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BuL^^^t, hk^ Paris Vienna, experienced an explosive j
flowering at zhe epi ^ ^te nineteenth century. In terms of J
popfifa^cm growtli. o^-^^^i-Ial esepansion, and cultural exuber- t.
H ance, it was among the foremost metropolitan centers of the || ^
I' - world, the cradle of such talents as Bíurtók, Kodá^ Krúc^ Ady, ^ " Alolnár, Koestler, Szilárd, aíid von Neumann, among others.
John Lukacs, distinguished historian and native of Buda- ^jjQ^ ^ pest, here offers a rich and eloquent depiction of onie of Europe's ^ great cities Á its height. He provides a cultural and historical
portijait of Budapest—its sights, sounds, and inhabitants; the ?
artistic community; its class c^amics and politics; the essen- |
tial role pla^^^ed by its Jewish peculation—and a hisftorical 5
^ [ ^perspective that describes/the ascendance of the city and its \ ]| (/ decline into the maelstrom of the twentieth century ft^ JOHN LUKACS was bom in Hungaiy and came to America IIK ^^... Tovább

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istory
BuL^^^t, hk^ Paris Vienna, experienced an explosive j
flowering at zhe epi ^ ^te nineteenth century. In terms of J
popfifa^cm growtli. o^-^^^i-Ial esepansion, and cultural exuber- t.
H ance, it was among the foremost metropolitan centers of the || ^
I' - world, the cradle of such talents as Bíurtók, Kodá^ Krúc^ Ady, ^ " Alolnár, Koestler, Szilárd, aíid von Neumann, among others.
John Lukacs, distinguished historian and native of Buda- ^jjQ^ ^ pest, here offers a rich and eloquent depiction of onie of Europe's ^ great cities Á its height. He provides a cultural and historical
portijait of Budapest—its sights, sounds, and inhabitants; the ?
artistic community; its class c^amics and politics; the essen- |
tial role pla^^^ed by its Jewish peculation—and a hisftorical 5
^ [ ^perspective that describes/the ascendance of the city and its \ ]| (/ decline into the maelstrom of the twentieth century ft^ JOHN LUKACS was bom in Hungaiy and came to America IIK ^^ ^946. A professor of historj^ he has authored thirteen books including Philadelpbia 1900^1950: Patricians and PhiUMnes
and Historical Consciousness. He lives in Chester County, Í
Pepnsylvania. 3
; 'As in all the books of this remarkable man, we are treated not ^ ^only to admirable learning and far-ranging scholarship biit to.
i ; ,wisdom. The implications of this book extend bé^y^pnd ¦
¦ Budapest, beyond Hungary to the past, present, and futu^ of j
Europe, Ea^t and West, and of America too." , ? . . ' -rEugene EX Genovese, '
^ ^^ 1 Distinguished Professo^ of Arts and Sciences, Í
< University of Rocheste^ >"


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