Jelenkorkutatás és politikai diktatúra társadalomtörténeti nézőpontból
The author gives primary attention to theoretical and methodological issues of 20th century contemporary history with special reference to German and Anglo-American historical research. He points out differences of approach utilized in existing research studies, at the same time he emphasizes his own approach based on social history, everyday human relationships, and a bottoms up point of view. His central interest concerns the structure of Soviet regimes, the violent use of state power and traumatic experiences. In his view, an analytic approach to events of social history may contribute to a better understanding of the elements of political dictatorships. These elements include traumatic, collective and structural change events.
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