Historical Dictionary of Hungary

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Hungary written by Steven Béla Várdy and published by Historical Dictionaries of Europe. This book was released on 1997 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alphabetically arranged entries cover Hungarian history from 2000 B.C. to the current, post-communist period, focusing primarily on historical and political aspects while not excluding other aspects of society and culture. Includes a few maps and a glossary of geographic terms to accommodate repeatedly altered names of towns, provinces, and ethnic groups. An historical overview and a chronology are provided, as well as listings of heads of state, and of abbreviations and acronyms. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR