Fraternity-Testvériség, 1962 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1962-08-01 / 8. szám
FRATERNITY \ A A AK. Ak. AX A -*>■ ^ ^ 7 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE HUNGARIAN REFORMED FEDERATION OF AMERICA Edited by the Officers of the Federation Published monthly. — Subscription for non-members in the U. S. A. and Canada $2.00, elsewhere $3.00 a year. Office of Publication: Expert Printing Co., 4627 Irvine St., Pittsburgh 7, Pa. Editorial Office: Suite 1201, Dupont Circle Bldg., 1346 Connecticut Ave., Washington 6, D. C. Volume XL AUGUST 1962 Number 8 AT LAST — A SHORT HISTORY OF HUNGARY Here at last is a comprehensive treatment of Hungarian history written by the Nestor of Hungarian historians of non-Hungarian origin, Professor C. A. Macartney of Oxford (Hungary, A Short History; Aldine Publishing Co.; 1962; $4.50. The handy volume of some 250 pages gives the reader a concise and reliable political narrative history of Hungary from the earliest time to date, including the 1956 uprising. Its tone is candid, its language lucid, and its content is just about all the historical background the average thinking American has to know to understand the plight of that small nation in the Carpathian Basin. Previous volumes on Hungarian history written by various authors are now out of print. They were often too detailed and too cumbersome for the average reader, and they also frequently presented history from a pro-Hungarian or anti-Hungarian point of view. The great value of this book, in addition to its relative brevity, is its objectivity in treating controversial historical events, with an understanding toward all parties involved. The reader of Hungarian background will take pride in this fine volume and may want to recommend it or present it to Americans interested in Hungary and Hungarians. He will take pride also in the fact that Hungary has such a remarkable foreign observer as Professor Macartney, whose monumental two-volume book, the History of Hungary, 1929-1945 (the revised edition of which has received exceptionally fine reviews earlier this year), reconstructed its recent history with unique skill in rare detail. Professor Macartney plans on a lecture tour in the United States next fall, and American universities and Hungarian civic groups are looking forward to hear him first hand. Interested persons may obtain more information about his trip by writing to the Editor. BELA MADAY
