Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
- Organization
- BTK Institute of Historical Studies
- Code
- BA-ERA-IHS-S-2
- Title
- Hungary in the 19th century Habsburg Monarchy II.
- Usual semester
- Spring
- ECTS
- 6
- Language
- Learning outcomes
- Hungary in the 19th century Habsburg Monarchy II. Dr. Tamás Dobszay, associate professor The course presents the social and political relations of East-Central Europe using the example of Hungary, but within the framework of the dynastic monarchy of the Habsburgs.
- Course content
- Composite state in a composite empire: states of St Stephans Krown in the dynastic empire of Habsburgs Dependence of serfs and divergence in rights:the landownership and the estate system in Hungary before 1848 The ruler and estates – political system before 1848 Birth of Hungarian liberalism and its varieties and strategies National composition of population. Nation building and national conflicts Struggles for transition and modernisation Liberal and constitutional breakthrough in 1848 The war of selfdefense and national conflicts The dream of Great Austria and its fail The Austro-Hungarian Compromise Working and problems of dualist system Social development and modernisation
- Assessment method
- Practical grade
- Bibliography
- András Gergely: Reform and Revolution 1830–1849. CUP, New York, 2009. Ágnes Deák: From Habsburg Neo-absolutism to Compromise, 1849–1867. CUP, New York, 2008. László Katus: Hungary in the Dual Monarchy, 1867–1914. CUP, New York, 2008.