The revolt of the provinces : anti-Gypsyism and right-wing politics in Hungary

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    • Szombati, Kristóf
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The revolt of the provinces : anti-Gypsyism and right-wing politics in Hungary

Kristóf Szombati

(Dislocations, v. 23)

Berghahn, 2018

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-254) and index

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The first in-depth ethnographic monograph on the New Right in Central and Eastern Europe, The Revolt of the Provinces explores the making of right-wing hegemony in Hungary over the last decade. It explains the spread of racist sensibilities in depressed rural areas, shows how activists, intellectuals and politicians took advantage of popular racism to empower right-wing agendas and examines the new ruling party's success in stabilizing an 'illiberal regime'. To illuminate these important dynamics, the author proposes an innovative multi-scalar and relational framework, focusing on interaction between social antagonisms emerging on the local level and struggles waged within the political public sphere.

Table of Contents

List of maps and tables Foreword Ivan Szelenyi Preface Introduction Chapter 1. Historic Contextualization: "Gypsies", "Magyars" and the State Chapter 2. Popular Racism in the Northeast: The Case of Gyoengyoespata Chapter 3. Redemptive Anti-Gypsyism: The Transposition of Struggles from the Social to the Political Domain Chapter 4. Right-wing Rivalry and the Dual State Chapter 5. The Limits of Racist Mobilization: The Case of Devecser Chapter 6. From Racism to Ultranationalism: Jobbik's Transformation Through Ethnographic Lens Epilogue References Index

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