Parlor and Kitchen: Housing and Domestic Culture in Budapest, 1870-1940

Gábor Gyáni

Published by Central European University Press 2002

Parlor and Kitchen

Housing and Domestic Culture in Budapest, 1870-1940

Gábor Gyáni
Translated by: Miklós Bodóczky

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789633865316

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About this book

The book is a microhistory reconstruction and analysis of a neglected sphere of society of the Central European metropolis, Budapest, which was among the biggest and most characteristic Continental capitals of the age.

Author / Editor information

Gyáni Gábor :

Gábor Gyáni is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of History of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Reviews

Gábor Vermes:

“There are others, first and foremost the late Péter Hanák and Károly Vörös, who had done pioneering work on the social history of Budapest, but no one has done it as thoroughly and in such depth and breadth as Gábor Gyáni…. This is microhistory at its best, as behind the visual details the author reveals a great deal to us about the value system of the Budapest middle class.”

"This translation of Gyáni's work is a welcome study of domestic space, providing as it does a central European point of comparison and is one which should inspire further research on the topic."

"Gyáni's immense undertaking provides a unique picture of the development of Budapest as a thriving city, with dynamic upper-class grandeur as well as simple working-class and peasant living; ... a work that is that is sure to be the definitive book of statistics on and description of Budapest's incredible ascent as a major European city. Gyáni makes excellent use of statistics and archival resources and gives much credit to Péter Hanák, whose work on the history of Budapest was the impetus for this urban and sociological study."

"Like a genial real estate agent, Gábor Gyáni escorts the reader from the grand ten-room apartment to the one-room bedroom-kitchen, all the while gossiping about the previous owners, the cost of furnishing, the choice of décor, the use of space, and the mannered interactions in the courtyard and hanging corridors... The reader cannot but be impressed with the diligence, inventiveness, and fulsomness with which the author has marshaled his detail. The book is also easy reading. The translation is good, flowing English. The book's rich description will be useful to anyone trying to create a picture of everyday urban life in Budapest from 1870-1940."

"...a far-ranging survey of housing in Budapest from the late ninteenth century to the start of World War II..., the present work stands out for its wide chronological sweep, its solid archival foundation, and its frequent reference to German- and English-language historiography."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	V
LIST OF TABLES Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
PREFACE Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER 1 CONSTRUCTION AND URBANIZATION IN BUDAPEST AT THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
CHAPTER 2 PRIVATE REFUGE—DOMESTIC LIFE IN BUDAPEST IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
CHAPTER 3 PRIVATE SPACE IN A COMMUNITY. THE BUDAPEST WORKING-CLASS FLAT IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
EPILOGUE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271

Language: English
Publisher: Central European University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 300
Illustrations
- Tables: 15

eBook

Published: April 30, 2002
ISBN: 9789633865316