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Wild Capitalism examines environmental issues in the "New Europe" of the twenty-first century. Specifically, it looks at how the meanings of "civil society" and "environment" have changed as environmentalists encounter the political and ecological realities of life after state socialism. Although environmentalism is a global social movement, environmental politics is a grassroots process in which activists creatively translate environmental issues into cultural idioms and political processes.

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This book perceives the modern nation as the product of secular religion. This belief defines national identity and gives rise to symbolic politics, exemplified by the Hungarian case with its European roots. The result, Gero argues, was an imagined history that did not reflect what really happened.

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Using documents from German, American, and Hungarian archives, and previously unpublished photographs, the author describes Hitler's obsession with the Hungarian oilfields near Nagykanisza and how it influenced his military and political actions. He also discusses the tragic extradition of the Hungarian Jews by SS-commander Eichmann. ... Read more

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Incredible book...
Despite sub-par maps, numerous typos and a very rough translation, this book is a must read for any student of the Eastern Front. Never before have I read such a detailed anaylsis of joint German/Hungarian military mattersin 1945. Topics covered include poltical relations between the Germans andthe Hungarian fascists, the "Final Holocaust", theeconomic/political realites of oil and war, and the final destruction ofthe Waffen-SS in its last deperate counterattacks.

One of the best booksI have ever read regarding these mostly ignored chapters of World War II. ... Read more

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Imre Nagy, Martyr of the Nation is a study of the ways in which the memory of the martyred Prime Minister and the story of the 1956 Revolution influenced political socialization in Hungary. The study begins with Nagy's 1989 funeral and the role memorialization played in the politics of transition, continuing with a review of the important personages and events that informed Nagy's life and afterlife, and concludes in the tumultuous politics following the establishment of the Republic in 1989. ... Read more

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Sister in Sorrow offers a glimpse into the world of Hungarian Holocaust survivors through the stories of fifteen survivors, as told by thirteen women and two spouses presently living in Hungary and Israel. Analyzing the accounts as oral narratives, author Ilana Rosen uses contemporary folklore studies methodologies to explore the histories and the consciousness of the narrators as well as the difficulty for present-day audiences to fully grasp them. Rosen's research demonstrates not only the extreme personal horrors these women have experienced but also the ways they cope with their memories to this day. ... Read more

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Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary is the first Western language account of medieval landholding and noble society in Hungary. Rady indicates that although all noble land was held by the ruler, a complex web of relationships still permeated the Hungarian nobility. In his discussion of the institutions of lordship, clientage and office-holding, the author draws direct parallels between medieval Hungary and its better-known Western neighbors.
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A Page-Turner
Martyn Rady tries to express the complicated role of Hungarian nobility in Nobility, Land, and Service in Medieval Hungary. Rady, a professor of Central European History at School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies at the University College London who has an emphasis on the legal history of Eastern and Central Europe, follows the chronological order in which nobles were established and developed in Hungary. He shows nobles worked in featly to their king and as corporate agents in an increasingly bureaucratic state while upholding demands of local lords of whom they were also in service. The examples used from primary and secondary sources supports an evolution of Hungarian nobility, as an institution, from a close, blood-bond between the king and his men to the bickering land-hungry bureaucrats they became, a progression parallel to the nobility of Western Europe. Overall a page-turner for the moderate scholar of Medieval Hungarian history.
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This unique book treats the history of mathematical research in Hungary from the earliest times to the beginning of the 20th century. Szenassy bases his text on comprehensive source material to show the development of mathematical research in Hungary. Another important feature is the rich background information on the Hungarian social history presented in each chapter. In five well-structured chapters, each followed by a detailed bibliography, the author treats the mathematical culture in Hungary from the times of elementary arithmetics to the times of Jeno Hunyady, Gyula Konig, Gyula Valyi and Zoard Geocze. The author writes in a charming lively way which makes reading the book a real pleasure. The work is rounded off by a large number of illustrations, photographs and facsimiles. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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With An Introduction. ... Read more