{"product_id":"the-once-and-future-budapest-hardback-9780875803371","title":"The Once and Future Budapest (Hardback) 9780875803371","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Once and Future Budapest\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Nemes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875803371\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 June 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e259 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNemes' imaginative and carefully researched book provides invaluable insight into the complex worlds of nineteenth-century nationalism and urbanism in Central Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e (AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW) \u003cp\u003eErudite and entertaining.... Nemes skillfully weaves together material from a wide variety of sources to produce a richly textured analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e (Journal of Modern History) \u003cp\u003eStimulating and well-written... informative, original, and highly readable.\u003c\/p\u003e (Slavic Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracing the complex process by which Budapest became a Hungarian city, Robert Nemes offers an open-ended picture of nation-building and urban development. In 1800, the towns of Buda, Pest, and Óbuda—which would later unite to form Budapest—were dusty, provincial, and largely German-speaking. By century's end, Budapest had become a burgeoning metropolis, a capital, and a manifestly Hungarian city. Few nineteenth-century cities grew as rapidly, and in none was nationalism woven so tightly into the urban fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Once and Future Budapest\u003c\/i\u003e explores Hungarian nationalism in daily events and maps its inroads into every corner of urban life. Drawing upon newspapers, memoirs, and other largely untapped sources, Nemes shows how the national idea influenced painting, architecture, literature, and music, as well as dress and the names of streets, shops, and even children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hungarian national movement gave many residents of Budapest their first taste of politics. By focusing on reading clubs, ballrooms, streets, and other urban spaces, Nemes explains how ordinary men and women participated in, made sense of, and helped define modern national movements. The campaign to nationalize Budapest had a dark side as well, for it often involved intolerant language, exclusionary practices, violent street demonstrations, and vandalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe influence of nineteenth-century nationalism endures in Budapest and can be seen in the city's art, architecture, and culture. \u003ci\u003eThe Once and Future Budapest\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to all who are interested in this city and its rich, varied past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e One—Buda-Pest, Ofen-Pest\u003cbr\u003e Two—Mud, Dust, and Horses\u003cbr\u003e Three—Club Life\u003cbr\u003e Four—Women and Cultural Politics\u003cbr\u003e Five—Streets and Squares\u003cbr\u003e Six—The Revolutionary Capital\u003cbr\u003e Seven—The Road to Budapest\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion—The Hungarian Capital\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52742527516952,"sku":"9780875803371","price":34.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-once-and-future-budapest-hardback-9780875803371","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}