Romania and the Quest for European Identity: Philo-Germanism Without Germans

ISBN-13: 9781472465054 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 200 str.

Cristian Cercel

Opis

Exploring the largely positive representations of Romanian Germans predominating in post-1989 Romanian society, this book shows that the underlying reasons for German prestige are strongly connected with Romania’s endeavours to become European.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 - "Only another German can jolt us out of our eternal boycotting of history";  Chapter 2 - Between the West and the East in Europe;  Chapter 3 - Germans in Romania: A brief historical background;  Chapter 4 - The Self and the Other;  Chapter 5 - "A valuable and unmistakable contribution to the life of Romanian society";  Chapter 6 - "They who have no Germans, should buy some";  Chapter 7 - "The rich villages around Sibiu and Braşov have been invaded by the Gypsy Migration";  Chapter 8 - Conclusions