The Narrative Constitution of Identity: The Case of Pastoral and Mine Workers’ Communities from the Region of Valea Jiului, Romania

The start of mine exploitation in Valea Jiului after 1840 has caused the birth of two types of local identity communities: the natives (the Romanian peasants) and the newcomers (the foreign miners) who continue even today to redefine themselves, being closely intertwined. The city dwellers were call...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ana Pascu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ELM Scholarly Press 2019-03-01
Series:Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies
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Online Access:https://www.folklore.ee/balkan_baltic_yearbook/YBBS/article/view/35/35