The Monumental Nation - Magyar Nationalism and Symbolic Politics in Fin-de-siecle Hungary (Paperback)

From the 1860s onward, Habsburg Hungary attempted a massive project of cultural assimilation to impose a unified national identity on its diverse populations. In one of the more quixotic episodes in this "Magyarization," large monuments were erected near small towns commemorating the medieval conquest of the Carpathian Basin-supposedly, the moment when the Hungarian nation was born. This exactingly researched study recounts the troubled history of this plan, which-far from cultivating national pride-provoked resistance and even hostility among provincial Hungarians. Author Balint Varga thus reframes the narrative of nineteenth-century nationalism, demonstrating the complex relationship between local and national memories.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Austrian and Habsburg Studies
Release date:	November 2019
Authors:	Balint Varga
Dimensions:	152 x 229 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-1-78920-519-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Nationalism Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	1-78920-519-0
Barcode:	9781789205190

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