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Hungarian-Romanian Political Relations in Northern Transylvania between 1940 and 1944 from the Perspective of the Transylvanian Party.
- Source :
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Prague Papers on History of International Relations . 2016, Issue 1, p72-81. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The paper deals with the problem of ethnic relations in Northern Transylvania after the Second Vienna Arbitration, when Hungarians became a majority and Romanians became a minority in the region, offering an overview of the problem from the political perspective. The paper concentrates on the analysis of the minority politics of the Erdélyi Párt, the most important party of the Transylvanians at that time, with special focus on its basic conception regarding ethnic problems in Transylvania. It presents the foundation of the Transylvanian Party, its representation in the Hungarian Parliament and its relations with the government concerning the minority issue. The paper tries to give an overview on of the politics of the Transylvanian Party regarding the national minorities in Northern Transylvania: Romanians, Germans and Jews. It presents the successes and the failures obtained by the party in this matter in some very important aspects. Finally, the decline of the Transylvanian Party and its political heritage are presented. The source material of the paper consists of archival data, publications of the Transylvanian Party, special books, studies and publications in the contemporary press. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ETHNIC relations
*HUNGARIANS
*ACCULTURATION
*EAST Europeans
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18037356
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Prague Papers on History of International Relations
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120567011