Diplomacy and Disregard

András Nagy is Associate Professor in the Department of Theater Studies and the Department of Modern Philology and Social Sciences at the University of Pannonia.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The 1956 Revolution and Its Prospects2. The Crisis in Hungary and Attempts for Resolution3. Responses to the Hungarian Crisis by the UN4. The Attempts of the UN to Solve the Hungarian Crisis5. Controversies and Compromises inside the UN6. The Report of the Special Committee on the UN Agenda7. Povl Bang-Jensen8. The Silence of the UN and the Tragedy That Broke It9. Epilogue: The Solution of the Hungarian ProblemConclusionBios of the More Important PersonalitiesBibliographyIndex

"András Nagy's work is at once a thorough academic treatise, a brilliantly documented polemic, a dramatic historical chronicle, and a reconstruction of events that is as precise as it could possibly be."—Gusztáv D. Kecskés—Professor, ELTE Research Centre for the Humanities, Institute of History"By now, a vast amount of scholarship has appeared on the Hungarian revolution of October-November 1956 and the Soviet invasion that crushed it, but András Nagy manages to break valuable new ground by looking in-depth at the role of the United Nations (UN) throughout the crisis and its aftermath. The archival evidence and oral testimonies he has amassed enable him to present a fully convincing account. Nagy's book will be of great interest to scholars studying a wide range of topics, including the Cold War, international relations, the history of the UN, and East-Central European history. Indiana University Press deserves high praise for a superb edition of a truly remarkable book."—Mark Kramer—Director, Cold War Studies, Harvard University"With this book, András Nagy fills important gaps in the history of the Cold War, the UN, and Hungary. His meticulous, years-long research enables him to complete the depressing picture of a world organization paralyzed by the Soviet veto, unable to assist a member country who was simply trying to get rid of an illegal and inhuman tyranny. He also deserves praise for bringing to light the obscure case of Povl Bang Jensen, to whom he had devoted a previous book, and Moscow's attempt to carry on reprisals against those who helped establish the truth about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956."—Federigo Argentieri—Director of the Guarini Institute for Public Affairs, John Cabot University