Hungary

Name: Hungary
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

HungaryFrom Ninth Century Origins to the 1956 Uprising\nAuthor(s): C.A. Macartney\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138525542, 978-1138525542\nSynopsis\nAfter the Hungarian Revolution in November 1956, the entire world became aware of the Hungarians--the independent people who defied the might of Soviet Russia in defense of their national freedom and traditions. However, though Hungary was acknowledged for centuries as the bulwark of Europe and Christianity against the East, the lively history of the country and its people has otherwise been unfamiliar to Westerners. Written by C. A. Macartney who is long recognized as an authority in the Western world on the history of Hungary and who has been personally familiar with Hungarian problems of the past few decades, this book introduces Hungary to a Western audience.\n\nFew know that the revolution of 1956 is characteristic of many other struggles in the 1,000 years o.