Overview
The authors of this edited volume address the hidden attraction that existed between the extremes of left and right, and of internationalism and nationalism under the decades of communist dictatorship in Eastern Europe. One might suppose that under the suppressive regimes based on leftist ideology and internationalism their right-wing opponents would have been defeated and ultimately removed. These essays, on the other hand, recount the itinerary of survival and revival of ""right-wing"" thought and activities under communist dictatorship. Resistance and accommodation are explored in the various phases from the Stalinist era to the demise of the Soviet Bloc, with the continuity provided by tacit or concealed right-wing discourses receiving particular consideration. The Eastern European right, both in its conservative and fascist version, centered on nationalism, a legitimizing factor that increased with the downfall of the regimes, and the authors thus accord nationalism special attention. Two documentary sources for these essays that stand out are files of the security services and the exceptionally rich Oral History Archive compiled by the 1956 Institute in Budapest, Hungary.
Full Product Details
Author: János M. Rainer (Professor, Eszterházy Károly University, Eger)
Publisher: Central European University Press
Imprint: Central European University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.658kg
ISBN: 9789633861967
ISBN 10: 9633861969
Pages: 366
Publication Date: 30 September 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""A highly innovative edited volume that fills an important gap of our knowledge with regard to the continuities and discontinuities of interwar right-wing radicalism with the communist and post-communist ideological configurations. Focusing on the Hungarian case, it also offers a comparative regional context and a number of fascinating biographical portraits of intellectuals and experts, linked to the radical right, who managed to continue their career after 1945 as well."" --Bal�zs Trencs�nyi ""Focusing largely but not exclusively on the Hungarian right wing's ideas and activities since World War II, this important volume offers valuable background to the current Hungarian government's political orientation. Particularly helpful is the discussion of the ideas and activities of the so-called populist writers (n�pi ir�k) who advocated--as the current Hungarian government does--a ""Third Road"" approach between East and West."" --Charles Gati"
Author Information
János M. Rainer is Historian, Director of the Institute for the History of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution (1999-2011), professor at Eszterházy Károly College, Eger.
