Underground streams : national-conservatives after World War II in communist Hungary and Eastern Europe / edited by Janos M. Rainer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rainer, M. János, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservatism--Europe, Eastern--History.

Conservatism.

Conservatism--Hungary--History.

Nationalism--Europe, Eastern--History.

Nationalism.

Nationalism--Hungary--History.

Political culture--Hungary.

Political culture.

Right and left (Political science)--Europe, Eastern--History.

Right and left (Political science).

Right and left (Political science)--Hungary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 353 pages.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Budapest, Hungary : Central European University Press, [2023]

Summary:

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.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Underground Streams: National-Conservatives after World War II in Communist Hungary and Eastern Europe

Part One: The Right-Wing Tradition in Eastern Europe after 1945

Chapter One: The Romanian Ideology: Merging Political Extremesin a National Stalinist Discourse

Chapter Two: Absent Traditions: Right-Wing Strands in Slovakian Politics

Chapter Three: A Round-Trip through the Czech Lands: The Origins of a Liberal Right Revolution

Chapter Four: Conservative Right-Wing Political Thinking in Hungary after 1945

Part Two: Right-Wing Enemies through the Lens of State Security

Chapter Five: Social Resistance under the Kádár Regime and the "Right-Wing" Enemies of State Security

Chapter Six: Christian Democrats under Fire from the Political Police, 1945-1989

Chapter Seven: "Petty" Arrow Cross Supporters in the Interior Ministry Files

Part Three: Personal Life Paths and Strategies

Chapter Eight: "I Was Brought up the Old Way, I'm a Conservative": A Middle-Class Christian Looks Back on His Life

Chapter Nine:A Nationalist of Successive Periods: Miklós Mester (1906-1989)

Chapter Ten: From Right to Left-or Not? Béla Csikós-Nagy, a Paradigmatical Opportunist of Transition

List of Contributors

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789633861974 (electronic book)

OCLC:

1388490771