A multiethnic region and nation-state in East-central Europe : studies in the history of upper Hungary and Slovakia from the 1600s to the present / edited by Laszlo Szarka.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-484) and index.

Cultural institutions, ideals, and the privileges of the estates -- Attachments to the Hungarus identity, multi-ethnic traditions, modern nationalisms -- The implements and spheres of nation-state conflicts -- Chapters from the 20th century minority history.

"The studies in A Polyethnic Region in East-Central Europe are devoted to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia, examining the altered Hungarian-- Slovak relationship from various angles. They analyze the conflicts between Slovak and Hungarian nationalism, the historical stages in the organization of minority selfgovernment, and the system of relations termed the "triadic nexus" by scholars, in which Hungary's attempts at territorial revision and Slovakia's efforts at assimilation often put the Hungarian community in Slovakia in a difficult position."--Amazon.com book description.