ISBN:
9780253057402
,
9780253057419
Language:
English
Pages:
xiv, 278 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
Series Statement:
Studies in Hungarian history
Uniform Title:
Keletre, magyar!
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Ablonczy, Balázs, 1974 - Go East!
DDC:
305.894/511009
Keywords:
Pan-Turanianism
;
Hungarians Origin
;
Hungarians Ethnic identity
;
Magyars Origin
;
Ural-Altaic peoples
;
Hungary Intellectual life
;
Ungarn
;
Turanische Bewegung
Abstract:
A Batch of Bread -- György Ilosvay Writes a Letter -- The Moment -- Silver Age -- Székelys, Pagans, and Hunters -- Everyday Life and Holidays in Turania -- Dévény and Tokyo -- Waiting for the Winds to Change -- Renaissance and Mannerism.
Abstract:
"For more than two centuries, Hungarians believed they shared an ethnic link with people of Japanese, Bulgarian, Estonian, Finnish, and Turkic descent. Known as "Turanism," this ideology impacts Hungarian politics, science, and cultural and ethnic identity even today. In "Go East!: A History of Hungarian Turanism," Balázs Ablonczy examines the rise of Hungarian Turanism and its lasting effect on the country's history. Turanism arose from the collapse of the Kingdom of Hungary, when the nation's intellectuals began to question Hungary's place in the Western world. The influence of this ideology reached its peak during World War I, when Turanian societies funded research, economic missions, and geographical expeditions. Ablonczy traces Turanism from its foundations through its radicalization in the interwar period, its survival in emigrant circles, and its resurgence during the economic crisis of 2008. Turanian notions can be seen today in the rise of the extreme right-wing party Jobbik and in Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban's party Fidesz. "Go East!" provides fresh insight into Turanism's key political and artistic influences in Hungary and illuminates the mark it has left on history"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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