Critique on Eric J. Hobsbawm: The age of extremes. The Short Twentieth Century, 1914-1989.
Category Archives: Former issues
Historical moovie
Critique on the book Iván T. Berend: Terelőúton (On a diversion).
System change and social criticism
Critique on Tamás Krausz (ed): Rendszerváltás és társadalomkritika (System change and social criticism).
The other American exceptionalism
The development of the US differs from the European way by the lack of strong labour movement and a socialist or social democratic party. „The other US exceptionalism" is that until very recently soccer was not a popular game there, while it is the number one sport in Europe. The author displays the relationship between the two.
Sytem change and football in Hungary
Through football, like the sea through a drop of water, the fundamental questions of society can be analysed. One reason is that football is a game that moves large masses and it is basically a democratic game. This sport is, however, an imprint of the distortions and degenerations of the transition society and its political system.