Recent Hungarian Literature on the History of the Austro - Hungarian Monarchy, 1849–1918. A Historiographical Survey
- 1 January 1965
- journal article
- bibliographical information
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Austrian History Yearbook
- Vol. 1, 151-163
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0067237800008596
Abstract
Since World War II Hungarian historians have expressed great interest in the period between the revolution of 1848 and 1918. In studying this period, however, they have not been able to take advantage of an extensive heritage or of solid earlier works. Earlier Hungarian historians paid scarcely any attention at all to this era. Believing that the writing of contemporary history was a job for journalists and not for scholars, they kept away from it in most instances. Moreover, at that time it was ticklish for historians to touch upon the problems of the monarchy. As a consequence, they devoted their attention mostly to medieval history, which provided richer material for Hungarian nationalism.Keywords
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