“AND THE IMAGE OF THE EMPEROR […] I HAVE TORN IT INTO A THOUSAND PIECES.” MENTAL FRONTIERS IN THE NĂSĂUD REGION AT THE END OF THE GREAT WAR

The First World War and the events concluding 1918, namely the unification of Transylvania with the old Kingdom of Romania, changed not only the geographical frontiers of the former Austrian-Hungarian province, but also the mental ones, which are less evident from the official documents of the era....

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Main Author: Claudia Septimia SABĂU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca 2020-10-01
Series:Territorial Identity and Development
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Online Access:http://territorial-identity.ro/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/4_Sabau_TID_2_2020.pdf
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description The First World War and the events concluding 1918, namely the unification of Transylvania with the old Kingdom of Romania, changed not only the geographical frontiers of the former Austrian-Hungarian province, but also the mental ones, which are less evident from the official documents of the era. The purpose of our exploratory study is to use edited archival documents, memoirs, and parochial chronicles in order to reconstruct the local context in which the transition from the ‘old’ to the ‘new order’ unfolded. The study focuses on a clearly delimited geographical area with a distinctive historical evolution: the region of Năsăud. Using the memoirs of veterinarian Pavel Tofan as a case study, we focused on identifying the symbolic gestures which mentally transformed the inhabitants of this region from loyal subjects of the Emperor in Vienna to Romanian citizens, loyal to the King of United Romania.
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spelling doaj.art-13012fa63f4c4bc7a7e91aea4733896d2023-06-14T07:00:10ZengBabes-Bolyai University, Cluj-NapocaTerritorial Identity and Development2537-48502020-10-0152647710.23740/TID220204“AND THE IMAGE OF THE EMPEROR […] I HAVE TORN IT INTO A THOUSAND PIECES.” MENTAL FRONTIERS IN THE NĂSĂUD REGION AT THE END OF THE GREAT WARClaudia Septimia SABĂU0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6998-2573Babeş-Bolyai University, Academic Cultural Heritage Department, University History Museum, and Territorial Identities and Development Research Centre, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIAThe First World War and the events concluding 1918, namely the unification of Transylvania with the old Kingdom of Romania, changed not only the geographical frontiers of the former Austrian-Hungarian province, but also the mental ones, which are less evident from the official documents of the era. The purpose of our exploratory study is to use edited archival documents, memoirs, and parochial chronicles in order to reconstruct the local context in which the transition from the ‘old’ to the ‘new order’ unfolded. The study focuses on a clearly delimited geographical area with a distinctive historical evolution: the region of Năsăud. Using the memoirs of veterinarian Pavel Tofan as a case study, we focused on identifying the symbolic gestures which mentally transformed the inhabitants of this region from loyal subjects of the Emperor in Vienna to Romanian citizens, loyal to the King of United Romania. http://territorial-identity.ro/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/4_Sabau_TID_2_2020.pdftransylvania1918memoirsdynastic loyaltynăsăud military border guards
spellingShingle Claudia Septimia SABĂU
“AND THE IMAGE OF THE EMPEROR […] I HAVE TORN IT INTO A THOUSAND PIECES.” MENTAL FRONTIERS IN THE NĂSĂUD REGION AT THE END OF THE GREAT WAR
Territorial Identity and Development
transylvania
1918
memoirs
dynastic loyalty
năsăud military border guards
title “AND THE IMAGE OF THE EMPEROR […] I HAVE TORN IT INTO A THOUSAND PIECES.” MENTAL FRONTIERS IN THE NĂSĂUD REGION AT THE END OF THE GREAT WAR
title_full “AND THE IMAGE OF THE EMPEROR […] I HAVE TORN IT INTO A THOUSAND PIECES.” MENTAL FRONTIERS IN THE NĂSĂUD REGION AT THE END OF THE GREAT WAR
title_fullStr “AND THE IMAGE OF THE EMPEROR […] I HAVE TORN IT INTO A THOUSAND PIECES.” MENTAL FRONTIERS IN THE NĂSĂUD REGION AT THE END OF THE GREAT WAR
title_full_unstemmed “AND THE IMAGE OF THE EMPEROR […] I HAVE TORN IT INTO A THOUSAND PIECES.” MENTAL FRONTIERS IN THE NĂSĂUD REGION AT THE END OF THE GREAT WAR
title_short “AND THE IMAGE OF THE EMPEROR […] I HAVE TORN IT INTO A THOUSAND PIECES.” MENTAL FRONTIERS IN THE NĂSĂUD REGION AT THE END OF THE GREAT WAR
title_sort and the image of the emperor i have torn it into a thousand pieces mental frontiers in the nasaud region at the end of the great war
topic transylvania
1918
memoirs
dynastic loyalty
năsăud military border guards
url http://territorial-identity.ro/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/4_Sabau_TID_2_2020.pdf
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