Liberalism, Constitutional Nationalism, and Minorities

Constantin Iordachi teaches at the Central European University, Budapest. He has published widely on citizenship, nationalism and fascism. His most recent project is Martyrdom to Purification: The Fascist Faith of the Legion `Archangel Michael' in Romania, 1927-1941 (London: Routledge, forthcoming 2019).

“a sophisticated exploration of the creation of Romania during the long nineteenth century, examined from the perspective of the development and evolution of citizenship […] the book is impeccably edited and handsomely produced.” Paul Michelson, in Slavic Review (2020) "Iordachi’s book on the practice of citizenship is an important work that researchers concerned with legislation as a means of social regulation cannot afford to ignore. It also provides a solid starting point for further analysis of state-building processes in the modern period."Mara Mărginean, George Barițiu Institute of History, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in Journal of Romanian Studies issue 3.1 (2021), pp 121-3.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of FiguresIntroduction: Liberal Citizenship: an Interdisciplinary ApproachPart 1 From the Old Regime to the Nation-State: Toward a Unified Moldo-Wallachian Citizenship, c. 1750–18581 The Greek “Proto-Question” and the Birth of Modern Citizenship2 “Restoring” the Regime of Nobility Estates: Citizenship under the Organic Regulations, 1821–18583 The Slavery Question: Abolitionism and the Emancipation of Roma, 1831–18564 The Romanian Question: the Great Powers, “European Public Law” and the Union of the Principalities, 1856–1858Part 2 Peasants into Romanians: the Construction of Romanian National Citizenship, 1859–18665 Emulating the Second French Empire: the State-National Citizenship Model, 1859–18666 Shifting to an Ethno-National Citizenship Model: the Regime of Constitutional NationalismPart 3 Constitutional Nationalism and Minorities, 1866–19187 The Jewish Question: the Exclusion of Jews from Citizenship8 The Internationalization of the Jewish Question: Actors and Networks, 1866–18799 Duties without Rights: Jews under Constitutional Nationalism, 1879–191310 The Woman Question: Gender, Property, and Citizenship11 The Dobrudjan Question: Constitutional Nationalism and the Assimilation of a Border Region, 1878–191412 Liberalism Renewed: War, Civil Society, and Emancipation, 1913–191813 The Language of Citizenship: Imperial Legacies, Legal-Political Concepts, and Historical TimeConclusionsAppendixBibliographyIndex