Before the uprising : Hungary under communism, 1949-1956 / Peter Kenez, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kenez, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hungary--History--Revolution, 1956--Causes.

Hungary.

Hungary--Politics and government--1945-1989.

Communism--Hungary--History--20th century.

Communism.

Communist leadership--Hungary--History--20th century.

Communist leadership.

Hungary--Relations--Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Relations--Hungary.

Soviet Union.

Rákosi, Mátyás, 1892-1971.

Rákosi, Mátyás.

International relations.

Politics and government.

War--Causes.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Hungary under communism, 1949-1956

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"Before the Uprising examines the specific social, economic, political, and intellectual characteristics of a totalitarian country. Throughout the volume, Peter Kenez questions what the necessary components of totalitarianism are: whether it is a complete state control of the economy, a personality cult of the leader, or a specific type of propaganda organization. By describing the totalitarianism of the past, this volume shows what we can learn for the present, and what to expect from the emerging autocracies of the future."-- Provided by publisher.

The years of 1949-1956 could be described as the gloomiest in modern Hungarian history, as the country's population lived under vicious totalitarian leadership. Eventually, the regime began to disintegrate, leading to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution--a critical moment in the history of the Cold War. But why did this revolution occur in Hungary, rather than any other countries in the Soviet bloc? Before the Uprising examines the specific social, economic, political, and intellectual characteristics of a totalitarian country. Throughout the volume, Peter Kenez questions what the necessary components of totalitarianism are: whether it is a complete state control of the economy, a personality cult of the leader, or a specific type of propaganda organization. By describing the totalitarianism of the past, this volume show[s] what can learn for the present, and what to expect from the emerging autocracies of the future.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Political System

2. Social and Economic Transformation

3. Terror

4. Communists Killing One Another

5. Education and Culture

6. Hungary and the Death of Stalin

7. The New Course

8. Counter-reforms

9. The Twentieth Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

10. The Summer of 1956

11. Revolution in the Air

12. Twelve Days of Freedom.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-273) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kenez, Peter. Before the uprising

ISBN:

9781009180429

1009180428

OCLC:

1302581204