Introduction
1. History, Ideology, Mythology
2. Origins
3. Continuity
4. Unity
5. The Romanians and the Others
6. The Ideal Prince
7. After 1989
Conclusion
Notes
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Lucian Boia is Professor of History at the University of Bucharest,
"It is an extraordinarily interesting and provocative work, one
that, not surprisingly, provoked a huge firestorm. As the author
wryly notes, while contemporary Romanians have no problem with
castigating the presidents of post-1989 Romania, most shy away from
criticizing medieval Romanian princes and other historical heroes.
... excellent translation..."
*American Historical Review*
"Boia's work has had a huge impact on Romanian public opinion, and
has triggered a serious rethinking of the links between the nation,
the nation-state, national identity, history, and politics. On a
more theoretical level, his work is pioneering the integration of
contemporary Western scholarship on nationalism, deconstructivism,
postmodern history into the Romanian historigraphic discourse."
*Austrian Studies Newsletter*
"History and Myth represents one of the most sophisticated
archeologies in Romanian historiography, past and present. With the
insight of both the native and the scholar, Romanian historian
Lucian Boia nuancedly presents and - without "demythologizing," as
the author himself declares - deconstructs the Romanian "imaginary"
as a matter of myths expressed in public and private, formal and
informal discursive spaces. The two Introductions to the first and
second Romanian editions that preface this volume are extremely
valuable since they (re)iterate the topic of the book - "history as
discourse" - and (re)contextualize some newer myths of the late
1990s, which captured the public eye after the first edition was
issued. ... History and Myth offers a challenging perspective, a
clearly translated narrative, and an indispensable analytical tool
for scholars of Romania and of Eastern European history and
politics."
*Slavic and East European Journal*
"...a happy event for those teaching Romanian history in English...
Boia writes with verve and the translation reads well on the whole,
making this study of the axes ground by Romanian historians in the
last centuries not only informative, but fun to read."
*Patterns of Prejudice*
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