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Before the Uprising examines the specific social, economic, political and intellectual characteristics of totalitarian Hungary, at the critical moment before the 1956 Revolution. Throughout the work, Peter Kenez explores what the necessary components of totalitarianism are, and shows how they were enacted in Hungary.

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Introduction; 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. 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; Conclusion.

Before the Uprising

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 1/25/2024 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781009180436
      978-1009180436
      ISBN-10 1009180436

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Before the Uprising examines the specific social, economic, political and intellectual characteristics of totalitarian Hungary, at the critical moment before the 1956 Revolution. Throughout the work, Peter Kenez explores what the necessary components of totalitarianism are, and shows how they were enacted in Hungary.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 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. 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; Conclusion.

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