985-makes up the third volume in the Indiana Studies on Hungary series. Edited by the late Professor Ránki, the volume contains contributions from scholars in the USA, Western Europe and Hungary. In spite of her position in a peripheral zone of Europe, the Enlightenment and liberalism both came to exert considerable influence in Hungary. After the Compromise of 1867, and the establishment of the Dual Monarchy, Hungary's economic development proceeded at a rapid rate. Budapest grew into one of the great cities of Europe and, by the turn of the century, had become an important cultural centre in its own right. But the Habsburg Empire, despite the brilliance of its fin de siécle cultural life was in decline, and when it collapsed in 1918, Central Europe was undergoing major social and political transformation-the most radical manifestation of which was the Hungárián Republic of Councils of 1919, inspired by the October Revolution in Russia. The studies in "Hungary and European Civilization" throw considerable light not only on Hungary during this time but alsó on the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy of which the country used to form a part. Much attention is devoted to cultural, social and intellectual life, and relatively less-known fields (such as the national and denominational minorities in Budapest's universities and the bilingualism of AustroHungarian intellectuals) are alsó investigated. A number of studies focus on the famous Hungárián philosopher György Lukács, and provide valuable insights into the life and work of this great twentieth century thinker. Vissza