The conceptualization of national character in the Romanian intellectual tradition

Balázs Trencsényi

doi:10.1515/9786155225581-015

The conceptualization of national character in the Romanian intellectual tradition

Balázs Trencsényi^*

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The present study seeks to offer an overview of the uses of the concept of “national character” in Romanian intellectual history. The choice of the topic barely needs legitimation as modern Romanian intellectual history has been continuously under the spell of defining the nation and placing Romanians on the map of Europe. The characterological discourse was one of the most obvious frameworks to make sense of national existence, fixing the auto- and hetero-stereotypes and conferring a feeling of community and collective mission on the members of the nation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Key Concepts of Romanian History
Subtitle of host publication	Alternative Approaches to Socio-Political Languages
Editors	Victor Neumann, Armin Heinen
Publisher	Central European University Press
Pages	333-375
Number of pages	43
ISBN (Electronic)	9786155225581
ISBN (Print)	9786155225161
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/9786155225581-015
State	Published - 2013

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