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achievement of social and economic security.” Susan Papp- Zubrits (Multicultural Soc. Ontario) in her Oral History: Reflections of the Members of Three Waves of Hungarian Immigrants in Ontario examines the differences and similarities of three waves of immigrants, those who arrived in 1920-45, the post World War II displaced persons, and the 1956 refugees. George Bisztray (U. of Toronto) in Why 1956? Recent Cultural Changes in the Hungarian Canadian Community feels that in spite of ideological, educational, and age differences between these groups too much attention is paid to their differences as against to their similarities. He says that “The realization that strength lies not only in shared aspirations but also in obvious differences is still a matter Hungarian Canadians have yet to accept fully.” Leslie Duska (Sze'chenyi Society of Canada) in Roots, Aspirations, Progress and Realities uses scenes from his own life to illuminate the problems accompanying resettlement. His short essay is augmented by a history of the Hungarian Chair at the U. of Toronto. The volumeconcludes with achapteron Roots and Realities: Synoptic Comments by M. L. Kovács.

Magocsi, Paul R. WOODEN CHURCHES IN THE CARPATHIANS; the Photographs of Florian Zapletal. W. Braumüller, Servitengasse 5, Wien. Austria A-1092,1983. (Distributed in North America by the Carpatho-Rusyn Research Center, 355 Delano Place, Fairview, NJ 07022.) 176 pages, map, sketches, illus. Austrian Schilling 380.00 (approx. $23) cloth.

This attractive volume contains photos taken by Florian Zapletal during the 1920s and selected for publication by Paul R. Magocsi. Altogether 240 black and white photos of Greek Orthodox churches in Ruthenia (Subcarpathian Rus, then part of Czechoslovakia) were selected. Many of the photographed buildings had since been destroyed orare not accessible today. The book begins with an introduction which tries to put the subject matter into broader perspective by discussing the architectural history of the styles represented. The substance then is covered according to geographic principles. The text and the captions are bilingual: English and German. The reader is aided by a map of the area which pinpoints locations of churches represented in the volume. The absence of Hungarian references is not helpful. Nevertheless, the volume will be of interest to area specialists, anthropologists, sociologists, architects, and historians.

The author is a research fellow at the Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard U. His previous book, The Shaping of National Identity, reviewed in HSN no. 27/28, p. 5, was published by Harvard U. Press, not as stated by Carpatho- Rusyn Research Center.

Puskas, Julianna. FROM HUNGARY TO THE UNITED STATES 1880-1914. Budapest: Akadémiai kiadó' 1982. 225 pages, figures, graphs, tables, illus. $19.50 cloth. Original Hungarian: Kiva'ndorló magyarok az Egyesült Államokban 1880-1940. Budapest: Akadémiai kiadó', 1982. 639 pages 179.00 forints. No. 184 in the Studia Historica (HAS) series.

Of some 33 million Europeans who migrated to the U.S. between 1821 and 1924, about 1% million were Hungarians. Stories about their fate, their successes and failures in their new homeland has been chronicled on thousands of pages in newspapers, magazines, other periodicals and in volumes of selfaggrandizement, but no comprehensive scholarly study in any discipline has accounted for their individual or communal behavior. This study is an attempt to gather and verify quantitative data with strong references to social

dynamics in a historical framework not exempt of Marxist interpretations. The first part of the volume concerns itself with the overall problems of migration, i.e., the causes and effects of emigration, immigration, and remigration in academic terms, mainly in economic, political, and historic contexts. It deals with emigration and immigration also on geographic, demographic and comparative bases. It discusses the emigration policies of the various Hungarian governments, and tries to describe public opinion related to emigration. Part two of the volume is devoted to discussions of the structure and function of Hungarian immigrant communities, on settlement patterns, lifestyles and their institutions in the U.S. Considerable space is devoted to fraternal societies and 24 pages to the role of churches. Ethnic functions of religious institutions include an account on efforts for the preservation of the Hungarian language. The author used a large selection of primary and secondary sources listed in a 16-page bibliography, augmented by archival research in Vienna, Budapest, and the U.S.

The author is an economic historian and member of the Historical Institute of HAS.

Rath, John R. ed AUSTRIAN HISTORY YEARBOOK. Vol. 15-16 (1979-1980). Center for Austrian Studies, 712 Social Sciences Building, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, 1982. 443 pages. $18.00 paper.

For a general description of the yearbook see HSN no. 9, pp. 1 and 2. For reports on previous volumes, see HSN no. 12, p. 2, and no. 18, p. 2. This latest volume of scholarly studies focuses on the following topics: Croatian national-integrational ideologies; the counterreformation and theStyrian Estates; relationship between Marx and Kossuth; business and the arts; Hungary during the Nazi interlude; the Habsburg Empire and historical sources in the genealogical library of the Mormons; a thorough bibliography of Austrian related American publications, doctoral dissertations; and a report on research projects in progress. There is ample space provided to recent Austrian and German books and periodical literature, as well as to a select list of recent Italian publications. The Hungarian oriented reader will especially be interested in John Komlos’ Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ Critique of Lajos Kossuth, and in Tibor Frank’s Marx and Hungary: A Missing Link (1852-1853). Of further interest may be Anthony Komjathy’s The First Vienna Award (November 2, 1938), and István Deak’s Collaborationism in Europe, 1940-1945: The Case of Hungary. Among the books reviewed we find Leslie C. Tihany’s A History of Middle Europe reviewed by Karl Vocelka; and A.J.P. Taylor’s The Habsburg Monarchy 1809-1918: A History of the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary by Gunter Schodl; and Ervin Pamienyi’s A History of Hungary, by Peter F. Sugar. This is the last issue of the Austrian History Yearbook published under the editorship of Professor Rath. This, we feel, is an appropriate occasion to express our appreciation for the valuable contributions he has made to Hungarian studies. We wish him our very best for the retirement years.

Simontsits, Attila L. comp. THE LAST BATTLE FOR SAINT STEPHEN’S CROWN; a Chronological Documentation. Published by the author: 4118 Ridge Road, #6, Brooklyn, OH 44144, 1983. xvi + 1141 pages, 500 illustrations, maps, graphs, figures, biblio. $33.00 cloth. (In Ohio: add $1.95sales tax.)

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