This volume is based on the proceedings of a conference organized in May 2015 in Budapest, at the Research Center for the Humanities (which was back then still affiliated to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Institute of History. The event was made possible by the generous support of the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. During the editorial process I received valuable assistance from Judith Robey, for which I am grateful.
Gábor Kármán
Budapest, 21 February 2020