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Author Szelényi, Balázs A., author.

Title The failure of the Central European bourgeoisie : new perspectives on Hungarian history / Balázs A. Szelényi
Edition 1st ed
Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (246 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: Urban Development in the Hungarian Kingdom Between the Thirteenth and Sixteenth Centuries -- Chapter Three: The New Burghers -- Chapter Four: The Difficult Victory of Habsburg Absolutism -- Chapter Five: Enlightenment from the Towns -- Chapter Six: The Challenges of Ethnic Nationalism -- Chapter Seven: Conclusion: The Failed Bourgeoisie? -- Appendix I: Index of Royal Free Towns -- Appendix II: Demography of 44 Royal Free Towns 1715/1720 and 1910
Summary This comprehensive study traces the history of over forty royal free towns from the sixteenth century to 1848 in the territories of what today are Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania. Szeľnyi argues that these towns have been a neglected feature of national meta-narratives in Eastern Europe because their dwellers were often German speakers. He calls for a serious reevaluation of urban development in Eastern Europe and for a new meta-narrative that focuses on the region through the lenses of the numerous ethnic diasporas
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-236) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Cities and towns -- Hungary -- History
Middle class -- Hungary -- History
Feudalism -- Hungary -- History
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
Cities and towns
Economic history
Feudalism
Middle class
SUBJECT Hungary -- Economic conditions -- History
Subject Hungary
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780230601543
0230601545
1281361097
9781281361097
1403974691
9781403974693