Imre Nagy, Martyr of the Nation

Karl P. Benziger

doi:10.5771/9780739146279

Imre Nagy, Martyr of the Nation

Contested History, Legitimacy, and Popular Memory in Hungary

1. Edition 2008

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ISBN print: 978-0-7391-2330-0
ISBN online: 978-0-7391-4627-9
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Abstract

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.

Schlagworte

Russian and East European Studies History

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i–x Preface i–x
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
1–16 Chapter 1. Introduction 1–16
17–32 Chapter 2. The Funderal of Imre Nagy: The Meaning of 1956 in 1989 17–32
33–58 Chapter 3. An Unlikely Hero 33–58
59–80 Chapter 4. Imre Nagy and the Revolution of 1956: A Fatal Gamble 59–80
81–98 Chapter 5. Reaction, Compromise, Tentative Legitimacy 81–98
99–114 Chapter 6. The Demand for Memorial 99–114
115–132 Chapter 7. The Imre Nagy Bill and the Politics of Memory 115–132
133–150 Chapter 8. Imre Nagy, Textbooks, and the Next Generation 133–150
151–172 Chapter 9. Epilogue: Restless Heroes and the Continued Debate over History and Memory 151–172
173–174 Appendix A 173–174
175–176 Appendix B 175–176
177–178 Appendix C 177–178
179–194 Bibliography 179–194
195–200 Index 195–200
201–202 About the Author 201–202
203–208 Photospread 203–208

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