Skip to content

Hungary : From Ninth Century Origins to the 1956 Uprising

Hungary : From Ninth Century Origins to the 1956 Uprising Paperback - 2008

by C.A. Macartney

  • New

Description

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; After 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.
New
NZ$102.96
NZ$16.80 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 7 to 12 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Ria Christie Collections (Greater London, United Kingdom)

About Ria Christie Collections Greater London, United Kingdom

Biblio member since 2014
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Hello We are professional online booksellers. We sell mostly new books and textbooks and we do our best to provide a competitive price. We are based in Greater London, UK. We pride ourselves by providing a good customer service throughout, shipping the items quickly and replying to customer queries promptly. Ria Christie Collections

Terms of Sale:

30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.

Browse books from Ria Christie Collections

Details

  • Title Hungary : From Ninth Century Origins to the 1956 Uprising
  • Author C.A. Macartney
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Date 2008-07-01
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780202361987_pod
  • ISBN 9780202361987 / 0202361985
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Central Europe
  • Library of Congress subjects Hungary - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008002649
  • Dewey Decimal Code 943.9

From the publisher

After 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.

Few know that the revolution of 1956 is characteristic of many other struggles in the 1,000 years of the nation's past. Few know that the name of Hungary has been coupled with the word of freedom in many crucial moments of Western history. This unfamiliarity results partly because Hungary lies in a remote and seldom-visited quarter of Europe, but also because its language is strange and difficult, not of familiar European origin. Most of the material heretofore available on the history of Hungary has come to readers through the distorting media of foreign languages and foreign sympathies.

Macartney tells the story tersely, combining a superbly readable and exciting style with meticulous scholarship, while displaying an unusual sense for narrative and acute perception into character. The book contains thirty-nine illustrations of people, places, and objects that further illuminate the text. From Arpbd, who in the ninth century led the nomad Magyars out of a desperate crisis in the east and into the Danube Basin, to the ill-fated revolution of 1956 and Janos Kadar and the "People's Republic," this is the fascinating history of a great country and a people resistant to tyranny and invasion.