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“The Manufacture” of a national identity: Romania between ruralitaty and modernity
“The Manufacture” of a national identity: Romania between ruralitaty and modernity

Author(s): Alina Coman (Andreica)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Departamentul de Studii Internaţionale al Universităţii Babeş-Bolyai din Cluj Napoca
Keywords: modernity; tradition; construction; identity; peasantry

Summary/Abstract: Within living memory tribes, peoples and nations are supposed to feature distinctive attributes and characteristics concerning their history, culture, religion, evolution level etc. A vast number of classic literature, human science investigations and topical studies try to explicate and analyse the phenomenon of differences between nations and its impacts on politics, economy and intercultural relations. 1 In the matter of identitary construction, the premise is represented by traditions. As traditions are formed and inserted in an official manner, they spread rapidly. In the case of Romania, peasantry will become synonymous with Romanianity, an invented construct, an ‘invented tradition’ to be instilled with a maximum success in the collective mentality.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 49-62
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English