Die Schmach von Trianon: Karten und Karikaturen in Ungarn im Dienst der territorialen Revisionsbestrebungen (1920 – 1938)
The Humiliation of Trianon: Maps and Caricatures in Hungary in the Service of Territorial Revision Efforts (1920 – 1938)

Summary/Abstract: This article addresses the fundamental question of the ways in which territorial revision efforts in interwar Hungary between 1920 and 1938 emerged through cartographic publications, illustrations, and caricatures. The author presents excerpts from the master thesis published under the same title at the Institute of Geography in Tübingen in September2020. Based on a selection of such revisionist illustrations, caricatures, and maps, it is possible to show the multi-layered and complex way in which the Hungarian point of view on the perceived injustice was processed, defended, and communicated to the public. Numerous research papers, mainly in Hungarian, have already been published on the topic of the “Peace Treaty of Trianon”. Therefore, the main intention of this thesis was to analyse the historic geographical perspective for the German-speaking public. This topic influences Hungarian national identity until today.

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