Tradition and Modernity in Romanian Culture and Civilization

by Treptow, Kurt W

• ISBN13: 9789739432337
• ISBN10: 9739432336
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-08
• Publisher: Center for Romanian Studies

Summary

This book reflects on the development of Romanian society over the past four centuries and evaluates the impact that tradition and modernity have had on its evolution.

Author Biography

Dr. Kurt W. Treptow was director of the Center for Romanian Studies.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Cuvant inainte	p. 10
Wither Romania: Tradition or Modernity, Divergence or Convergence?	p. 11
Actualitatea explicata prin traditie si continuitate	p. 24
The New Security Concept and Romania's Case	p. 29
Romanian Unity, 1859, 1918, 1989: Beginnings, Opportunities..., and Illusions	p. 47
Perceptii romanesti asupra crizelor din blocul comunist in timpul razboiului rece	p. 65
Casatoria Mariei, printesa de Edinburgh, cu Ferdinand, printul mostenitor al Romaniei	p. 74
Deciding the National Capital: Budapest, Vienna, Bucharest and Transylvanian Romanian Political Culture	p. 95
Self-image and Self-legitination of the Wallachian Princes under the Organic Regulations (1834-1848)	p. 115
Chestiunea orientala si Principatele Romane in perceptia diplomatilor americani in Rusia la inceputul secolului al XIX-lea	p. 135
Raportul domnie-factori politici externi in Principatele Romane in viziunea documentelor otomane (sec. XVIII)	p. 143
The Rape of Bucharest: Architecture as Performance and Mythology	p. 158
Romanian Cultural Studies: A Brief Survey of the Site	p. 169
A Great English Lady: Sylvia Pankhurst, Eminescu, and Romania	p. 179
M. Eminescu. Perspective americane	p. 200
Mysticism and Modernity: The Transitions of a Romanian Orthodox Convent	p. 236
Teologia ortodoxa romaneasca--o teologie a iubirii si desavarsirii	p. 257
Valori cognitive si valori formative	p. 274
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