Imre Nagy, Martyr of the Nation: Contested History, Legitimacy, and Popular Memory in Hungary (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780739123317)

Imre Nagy is a compelling figure both in life and in death_one whose actions stimulated consequences in Hungary that continue into the present. Providing a summary review of Hungarian Cold War history, Benziger examines the ways in which the memory of the martyred prime minister and the story of the 1956 Revolution influenced political socialization in Hungary. The book 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 it concludes in the tumultuous politics following the establishment of the Republic in 1989. Readers interested in Central and Eastern Europe will find this book useful as it expands the literature on history and memory, and transition politics in the region.

Author: Karl P. Benziger
ISBN-10: 0739123319
ISBN-13: 9780739123317
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 03/16/2010
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d