1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458725803321

Autore

Lendvai Paul <1929->

Titolo

One day that shook the Communist world [[electronic resource] ] : the 1956 Hungarian uprising and its legacy / / Paul Lendvai ; translated by Ann Major

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-282-96477-1

9786612964770

1-4008-3764-2

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MajorAnn

Disciplina

943.905/2

Soggetti

HISTORY / Europe / Austria & Hungary

Electronic books.

Hungary History Revolution, 1956

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translated from the German.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-284) and index.

Nota di contenuto

A day that shook the Communist world -- The road to revolution -- A night of cataclysmic decisions -- The legend of the corvinists -- Wrestling for the soul of Imre Nagy -- Deadlocked -- A turnaround with a question mark -- The general, the colonel, and the adjutant -- The dams are breaking -- The condottiere, the "Uncle," and the romantics -- Decision in the Kremlin: the end of patience -- Double dive into darkness -- The puppeteers and the Kádár Enigma -- Operation whirlwind and Kádár phantom government -- The Yugoslav-Soviet conspiracy -- The second revolution -- The moral bankruptcy of the U.S. liberation theory -- Worldwide reactions -- The barbarous vendetta of the victors -- 1956-1989: victory in defeat?.

Sommario/riassunto

On October 23, 1956, a popular uprising against Soviet rule swept through Hungary like a force of nature, only to be mercilessly crushed by Soviet tanks twelve days later. Only now, fifty years after those harrowing events, can the full story be told. This book is a powerful eyewitness account and a gripping history of the uprising in Hungary that heralded the future liberation of Eastern Europe. Paul Lendvai was a young journalist covering politics in Hungary when the uprising broke



out. He knew the government officials and revolutionaries involved. He was on the front lines of the student protests and the bloody street fights and he saw the revolutionary government smashed by the Red Army. In this riveting, deeply personal, and often irreverent book, Lendvai weaves his own experiences with in-depth reportage to unravel the complex chain of events leading up to and including the uprising, its brutal suppression, and its far-reaching political repercussions in Hungary and neighboring Eastern Bloc countries. He draws upon exclusive interviews with Russian and former KGB officials, survivors of the Soviet backlash, and relatives of those executed. He reveals new evidence from closed tribunals and documents kept secret in Soviet and Hungarian archives. Lendvai's breathtaking narrative shows how the uprising, while tragic, delivered a stunning blow to Communism that helped to ultimately bring about its demise. One Day That Shook the Communist World is the best account of these unprecedented events.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910827463403321

Autore

Aitken C. G. G.

Titolo

Statistics and the evaluation of evidence for forensic scientists / / Colin G G Aitken, Franco Taroni, Silvia Bozza

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-119-24541-9

1-119-24525-7

1-119-24543-5

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1,251 pages)

Disciplina

363.25015195

Soggetti

Forensic sciences - Statistical methods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

"With the increase in the availability of data, the role of statistical and probabilistic reasoning is becoming ever more high profile, and courts



are increasingly aware of the importance of the proper assessment of evidence in which there is random variation. Statistical techniques allow the forensic scientist to evaluate and interpret evidence where there is an element of uncertainty. Since its first publication in 1995, this highly regarded book has been considered as the leading text in statistical evaluation of forensic evidence. Bringing together authors from the fields of both statistics and forensic science, all international experts in the evaluation and interpretation of evidence, the third edition will be fully revised and updated to reflect the latest research and developments in this field."--