Journals
2009 DE
Andrea Seidler
\ud Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Klärung der Identität des Pressburger Reiseschriftstellers Gottfried von Rottenstein, die in der zweiten Hälfte des 18. Jh. mehrere Beschreibungen seiner Reisen durch Europa herausgab und große Popularität erlangte. Die Historikerin Éva H. Balázs sah in ihm einen Abkömmling der Pálffy’schen Familie. Aus handschriftlichen Quellen konnte nun geklärt werden, dass es sich bei der Person um einen geadelten Bürgerlichen aus Pressburg handelt.\u
Journals
2009 EN
Mihály Szegedy-Maszák
The historical legacy of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy remains a subject of considerable debate and particular significance in an increasingly unified Europe. Given that political unification has by no means led to any widespread consensus concerning interpretations of the half-century of European history preceding the outbreak of World War I, it may be worthwhile to consider how the memory of this geographically large and nationally and linguistically diverse state has shifted in different historical periods. This article seeks to further an understanding of the contentious legacy of the Dual Monarchy through discussion of examples from works by Hungarian authors, in particular Dezső Kosztolányi, Gyula Krúdy, and Sándor Márai
Journals
2009 EN
Matthew O. Jackson
We study countries choosing armament levels and then whether or not to go to war. We show that if the costs of war are not overly high or low, then all equilibria must involve dove, hawk, and deterrent strategies and the probability of war is positive (but less than one) in any given period. Wars are between countries with differing armament levels and the frequency of wars is tempered by the presence of armament levels that are expressly chosen for their deterrent properties. As the probability of winning a war becomes more reactive to increased armament, the frequency of wars decreases. As it becomes increasingly possible to negotiate a credible settlement, the probability of peace increases, but the variance of armament levels increases and war becomes increasingly likely when negotiations break down