Description:
The work is broad in its consideration of the movement of Turanism in that it considers history and politics but also literature, art, and everyday life. The link between Turanism and Hungarian strongman prime minister Viktor Orban makes the book relevant to current considerations of both Hungary and the move to increasingly right-wing conservative politics in Europe. The translation is an updated version of the Hungarian original with more footnotes and explanations of phenomena from Hungarian history which might be unfamiliar to English-speaking audiences.
Review Quotes:
"A long-awaited history of Turanism in Hungary that conjures cultural history and politics across two full centuries. A fascinating travel into a key concept of modern Hungary's ideological roots."--Marlene Laruelle, George Washington University