Description
This module begins with the birth of modern Hungarian nationalism at the end of the eighteenth century when a rift first emerged between the Hungarian political elite and their Habsburg ruler. It then proceeds to examine how these tensions played out through the long nineteenth century, explores the contested efforts to modernize Hungary in the twentieth century and concludes with the fall of communism in 1989/1990, when new rifts emerged between competing visions for a post-communist future. The course is structuredÌýchronologically, thus each weekly topic will examine a particular period in Hungary’s history, beginning with the status of Hungary within the Habsburg Empire at the end of the eighteenth century and concluding with the fall of communism in Hungary in 1989 and the first free elections in 1990.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
Ìý