The Hungarian parliament, 1867-1918
Subtitle: a mirage of power
By: András Gerő ; translated by James Patterson, Enikő Koncz.
Series: Atlantic studies on society in change ;; no. 92; East European monographs ;; no. 470
Publisher: Social Science Monographs; Atlantic Research and Publications; Distributed by Columbia University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Boulder, CO; Highland Lakes, N.J; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Hungary. Országgyűlés -- History.; Hungary -- Politics and government -- 1867-1918.
Description: The Hungarian Parliament (1867-1918). A Mirage of Power analyses parliamentary representation in Hungary under the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. It offers an insight into the workings of a specifically Central European form of liberalism by describing the legal, social, national and cultural aspects of the representation mechanism and depicting the atmosphere in which a legitimation process characterised by both conservative and liberal elements gradually unfolded.

This book attempts to discover why the first modern attempt to establish a constitutional state in Central Europe was so unsuccessful, while nevertheless creating a solid and liberal framework for pre-Trianon multinational Hungary and the region as a whole for over half a century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.