Movement of the People: Hungarian Folk Dance, Populism, and Citizenship

In , Mary N. Taylor takes readers inside the folk revival movement known as dancehouse ( ) that sustains myriad events where folk dance is central and championed by international enthusiasts and UNESCO. Contextualizing in a deeper history of populism and nationalism, Taylor examines the movement's emergence in 1970s socialist institutions, its transformation through the postsocialist period, and its recent recognition by UNESCO as a best practice of heritage preservation. Approaching the populist and popular practices of folk revival as a form of national cultivation, interrogates the everyday practices, relationships, institutional contexts, and ideologies that contribute to the making of Hungary's future, as well as its past.