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Archeologie identitaire et construction politique chez Kogălniceanu et Bălcescu
Identity Archeology and Political Building in Kogălniceanu and Bălcescu’s Works
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Abstract Mihail Kogălniceanu and Nicolae Bălcescu, historians, writers and politicians,
important actors of the revolution of 1848 in the Romanian Principalities, dedicated
much of their early historical writings to the justification of the nationstate.
Their main concern, common to the ’48 generation acr... view more
Mihail Kogălniceanu and Nicolae Bălcescu, historians, writers and politicians,
important actors of the revolution of 1848 in the Romanian Principalities, dedicated
much of their early historical writings to the justification of the nationstate.
Their main concern, common to the ’48 generation across Europe, was to
answer to the most important question related to the process of nation building
and state building: ”Who are we?”, 1848 being for the Romanians the first moment
of the collective constitutional memory. The article contends that the two
historians retroactively applied to the past categories specific to the 19th century,
the past itself being a weapon and guide for the future. Both Kogălniceanu
and Bălcescu submitted the political project of nation-state building to a archeology
identity called upon to justify.... view less
Keywords
nation state; nineteenth century; Romania; state formation
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
General History
Document language
French
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 879-889
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 5 (2005) 4
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 1.0