Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1977 (5. évfolyam, 13-15. szám)
1977 / 13. szám
United States and Canada, by outlining the profiles of these collections and offering broad guidance to their subject and area contents." It encompasses both, the humanities and the social sciences. In concept and in execution, this volume is the result of a cooperative undertaking, with some 40 participanting institutions and many more individuals. The volume reflects the condition of collections as of the year 1972-73. In term of its internal organization, the volume “includes general information on conditions of access, organization, and location of area collections and reading rooms, photocopying facilities, special catalogues and files, and bibliographic data” on the collection concerned. Collections are arranged alphabetical, and within an institution alphabetic by country. Some 11 institutions report major Hungarian collections: U. of California, Los Angeles, U. of Chicago, Cleveland Public Library, Columbia U., Harvard U., Hoover Institution, U. of Illinois, Indiana U., Library of Congress, and the New York Public Library. Some 13 institutions report on minor or specialized Hungarian collections: U. of California, Berkeley, U. of British Columbia, U. of Michigan, Michigan State U., U. of North Carolina, Ohio State U., U. of Pennsylvania, Princeton U., U. of Texas, U. of Toronto, U. of Washington, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, and the Immigration History Research Center of the U. of Minnesota. It is a pity that the library of the American Hungarian Foundation has not been mentioned - presumably because of the limited accessability to its 25,000 volumes, of which only some 10,000 are catalogued. Dr. Horecky is Chief, and Dr. Kraus Assistant Chief, Slavic and Central European Division, Library of Congress. Könnyű, Leslie. ACACIAS; HUNGARIANS IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A Bicentennial Album. Bethlen Press. BOOKS (Continued) P.O. Box 637, Ligonier, PA 15658, 1976. 126 pages. $4.00 paper. This publication is, as its subtitle terms, an “album" of miscellenia related to Hungarians, past and present, living along the Mississippi Valley from Minneapolis to the Gulf of Mexico. The author calls his book “a memorial to the Hungarian Diaspora in this part of America,” and makes no claim for a scholarly treatise. He estimates the number of persons of Hungarian background (first, second, and third generation Hungarians) living in the Valley as between 90,000 and 100,000. Rich in illustrations with some51 photos, drawings, and fascimiles, the book gives incidents of Hungarian-related events from the earliest settlements to date. The author is a poet and writer residing at St. Louis. Nanay, Julia. TRANSYLVANIA. THE HUNGARIAN MINORITY IN RUMANIA. Danubia Press, Astor, FL 32002, 1976. 85 pages, maps, diagrams, tables. $5.00 paper. No. 10 in the Problems Behind the Iron Curtain Series. The author pulls together data from respectable sources and uses them for a case study in nationalism as viewed in the broader European context. She concerns herself with particulars of East European nationalism, and with concepts such as homeland, state, nation, ethnicity. She examines both, the Romanian and the Hungarian claims to Transylvania, the effects of the Treaty of Trianon, changes of the interwar period, and the effects of the postwar settlements. A large portion of the book is devoted to the analysis of Romanian nationalism, changing policies toward Hungarian and other minorities, the impact of inconsistent Soviet policy and of the changing heads of the Romanian Communist (Continued on page 4) DISSERTATIONS* Bogért, Elva Jennette (Tufts U., 1976) “Austro-Hungarian Maritime Trade with the Ottoman Empire, 1873-1895; A Commercial History with Diplomatic Consideration.” 797 pages. Microfilm and xerox order no. 76-27,169. The nature of trade between Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire and how two long time enemies came to consider each other as trading partners of some importance is examined in this study. As Austrian industrial output developed in light industrial goods desired by Ottoman customers, and as Austrian shipping capability in the eastern Mediterranean increased in the 1830s following the establishment of the Austrian Lloyd Company, the Habsburg Empire was in a favorable position to advance trade with the Ottoman Empire. The relative proximity of Trieste and Fiume to Ottoman ports also favored the trade. An economic crisis and Andra'ssy’s unfriendly Ottoman policy temporarily halted expansion of trade, but starting with 1890, the various governments of the Monarchy began to show more concern with Ottoman markets. By 1895, a definite upward trend was discernible, and by 1910 some 5.6 percent of Habsburg export was directed toward Turkey. The (*) Abstracts are usually based on those published in Dissertation Abstracts International. Microfilm and xerox copies of the original full dissertation may be obtained, when indicated, from Xerox University Microfilm, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Ml 48106. When ordering, use the number shown. multinational composition of the Monarchy had a restraining influence on the development of trade. Many of those involved in industry, shipping, and marketing were Bohemian Germans and Italians. In the 1880s these groups were frequently ignored or distrusted by the central authorities. The internal nationality conflict further hindered trade with Turkey, because Hungary lacked interest in any common effort to promote the Monarchy’s trade to the southeast. Verdery, Katherine M. (Stanford U., 1977) “Ethnic Stratification in the European Periphery: the Historical Sociology of a Transylvanian Village.” 311 pages. This study analyzes the effects of macrosystemic social structure upon social organization in an ethnically mixed Transylvanian village. It is employing recent models from historical sociology to clarify the class structure and interethnic dynamics at levels above the community; these class and ethnic structures are then used to interpret behavioral patterns in the village. Four basic variables are emphasized: spatial location, temporal placement, class structure, and elite policies. The central objective is to see how these variables assist in understanding social organization at the lowest system level. The source of the specific data used in the study is a village formerly belonging to Hungary. Information was gathered through participant observation during a year’s residence in the village (1973-74), and from published census and village archives. Since the 1890s, when German settlers were invited, the village has contained a (Continued on page 4) NO. 13, 1977 HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER 3
