CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISTORY OF THE HUNGARIAN ETHNIC MAPPING (original) (raw)
ADALÉKOK A MAGYAR ETNIKAI TÉRKÉPEZÉS TÖRTÉNETÉHEZ Összefoglalás Az Európában egyik legrégibb múltra visszatekintő magyar, vagy magyarországi etnikai jellegű térképezés főként annak köszönheti eddigi különösen nagy termékenységét, hogy a Kárpát-medence területe a 17-18. század óta etnikai-nyelvi szempontból Európa etnikai-vallási szempontból egyik legtarkább népességű és éppen ezért -a felvilágosodás, a nemzeti ébredés kora óta -etnikai feszültségekkel egyik legjobban terhelt területének számít. A Magyar Királyság népeinek középkori békés együttélését fokozatosan ellenségessé változtató elmúlt két évszázad során, jórészt a nemzetiségek irredenta mozgalmai miatt, a tarka etnikai struktúra térbeli vetületének kutatása, térképezése emberek ezreinek-millióinak sorsát befolyásoló tényezővé vált. Írásunkban ennek a több mint két évszázados, a mindenkori politikai eseményekkel összefüggésben változó intenzitású, a Kárpát-medence területéhez kapcsolódó magyar etnikai térképezési tevékenység történetét szeretnénk vázolni.
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