Shawn and Taylor discuss a unique book that tells the story of the heroes, villains, and events that resulted in the Hungarian Soviet Republic, along the way examining questions such as the uses and limits of nationalism, inevitability in history, and the relationship between two groups with fundamentally irreconcilable identities.0:00 - Intro: Shawn is an imposter8:00 - More Hungarian than Hungarians17:19 - The portrait of Bismarck20:30 - The literary form of the book23:04 - Liberalism and petty nationalism36:01 - Count Tisza46:04 - The Hungarian FDR58:51 - Bela Kun and when Israel is king1:05:05 - Conclusion - a dialogue… without end?Get your copy of When Israel is King here!Stayed tuned for the announcement of the subject of the next episode, and subscribe to make sure you don’t miss it!Get Shawn Bell’s book Post-Thanks for reading Antelope Hill Publishing! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. Paid subscribers have access to an additional podcast episode each month.
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