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History and Myth in Romanian Consciousness

Based on the idea that there is a considerable difference between reality and discourse, the author points out that history is constantly reconstructed, adapted and sometimes mythicized from the perspectives of the present day, present states of mind and ideologies. He closely examines historical cu...

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Hovedforfatter: Lucian Boia
Format: Online
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Central European University Press 2021
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D1-2009
Eastern European history
Romania
national ideology
historical heroes
national identity
national problems
historiography
Romanian consciousness
myth
post-1989 Romania
national state
Romanian history
thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose
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Summary:Based on the idea that there is a considerable difference between reality and discourse, the author points out that history is constantly reconstructed, adapted and sometimes mythicized from the perspectives of the present day, present states of mind and ideologies. He closely examines historical culture and conscience in nineteenth and twentieth century Romania, particularly concentrating on the impact of the national ideology on history. Boia's innovative analysis identifies several key myt...

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