The Traditions of Invention : Romanian Ethnic and Social Stereotypes in Historical Context (Balkan Studies Library)

Based on hundreds of primary sources in a wide range of languages, this book offers a reevaluation of Romanian images of self and other, as well as of foreign images of the country and people. A nuanced and historically-grounded contribution to the lively debates over Balkanism, Orientalism and identities in Romania and in Europe as a whole.