02674nam 2200649Ia 450 991078424670332120230828225217.01-281-36109-797866113610990-230-60154-510.1057/9780230601543(CKB)1000000000342513(EBL)308221(OCoLC)315733483(SSID)ssj0000152955(PQKBManifestationID)11146726(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000152955(PQKBWorkID)10391875(PQKB)10500669(DE-He213)978-0-230-60154-3(MiAaPQ)EBC308221(Au-PeEL)EBL308221(CaPaEBR)ebr10167443(CaONFJC)MIL136109(EXLCZ)99100000000034251320060711d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFailure of the central European bourgeoisie[electronic resource] /BalázsA. Szelényi1st ed. 2006.Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan20061 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-349-53543-5 1-4039-7469-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Urban Development in the Hungarian Kingdom between the Thirteenth and Sixteenth Centuries; 3 The New Burghers; 4 The Difficult Victory of Habsburg Absolutism; 5 Enlightenment from the Towns; 6 The Challenges of Ethnic Nationalism; 7 Conclusion: The Failed Bourgeoisie?; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis comprehensive study traces the history of over forty royal free towns from the sixteenth-century to 1848 in the territories of what today are Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania. Szelényi argues that these towns have been a neglected feature of national meta-narratives in Eastern Europe because their dwellers were often German speakers.Cities and townsHungaryHistoryFeudalismHungaryHistoryMiddle classHungaryHistoryHungaryEconomic conditionsCities and townsHistory.FeudalismHistory.Middle classHistory.307.7609439Szelényi Balázs A1503388MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784246703321Failure of the central European bourgeoisie3829844UNINA