Modern Hungarian Society in the Making: The Unfinished Experience (A Central European University Press Book)

this Book Looks At The Problems Connected With The Modernization Of A Central European State And Its Development From A Feudal To A Civil Society. Using The History Of Hungary Over The Last 150 Years As A Model, The Author Sheds Light On Political, Social And Economic Trends In The Region As A Whole. This Lively Collection Of Essays Is A Fine Blend Of Political, Social And Cultural History, Setting Hungary's Development Within The Context Of Central Europe As A Whole And Thus Providing An Important Comparison With The Development Of Other Countries In The Region. At The Same Time, Through His Exploration Of Historical Trends, Professor Gero Sheds Valuable Light On The Processes Of Contemporary Political And Social Thought.--book Jacket. Pt. 1. Towards A Civil Society -- 1. Making Of Modern Hungary -- 2. Industrial Development In The Eyes Of Opposition Reformers Of The 1840s -- 3. Emergence Of Bourgeois Thought: Arguments In Favour Of The Polish Uprising At The Hungarian Diet Of 1832-6 -- 4. Count Szechenyi And The Conflicts Of Modernity -- 5. Liberalism, 1830-67: Reformer Roles And Social Awareness -- 6. Politics And National Minorities, 1848-9 -- Pt. 2. Emergence Of Civil Society At The Crossroads Of Liberalism And Conservatism -- 7. Mamelukes And Zoltans: Elected Representatives Under The Dual Monarchy -- 8. Two Houses Of Parliament: History Of A Changing Atmosphere -- 9. Liberalism, Conservatism And Political Legitimacy Under The Dual Monarchy -- 10. Liberals, Anti-semites And Jews At The Birth Of Modern Hungary -- Pt. 3. National Consciousness And The Making Of Cults -- 11. Millennium Monument -- 12. Hungarian Cult: Queen Elisabeth Of Bavaria -- 13. March The Fifteenth. András Gerő ; Translated By James Patterson And Enikő Koncz. English Translation From The Hungarian Of: Magyar Polgárosodás. Includes Bibliographical References. Frontmatter List of illustrations (page vi) Preface (page ix) Part One Towards a civil society 1 The Making of Modern Hungary (page 3) 2 Industrial Development in the Eyes of Opposition Reformers of the 1840s (page 19) 3 The Emergence of Bourgeois Thought: Arguments in Favour of the Polish Uprising at the Hungarian Diet of 1832-6 (page 44) 4 Count Széchenyi and the Conflicts of Modernity (page 60) 5 Liberalism, 1830-67: Reformer Roles and Social Awareness (page 71) 6 Politics and National Minorities, 1848-9 (page 92) Part Two The emergence of civil society at the crossroads of liberalism and conservatism 7 Mamelukes and Zoltans: Elected Representatives under the Dual Monarchy (page 109) 8 The Two Houses of Parliament: History of a Changing Atmosphere (page 145) 9 Liberalism, Conservatism and Political Legitimacy under the Dual Monarchy (page 169) 10 Liberals, Anti-Semites and Jews at the Birth of Modern Hungary (page 182) Part Three National consciousness and the making of cults 11 The Millennium Monument (page 203) 12 A Hungarian Cult: Queen Elisabeth of Bavaria (page 223) 13 March the Fifteenth (page 238) Bibliographical index (page 251) This study illuminates the problems connected with Hungary's transition to a civil society, while providing insights into the development of political culture and the rise of civic and national consciousness in Hungary over the last 150 years. Illuminates the problems connected with Hungary's transition to a civil society while providing insights into the development of political culture and the rise of civil and national consequences.