Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource BIbliografia Colonizzazioni interne Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource ‘Wo sind wir?’ Orientalism, Gender and War in the German Encounter with Romania Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource David D. Hamlin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/01/2010 Language A language of the resource en Zotero Title ‘Wo sind wir?’ Orientalism, Gender and War in the German Encounter with Romania Item Type Journal Article Author David D. Hamlin URL http://gh.oxfordjournals.org/content/28/4/424 Volume 28 Issue 4 Pages 424-452 Publication Title German History ISSN 0266-3554, 1477-089X Date 12/01/2010 Journal Abbreviation German History DOI 10.1093/gerhis/ghq109 Access Date 2015-01-11 01:33:38 Library Catalog gh.oxfordjournals.org Language en Abstract Note This article explores the changing German perceptions of Romania in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The impact of growing economic and political interaction, coupled with orientalist assumptions about the nature of Balkan society, shaped a particular understanding of Romanian society. Romanian elites were often portrayed as westernizing and modern, whereas the peasantry was backward and effeminate. The Romanian entry into the First World War on the side of Germany's enemies prompted a radical revision in German attitudes toward Romanians, as the Romanian elite suddenly emerged as a degenerate and effeminate force preying on an honest peasantry. The alleged unchecked power of women over an emasculated male elite was blamed for moral degeneracy and political disaster. The experience of occupation and ambitions for post-war domination prompted yet another revision, as Germans sought a usable collaborationist class. As a result, the Romanian elite was bifurcated between good and bad, pro-Entente and pro-German, and the peasantry emerged as a legitimizer of Germany's modernizing mission. Short Title ‘Wo sind wir? Attachment Title Snapshot Full Text PDF First World War gender Germany occupation orientalism Romania