Concepts of Politics in Modern Hungarian Thought: : Ferenc Hörcher: Bloomsbury Academic

Concepts of Politics in Modern Hungarian Thought

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This book presents an overview of the concept of the 'political' in Hungary since 1526. Through a methodological introduction and eleven case studies, Concepts of Politics in Modern Hungarian Thought examines various approaches taken at different turning points in the history of Hungary. The book surveys the evolution of thought on the subject, from the 16th century, when Hungary was partly under Ottoman, and partly under Habsburg rule, through the period of the dualist Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and the postwar period of the 20th century.

Bringing together perspectives from historians, legal scholars, philosophers or even historians of economic thought, this volume provide insights both into the views of important but less known Hungarian authors, and into the nature of the challenges the political community had to cope with. It deepens understanding of the 'political' concept in general whilst providing a clearer picture of the shifts and continuities in Hungarian political thought over the last six centuries.

Editor's Introduction
1. Unity and Division: Transforming concepts of nation in early modern Hungarian political thought Gábor Petneházi (University of Debrecen, Hungary)
2. The Transition from Machiavellianism to the Paradigm of Rational Self-Interest in the Hungarian History of Political Ideas Ádám Smrcz (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
3. The Meaning of 'Political' in the Discourse of Political Religions: Hungary in the long 19th century Tamás Nyirkos (Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Hungary)
4. The Limits of the Politics of the Estates Ágoston Nagy (National Public Service University, Hungary)
5. Competing Concepts of 'Politics' at the Dawn of the Reform Era in Hungary Henrik Honich (National Public Service University, Hungary)
6. The Political Community in the Political Thinking of István Gorove Kálmán Tóth (National Public Service University, Hungary)
7. Women and Politics in the Reform Age: Aspects of the 'political' in Polixéna Wesselényi's travel writing Márta Pellérdi (Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Hungary)
8. Individual Freedom as opposed to Political Liberty: Montesquieu, Eötvös, and Concha Eszter Kovács (University College London, UK)
9. The Notions of 'Politics' and 'Political' in the Writings of Pál Hunfalvy in the mid-19th Century László L. Lajtai (Semmelweis University, Hungary)
10. The Concept of Politics in the Hungarian Textbooks of Political Studies from the late 19th Century Kálmán Pócza (Mathias Corvinus Collegium, Hungary)
11. Aurel Kolnai's Politico-Moral Realism Zoltán Balázs (Corvinus University, Hungary)
12. The Politics of 'Anti-Politics': Politics as engagement in dissent Milán Pap (National Public Service University, Hungary)

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Published	22 Jan 2026
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Extent	256
ISBN	9781350513952
Imprint	Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations	24 bw illus
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing