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11%OFFPaul Hanebrink - In Defense of Christian Hungary: Religion, Nationalism, and Antisemitism, 1890–1944 - 9780801475306 - V9780801475306
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In Defense of Christian Hungary: Religion, Nationalism, and Antisemitism, 1890–1944

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Description for In Defense of Christian Hungary: Religion, Nationalism, and Antisemitism, 1890–1944 Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.

In this important historical account of the role that religion played in defining the political life of a modern national society, Paul A. Hanebrink shows how Hungarian nationalists redefined Hungary—a liberal society in the nineteenth century—as a narrowly "Christian" nation in the aftermath of World War I. Drawing on impressive archival research, Hanebrink uncovers how political and religious leaders demanded that "Christian values" influence public life while insisting that religion should never be reduced to the status of a simple nationalist symbol.

In Defense of Christian Hungary also explores the emergence of the idea that a destructive "Jewish spirit" was ... Read more

More broadly, In Defense of Christian Hungary squarely addresses the relationship between antisemitic words and antisemitic violence and between religion and racial politics, deeply contested issues in the history of twentieth-century Europe. The Hungarian example is a chilling demonstration of how religious nationalism can find a home even within a pluralist and tolerant civil society.

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801475306
SKU
V9780801475306
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About Paul Hanebrink
Paul A. Hanebrink is Associate Professor of History at Rutgers University.

Reviews for In Defense of Christian Hungary: Religion, Nationalism, and Antisemitism, 1890–1944
Hanebrink in his excellent, well-researched study brings together important questions concerning nationalism, religion, and the ever-present issue of antisemitism.... The novel aspect of Hanebrink's work is to place religion at the center of the definition of nation and thereby connect it to the growth of antisemitism.
Slavic Review

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