{"product_id":"the-essential-guide-to-being-hungarian-50-facts-facets-of-nationhood","title":"The Essential Guide to Being Hungarian: 50 Facts \u0026 Facets of Nationhood","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is it to be Hungarian? What does it feel like? Most Hungarians are convinced that the rest of the world just doesnt get them. They are right. True  much of the world thinks highly of Hungarians--for reasons ranging from their heroism in the 1956 revolution to their genius as mathematicians  physicists  and financiers. But Hungarians do often seem to be living proof of the old joke that Magyars are in fact Martians: they may be situated in the very heart of Europe  but they are equipped with a confounding language  extraterrestrial (albeit endearing) accents  and an unearthly way of thinking. What most Hungarians learn from life about the Magyar mind is now available  for the first time  in this user-friendly guide to what being Hungarian is all about. The Essential Guide to Being Hungarian brings together twelve authors well-versed in the quintessential ingredients of being Hungarian--from the stereotypical Magyar man to the stereotypical Magyar woman  foods to folk customs  livestock to literature  film to philosophy  politics to porcelain  and scientists to sports. In fifty short  highly readable  often witty  sometimes politically incorrect  but always candid articles  the authors demonstrate that being credibly Hungarian--like being French  Polish or Japanese--is largely a matter of carrying around in your head a potpourri of conceptions and preconceptions acquired over the years from your elders  society  school  the streets  and mass media. Compacting this wealth of knowledge into an irresistible little book  The Essential Guide to Being Hungarian is an indispensable reference that will teach you how to be Hungarian  even if you already are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985079627829,"sku":"ByrdShop_0982578105","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780982578100.jpg?v=1770845589","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-essential-guide-to-being-hungarian-50-facts-facets-of-nationhood","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}