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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Reviews
"Balázs Szelényi s study of the Royal Free Towns across the grand sweep of the Hungarian past is a splendid exercise in revisionist history. Richly grounded,
theoretically broad-gauged, and erudite,it brings East-Central Europe into a carefully focused comparative framework to challenge our most resilient assumptions about the social origins of democracy and dictatorship. While further dethroning the bourgeoisie as the necessary harbinger of progressive political goods,Szelényi shows brilliantly how its Hungarian particularities can be understood. Western European historians certainly need to read and reflect on this book." - Geoff Eley, Professor of History at the University of Michigan and author of A Crooked Line: From Cultural History to the History of Society
"A synthetic work of impressive scope on the vagaries of Hungarian urban civilization written in the style of Henri Pirenne or Francis Carsten. A fast moving and engaging narrative that will be as instructive for the specialist as for the average reader who has an interest in Hungary or the history of cities on the European Continent." - Andrew C. Janos, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Professor of the Graduate School, University of California, Berkeley."This stimulating, closely argued work is a fine contribution to the urban history of the region... Recommended." - CHOICE
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currently Lecturer at UCLA and Pomona College, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Failure of the Central European Bourgeoisie
Book Subtitle: New Perspectives on Hungarian History
Authors: Balázs A. Szelényi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230601543
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-7469-3Published: 18 December 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-53543-9Published: 18 December 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-60154-3Published: 13 November 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 246
Topics: European History, Modern History, Economic History, Social History, Cultural History, History of Early Modern Europe