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The 1956 Hungarian Revolution : Hungarian and Canadian perspectives
- Conferences
- 1956 Hungarian Revolution 50 years later: Canadian and International Perspectives (2006 : University of Ottawa)
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- Online
- Summary
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In October 1956, a spontaneous uprising took Hungarian Communist authorities by surprise, prompting Soviet authorities to invade the country. After a few days of violent fighting, the revolt was cr...
In October 1956, a spontaneous uprising took Hungarian Communist authorities by surprise, prompting Soviet authorities to invade the country. After a few days of violent fighting, the revolt was crushed. This collection focuses on the impact of the revolution in Hungary, in Canada, and around the world.
Details
- Creator
- edited by Christopher Adam [and others]
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, ©2010
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (viii, 296 pages)
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9780776618463, 0776618466, 9780776618456, 0776618458, 9780776607054, 0776607057, 9781280690372, 1280690372, 9786613667311, 6613667315, 9780776607054
- OCLC
- ocn693533031
- Includes bibliographical references.
- English.
- The revolution, Hungary, and the world. The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 : causes, aims, and course of events / János M. Rainer ; Could the Hungarian Revolution have succeeded in 1956 : myths, legends, and illusions / Csaba Békes ; The economic platforms of the re-formed political parties in 1956 / Susan Glanz ; The role of women in the 1956 Revolution / Mária Palasik ; The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 as narrated by Shoah survivors / Júlia Vajda ; The impact of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution in Argentina / Judith Kesserű Némethy ; 1956 in the Republic of Hungary since 1989 / Heino Nyyssönen -- The Canada context. Canada and Hungarian refugees : the historical context / Harold Troper ; The 1956-1957 refugee movement in the context of Hungarian immigration to Canada since the late 19th century / Nándor Dreisziger ; Arrival and reception : Hungarian refugees, 1956-1957 / Peter Hidas ; An unselfish interest : Canada and the Hungarian Revolution, 1954-1957 / Greg Donaghy ; Changing times : Kanadai Magyar Munkás (The Canadian-Hungarian Worker) and the 1956 Revolution / Christopher Adam