CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Neuberger, Eszter |
|---|---|
| Title | Anti-Liberalism and Antisemitsm in Dualist Hungary: The Ruthenian Action |
| Summary | The thesis focuses on the Ruthenian action, a state-run aid program carried out in Subcarpathia, a periphery region in Northeastern Hungary, presenting it as the first instance when anti-liberalism entered state politics. As is shown, this anti-liberalism walked hand in hand with “practical” antisemitsm. Such an antisemitism was inherent in the model of co-operatives and credit unions, where local Jews were altogether excluded from, based on the prejudiced image of the ‘usurer Jew’. The contemporary press coverage of the action shows that the governmental communication was cautiously avoiding framing the problems of the Subcarpathian region as a Jewish (or how they called: ‘denominational’) question. However, based on the archival sources found in the archives of the Ministry of Agriculture, I argue that this was rather a strategic move, which was necessary to keep the liberal Jewish middle and upper bourgeoisie as allies, as this alliance was of key importance for the liberal establishment to hold on to their power. |
| Supervisor | Michael Laurence Miller |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/neuberger_eszter.pdf |
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