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100 1 a| Sebestyen, Victor,d| 1956-e| author.=| ^A1207247;

245 10 a| Budapest :b| portrait of a city between East and West /c| Victor Sebestyen.;

250 a| First American edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Pantheon Books,c| [2023];

300 a| 418 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations (some color), maps ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-392) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Prologue -- Part one: The Magyars. Aquincum -- The Magyars -- The Khans invade -- The raven king -- The empire strikes back -- Budun -- A Turkish town -- Division of the spoils -- Buda regained -- Part two: The Habsburgs. The baroque -- Gloom and glory -- Language, truth and logic -- The bridge builder -- The great flood -- The ides of March -- The revolutionary war -- A revenge tragedy -- Judapest -- Empress Sisi -- The dual monarchy--victory in defeat -- Budapest is born -- Café culture -- The Hungarian pogroms -- Illiberal democracy -- My country right or wrong -- Part three: The world at war -- The beginning of the end -- Lenin's pupil -- The admiral without a navy -- Marching in step with Hitler -- Madness visible -- The siege of Budapest -- Liberation -- The Iron Curtain descends -- The house of terror -- Revolution -- Again -- Betrayal in Moscow -- The merriest barracks in the camp -- The last rites.;

520 a| "From the critically acclaimed historian Victor Sebestyen, the enthralling account of historical and cultural events that define Budapest, a unique city on the fault line between East and West in the heart of Europe. Including an eight-page insert of photographs, this book is a glorious homage to an extraordinary city"--c| Provided by publisher.;

651 0 a| Budapest (Hungary)x| History.=| ^A399425;

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Budapest : portrait of a city between East and West / Victor Sebestyen.

Author/creator	Sebestyen, Victor, 1956- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First American edition.
Publication	New York : Pantheon Books, [2023]
Copyright Date	©2022
Description	418 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Subjects	Budapest (Hungary)--History.

Contents	Introduction -- Prologue -- Part one: The Magyars. Aquincum -- The Magyars -- The Khans invade -- The raven king -- The empire strikes back -- Budun -- A Turkish town -- Division of the spoils -- Buda regained -- Part two: The Habsburgs. The baroque -- Gloom and glory -- Language, truth and logic -- The bridge builder -- The great flood -- The ides of March -- The revolutionary war -- A revenge tragedy -- Judapest -- Empress Sisi -- The dual monarchy--victory in defeat -- Budapest is born -- Café culture -- The Hungarian pogroms -- Illiberal democracy -- My country right or wrong -- Part three: The world at war -- The beginning of the end -- Lenin's pupil -- The admiral without a navy -- Marching in step with Hitler -- Madness visible -- The siege of Budapest -- Liberation -- The Iron Curtain descends -- The house of terror -- Revolution -- Again -- Betrayal in Moscow -- The merriest barracks in the camp -- The last rites.
Abstract	"From the critically acclaimed historian Victor Sebestyen, the enthralling account of historical and cultural events that define Budapest, a unique city on the fault line between East and West in the heart of Europe. Including an eight-page insert of photographs, this book is a glorious homage to an extraordinary city"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-392) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Sebestyen, Victor. Budapest First American edition. New York : Pantheon Books, [2023] 9780593317570
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2023003244
ISBN	9780593317563
ISBN	0593317564 (hardcover)
ISBN	(ebook)

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