It is understandable if someone dos what causes her pleasure. Nevertheless, our pleasures and gratifications, on a shorter or longer term, might threaten our existence. This analysis tries to examine this conflict from many angles.

On the books of Erzsébet Szalai: Globális válság, magyar válság, alternatívák [Global Crisis, Hungarian Crisis, Alternatives]; Zsuzsa Ferge: Vágányok és vakvágányok a társadalompolitikában [Tracks and Sidetracks in Social Policy]; János Ladányi: Leselejtezettek. A kirekesztett népesség társadalom- és térszerkezeti elhelyezkedésének átalakulása Magyarországon a piacgazdasági átmenet időszakában [On the Waste Heap. The Social and Geographical Transformation of the Outcast Society During Market Transition]. All published by L'Harmattan Kiadó, Budapest 2012.

The author, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, reacts to the study of Tamás Krausz published as a supplement of the previous issue of our journal on the links between Hungarian historiography and Marxism. The author considers Krausz not understanding or misinterpreting his writings thus 'at the moment' rejects the possibility of a serious debate.

"Hungarian historiography … could have gained a lot if one of the main-stream historian, Gábor Gyáni would take up his function as an ideologist and would have reacted to the criticism seriously," writes the author in his response and adds that "… also Gábor Gyáni should accept that he is not exempted from being criticised, and also should recognise the fact that the neo-Marxist current exists, furthermore, it is time for him, to realise that this intellectual-theoretical current is getting established also in Hungary, similarly to many other countries in the word."