Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations viii
4. Acknowledgements x
5. Notes on Text xi
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I. Peasants
8. 1. Under Ancestral Masks 25
9. 2. Family Names on the Ground 54
10. 3. Place Names and Etymologies from Below 71
11. Part II. Nationalisms
12. 4. Faces of the Self-Other 89
13. 5. Dimensions of Family-Name Magyarization 108
14. 6. Signposts over the Land 126
15. Part III. The State
16. 7. Floreas into Virágs 159
17. 8. The Most Correct Ways to Spell One’s Name 177
18. 9. The Grand Toponymic Manoeuvre 193
19. Conclusions 259
20. Appendix A. Tables 274
21. Appendix B. Place-Name Index 279
22. Bibliography 291
23. Index 329