Martyn Rady - Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary (Studies in Russian & Eastern European History)

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Studies in Russia and East Europe

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cultural themes relating to Russia and East Europe written or edited by members
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THE GERMAN LANDS AND EASTERN EUROPE

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LITERATURE AND NATIONALISM IN PARTITIONED POLAND, 17951918

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ROMANIAN POLICY TOWARDS GERMANY, 193640

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RUSSIAN NATIONALISM, PAST AND PRESENT

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PETER THE GREAT AND THE WEST
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Stephen Lovell
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LATVIAS TRANSITION TO A MARKET ECONOMY

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THE SOVIET ATTITUDE TO POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN CENTRAL AMERICA, 197990

Vesna Popovski
NATIONAL MINORITIES AND CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS IN LITHUANIA, 198893

Alan Smith
THE RETURN TO EUROPE
The Reintegration of Eastern Europe into the European Economy

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Jeremy Smith
THE BOLSHEVIKS AND THE NATIONAL QUESTION, 191723

Jeanne Sutherland
SCHOOLING IN THE NEW RUSSIA

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Martyn Rady

Senior Lecturer in Central European History
School of Slavonic and East European Studies
University College London

in association with

School of Slavonic and East European Studies,
University College London

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Martyn Rady 2000

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rady, Martyn C.
Nobility, land and service in medieval Hungary / Martyn Rady.
p. cm. (Studies in Russia and East Europe)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0333800850
1. HungaryHistory10001699. 2. NobilityHungaryHistory
To 1500. 3. FeudalismHungaryHistoryTo 1500. I. University
College, London. School of Slavonic and East European Studies. II. Title.
III. Series.

DB930.5 R33 2000
943.9dc21

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For Letty

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Map 1 : Hungary in the fifteenth century

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