Best of
Romania
1999
The Moldovans: Romania, Russia, and the Politics of Culture
Charles King - 1999
The author•Highlights the political uses of culture—the ways in which language, history, and identity can be manipulated by political elites •Examines why some attempts to mold identity succeed where others fail •Reveals why, in the case of Moldova, a project of identity construction succeeded in creating a state but failed to make an independent nation