This original and ground-breaking work examines the building of the European nation which became Romania in 1859. The evolution of the Romanians in the century between the 1770s and the 1860s was marked by a transition from long-established agrarian economic and social structures, locked into an essentially medieval political system, to a society moulded by urban and industrial values and held together by allegiance to the nation-state. This fascinating analysis of the building of a European nation-state is the first detailedf account of the Romanians during this dramatic period.
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"...this is an outstanding study of a much troubled but fascinating country."--Slavic Review
"Hitchins has painted a canvas rich in ideas and detail. This is historical scholarship at its best. Through the book's clearly delineated thesis, crisp narrative, and superb bibliographic essay, the author accomplishes his purpose, telling the story of Romania and its people with aplomb."--American Historical Review
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Keith Hitchins is a Professor of History at University of Illinois.
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Great Documentation of Romanian Social and Political Life!,
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Professor Hitchins has done a wonderful job in describing social issues and political forces that shaped Romania in the 18th and 19th century. A must for anyone doing research on Romania or interested in pre-20th century Romania.
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OTTOMAN suzerainty was the overwhelming fact of political and economic life for the Romanian principalities during the period bounded by the Treaty of Kuchuk Kainardji of 1774 and the beginning of the Greek War for Independence in 1821. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
boier class, boier ranks, boier families, dedicated monasteries, united principalities, gypsy slaves, administrative union, dependent peasants, labour obligations, national equality, higher clergy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ottoman Empire, Organic Statutes, Western Europe, Roman Catholic, South-eastern Europe, Black Sea, Alexandru Ipsilanti, Treaty of Kuchuk Kainardji, Mihai Sturdza, Central Europe, Romanians of Transylvania, Grigore Ghica, Near East, Tudor Vladimirescu, Convention of Paris, Ion Ghica, Treaty of Bucharest, Alexandru Cuza, Constantin Mavrocordat, Francis Joseph, Mihai Sulu, Olt River, Romanian Orthodox, Gheorghe Asachi, Ion Heliade New!
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OTTOMAN suzerainty was the overwhelming fact of political and economic life for the Romanian principalities during the period bounded by the Treaty of Kuchuk Kainardji of 1774 and the beginning of the Greek War for Independence in 1821. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
boier class, boier ranks, boier families, dedicated monasteries, united principalities, gypsy slaves, administrative union, dependent peasants, labour obligations, national equality, higher clergy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ottoman Empire, Organic Statutes, Western Europe, Roman Catholic, South-eastern Europe, Black Sea, Alexandru Ipsilanti, Treaty of Kuchuk Kainardji, Mihai Sturdza, Central Europe, Romanians of Transylvania, Grigore Ghica, Near East, Tudor Vladimirescu, Convention of Paris, Ion Ghica, Treaty of Bucharest, Alexandru Cuza, Constantin Mavrocordat, Francis Joseph, Mihai Sulu, Olt River, Romanian Orthodox, Gheorghe Asachi, Ion Heliade New!
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- Starets Paisii Velichkovskii: His Life, Teachings and Influence on Orthodox Monasticism by Sergii Chetverikov in Back Matter
- The Transformation of European Politics 1763-1848 (Oxford History of Modern Europe) by Paul W. Schroeder in Back Flap
- Russia and the Formation of the Romanian National State, 1821-1878 (The Joint Committee on Eastern Europe Publication Series, No. 13) by Barbara Jelavich in Back Matter
- History Derailed: Central and Eastern Europe in the Long Nineteenth Century by Ivan T. Berend in Back Matter
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