Hungarian Americans in the Current of History

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-88033-668-0
Verlag: East European Monographs

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 554 g

In twelve essays on Hungarian-American history, the authors discuss Louis Kossuth's tumultuous mid-nineteenth-century visit to the United States, the political activities of Hungarian-Americans during and after World War II, and the question of dual and multiple identities, among many other topics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Várdy, Steven Béla

Várdy, Ágnes Huszár

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Historische Migrationsforschung
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Steven Bela Vardy is McAnulty Distinguished Professor of European History at Duquesne University. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Cross of Knighthood, issued by the President of the Republic of Hungary. He is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Science and holds an honorary doctorate from King Louis the Great University. His recent publications include Ethnic Cleansing in Twentieth-Century Europe and Stalin's Gulag: The Hungarian Experience.

Agnes Huszár Várdy is adjunct professor of comparative literature at Duquesne University and the author of over one hundred articles, essays, and reviews. Her next project is a Hungarian translation of her recent novel, My Italian Summer.