Collegium Budapest

INTRODUCTIONThe birth of Hungary's 'new democracy' was a peaceful, yet complex process. Depending on one's perspective, the period of gestation could be seen as being either as long as the nation's centuries-long struggle for freedom and independence, or as less than a year (June 1989-April 1990)....

Introduction Anna Wessely Collegium Budapest organised six workshop conferences on the history and present state of the humanities in the course of the academic year 1999-2000. They were all closely linked to the focus group on "The Humanities in Historical and Comparative Perspective",...

Domokos Kosáry, Ordinary Member and former President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, President of Széchenyi István Art Academy. Born in 1913. M.A. Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. Ph.D. Sorbonne, Paris. 1938-39 Institute of Historical Research, London. 1937-50 Professor of History,...