Main entry:

Gerő, András.

Title & Author:

Public space in Budapest : the history of Kossuth Square / András Gerő ; translated from the Hungarian by Thomas J. and Helen D. DeKornfeld.

Publication:

Wayne, N.J. : Center for Hungarian Studies and Publications ; New York : Columbia University Press [distributor], 2009.

Description:

ix, 375 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Series:

Social Science Monographs, Boulder, Colorado
East European Monographs ; no. 750
CHSP Hungarian studies series ; no. 21

Notes:
Translation of: Térerő : a Kossuth tér története.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The physical topography of the square: The name ; Dimension and awareness ; the buildings on the square ; The house of the nation -- The symbolic square: The manifestations of power ; Manifestations of protest ; Moments of political mercy ; Political piety ; Unclassifiable tragedy ; The non-political square -- The spiritual square: The first step--The Andrássy Memorial ; Intermezzo ; The second step--The Kossuth statue ; A sidestep--The István Nagyatádi Szabó statue ; Another sidestep--The martyrs of the national memorial ; The third step-- The count István Tisza memorial ; The fourth step--The Ferenc II Rákóczi memorial ; A new situation--damage, destruction, purging ; Kossuth to replace Kossuth ; A new element--the national banner ; Tisza replaced by Károlyi ; Andrássy replaced by Attila József ; Spiritual explosion--Spiritual fragments ; A grimace of spirituality -- Postscript -- Press reports: Political position of the selected dailies ; Biographical notes ; Photographs.
Dust jacket.

ISBN:

9780880336482 (hardcover)
088033648X (hardcover)

Subject:

Plazas Hungary Budapest History.
Kossuth tér (Budapest, Hungary) History.
Budapest (Hungary) History.
Budapest (Hongrie) Histoire.
Hungary Budapest.
Hungary Budapest Kossuth tér.
Budapest (Ungarn); Kossuth tér.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

DeKornfeld, Thomas J., 1924-
DeKornfeld, Helen D. (Helen Dilworth)
Social Science Monographs (Series)
East European monographs ; no. 750.
CHSP Hungarian studies series ; no. 21.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 268065
Call No.: NA9072 .G47 2010
Status: Available