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The Hungarians. A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat.
Paul Lendvai
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Description for The Hungarians. A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat.
Paperback. Tells the story of how the Hungarians, despite a string of catastrophes and their linguistic and cultural isolation, have survived as a nation-state. This book traces Hungarian politics, culture, economics, and emotions from the Magyars' dramatic entry into the Carpathian Basin in 896 to the brink of the post-Cold War era. Translator(s): Decker, Jefferson. Num Pages: 608 pages, 55 black-and-white plates. 9 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 828.
The Hungarians is the most comprehensive, clear-sighted, and absorbing history ever of a legendarily proud and passionate but lonely people. Much of Europe once knew them as "child-devouring cannibals" and "bloodthirsty Huns." But it wasn't long before the Hungarians became steadfast defenders of the Christian West and fought heroic freedom struggles against the Tatars (1241), the Turks (16-18th centuries), and, among others, the Russians (1848-49 and 1956). Paul Lendvai tells the fascinating story of how the Hungarians, despite a string of catastrophes and their linguistic and cultural isolation, have survived as a nation-state for more than 1,000 years. Lendvai, who ... Read more
The Hungarians is the most comprehensive, clear-sighted, and absorbing history ever of a legendarily proud and passionate but lonely people. Much of Europe once knew them as "child-devouring cannibals" and "bloodthirsty Huns." But it wasn't long before the Hungarians became steadfast defenders of the Christian West and fought heroic freedom struggles against the Tatars (1241), the Turks (16-18th centuries), and, among others, the Russians (1848-49 and 1956). Paul Lendvai tells the fascinating story of how the Hungarians, despite a string of catastrophes and their linguistic and cultural isolation, have survived as a nation-state for more than 1,000 years. Lendvai, who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
The University Press Group Ltd United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
Number of Pages
584
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691119694
SKU
V9780691119694
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99-15
About Paul Lendvai
Paul Lendvai is a leading European journalist and a senior television commentator with ORF, the Austrian public broadcasting corporation. Since 1973 he has been editor in chief and copublisher of the Vienna-based international quarterly "Europaische Rundschau". The recipient of numerous prizes for his writings and journalism, he is the author of ten books, including "Blacklisted: A Journalist's Life in Central ... Read more
Reviews for The Hungarians. A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat.
"[A] glorious, immensely readable book."
Economist "A pleasure to read... Mr. Lendvai has done a remarkable job. His book is easily the best history of Hungary in English... What's remarkable is how many extraordinary individuals, admirable and otherwise, we come across in this small nation's history."
Stephen Goode, Washington Times "The writing of national histories is ... justified by the erudition and ... Read more
Economist "A pleasure to read... Mr. Lendvai has done a remarkable job. His book is easily the best history of Hungary in English... What's remarkable is how many extraordinary individuals, admirable and otherwise, we come across in this small nation's history."
Stephen Goode, Washington Times "The writing of national histories is ... justified by the erudition and ... Read more