The Hungarian Minority of Transylvania

Nicolas Franckx was born in Brussels, where he studied English and Russian to become a translator. He then worked for two years as a French language and Belgian culture lecturer at Masaryk University, in Brno (Czech Republic), and later on embarked on a MA programme of territorial studies at Charles University in Prague. He seized the opportunity of his five-year stay in the Czech Republic to travel extensively in Central Europe, with a focus on Hungary and Romania. These numerous trips arouse his interest for the Hungarian and Romanian language and culture, an interest still increased by the latent conflict of these two nations isolated amidst the predominantly Slavic Central and Eastern Europe. This book is derived from his MA thesis on this subject.

Contents: Post-communist Romania - Transylvania - Hungarian minority - Minority rights - Minority rights legislation - Hungarian-Romanian bilateral relations - History of nationalism - Nationalism and education.