1st Edition

Great Expectations and Interwar Realities Cultural Diplomacy in Horthy's Hungary

By Zsolt Nagy Copyright 2017
368 Pages
by Central European University Press

After the shock of the 1920 Treaty of Trianon, which Hungarians perceived as an unfair dictate, the leaders of the country found it imperative to change Hungary’s international image in a way that would help the revision of the post-World War I settlement. The monograph examines the development of interwar Hungarian cultural diplomacy in three areas: universities, the tourist industry, and the... Read more
Acronyms and Abbreviations, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Chapter 1 Mobilizing the Nation: From War Propaganda to Peacetime Cultural Diplomacy and Beyond, Chapter 2 Defining the Nation, Chapter 3 Educating International Public Opinion: Cultural Institutions and Scholarly Publications, Chapter 4 Showcasing the Nation: The Role of Tourism, Chapter 5 Becoming Audible and Visible: Radio Broadcasting and Cinematic Production in the Service of Cultural Diplomacy, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index

Biography

Zsolt Nagy is assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.