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The Historical Construction of National Consciousness | Book launch

2022. November 22.

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The Historical Construction of National Consciousness | Book launch

A long essay entitled Three Historical Regions of Europe, appearing first in a samizdat volume in Budapest in 1980, instantly put its author into the forefront of the transnational debate on... read more..

New book publication on medieval merchants

2021. August 30.

Lendület: Középkori gazdaságtörténet

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New book publication on medieval merchants

In December 2018, the Lendület (‘Momentum’) Medieval Hungarian Economic History Research Group won a grant from the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) of Hungary for the prep... read more..

2019. October 14.

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International Conference on Economic Functions of Urban Spaces

The International Commission for the History of Towns (ICHT) held its annual meeting in Budapest, September 18–20, 2019, co-organized with the “Lendület” Medieval Hungarian Economic History Research G... read more..

New book publication on Communist Eastern Europe, edited by Péter Apor and Sándor Horváth

2017. November 21.

Horizon 2020

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New book publication on Communist Eastern Europe, edited by Péter Apor and Sándor Horváth

Secret Agents and the Memory of Everyday Collaboration in Communist Eastern Europe is now available through Anthem Press and JSTOR. This collection of essays addresses institutions that deve... read more..

The International Conference Francis Joseph and Croats in World War I

2016. December 2.

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The International Conference Francis Joseph and Croats in World War I

The International Conference Francis Joseph and Croats in World War I (Medjunarodni znanstveni skup Franjo Josip i Hrvati u prvome svjetskom ratu) took place on November 21, 2016 in Zagreb. The event,... read more..

The Hungarian Historical Review, Issue 2, 2016

2016. September 30.

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The Hungarian Historical Review, Issue 2, 2016

The latest thematic issue of The Hungarian Historical Review is entitled Humanities & Nationalism. Its contents are available here The periodical can be purchased or ordered at the HAS RCH Institu... read more..

2016. September 29.

Egyéb hírek

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’Szigetvár 1566’ Conference

Between September 6 and 9, 2016 an international scientific conference has been held in Pécs organized by our institute in cooperation with the Scientific University of Pécs. The conference took place... read more..

Crucifix and Crosshair – The new issue of World History (Világtörténet)

2016. September 28.

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Crucifix and Crosshair – The new issue of World History (Világtörténet)

The second issue of Világtörténet this year is now available at the Institute of History of the HAS Research Centre for the Humanities. The present issue is entitled Crucifix and Crosshair – Friars an... read more..

The Hungarian Historical Review, Issue 1, 2016

2016. September 20.

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The Hungarian Historical Review, Issue 1, 2016

The latest thematic issue of The Hungarian Historical Review is entitled Continuities and Discontinuities: Political Thought in the Habsburg Empire in the Long Nineteenth Century. Its contents are ava... read more..

Applications for translation into English of Hungarian language books and manuscripts on 20th century Hungarian history

2016. September 19.

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Applications for translation into English of Hungarian language books and manuscripts on 20th century Hungarian history

The Tetmajer Committee of indiana University invites applications for translation into English of Hungarian language books and manuscripts on 20th century Hungarian history. Works starting chronologic... read more..

2016. June 29.

Horizon 2020

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Second Workshop Meeting of the Horizon2020 project COURAGE, Warsaw, 16/17 June, 2016

The Second Workshop Meeting of the Horizon2020 project COURAGE (“Cultural Opposition – Understanding the CultuRal HeritAGE of Dissent in the Former Socialist Countries”) took place in Warsaw at the Po... read more..

COURAGE participated at RICHES policy seminar in Brussels

2016. June 4.

Horizon 2020

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COURAGE participated at RICHES policy seminar in Brussels

The scope of the seminar was to discuss how the RICHES project and its network including cultural heritage projects can provide insights to support evidence-based policymaking in Europe. The seminar i... read more..

2016. May 17.

Horizon 2020

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www.cultural-opposition.eu

Culture in Eastern Europe before 1989 meant more than socialist realism and dull propaganda art. An alternative cultural scene flourished despite the controls of socialist regimes, and its diverse pra... read more..

International Conference on Power Representations of Early Modern Europe

2016. April 11.

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International Conference on Power Representations of Early Modern Europe

International conference was held in Budapest, organized by the Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences on 5–6 April, 2016, titled “The Representations of Power and Sovereign... read more..

2016. February 11.

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COURAGE (a new Horizon2020 project) – Launching Press Release

COURAGE – Connecting Collections Cultural Opposition – Understanding the Cultural Heritage of Dissent in the Former Socialist Countries On 1 February, 2016 an international consorti... read more..

The Hungarian Historical Review, Issue 4, 2015: Business History: Enterprises in Adaptation – www.hunghist.org

2016. February 11.

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The Hungarian Historical Review, Issue 4, 2015: Business History: Enterprises in Adaptation – www.hunghist.org

This issue examines the history of enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe in the processes of adaptation. The histories of enterprises thus are not themselves the focal point of inquiry. Rather, th... read more..

The Hungarian Historical Review, Issue 3, 2015: The Holocaust in Hungary in Contexts. New Perspectives and Research Results

2016. February 11.

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The Hungarian Historical Review, Issue 3, 2015: The Holocaust in Hungary in Contexts. New Perspectives and Research Results

This issue covers a wide range of topics, including the underexplored origins of the Hungarian labor service in the mid-1930s, the ideologically charged reception of the first major trial focusin... read more..

New Issue of World History (Világtörténet) on „The Great War and the Balkans”

2015. November 25.

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New Issue of World History (Világtörténet) on „The Great War and the Balkans”

The third issue of World History (Világtörténet) for 2015, a thematic issue dedicated to the topic of „The Great War and the Balkans” edited by László Bíró has been published. As recently new interpre... read more..

The latest issue of The Hungarian Historical Review on “Cultures of Christian–Islamic Wars in Europe (1450–1800)”

2015. October 15.

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The latest issue of The Hungarian Historical Review on “Cultures of Christian–Islamic Wars in Europe (1450–1800)”

How did participants perceive and interpret the violence of war and their own roles in it? Why did they write about their experiences afterwards? What kinds of survival strategies did peasants, ... read more..

2015. September 23.

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Conference on early modern diplomacy

The Premodern Diplomats Network, founded two years ago, will hold its fourth conference on the 25th and 26th of September in our institute. At the event Splendid Encounters: Diplomats and Diplomacy in... read more..