Lucian Boia

History and Myth in Romanian Consciousness (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

There is a considerable difference between real history and discourse history - this book stems from this idea. The author points out that history is constantly reconstructed, adapted and sometimes mythified from the perspective of the present day, of present states of mind and ideologies. Boia closely examines the process of historical culture and conscience in nineteenth and twentieth century Romania, particularly concentrating on the impact of the national ideology on history. Based upon his findings, the author identifies several key mythical configurations and analyses the manner in which Romanians have reconstituted their own highly ideologized history over the last two centuries.The strength ofHistory and Myth in Romanian Consciousnesslies in the author's ability to fully deconstruct the entire Romanian historiographic system and demonstrate the increasing acuteness of national problems in general, and in particular the exploitation of history to support national ideology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Central European University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2001
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789633860045
• Artikelnr.: 66238518

Autorenporträt

Lucian Boia is Professor of History at the University of Bucharest,