The history of Romanian, controversal subject in Maude

Parkinson's book

The history of Romania is a contrversal topic, that is intensely

debated by both authors foreign authors. Two books dealing with
the history of Romanians are " 20 years in Romania" by Maude
Parkinson and " Amintiri" by Radu Rosetti.

The Maude Parkinson's book present a defense for Romanian, its

inhabitans, its political ideals and its rapid integration into civilized
Europe thought a monarchy that actively works and forgets the
importance of modernizing society. Written over a period of 20
years it also presents us the Romanian imagology, namely the
study of origin and function of characteristics of others countries
and peoples.

Althouht M. Parkinson has good opinions about Romanians this

does mean that ihnores the negative realities at that time such as
the choices that are fraudulent the educational system that was
full of gaps. A common feature that both his Parkinson's book and
his Rossetti's book are the ethnic stereotyping namely the system
of belief about typical characteristics of members of a ethnic grow
or nationality. The ethnicities discussied in the two books are the
Gypsies and Jews. In Rosetti's book, Mihail Sturdza imposes
restrictions on Jews, and the Gypsies are being violently treated
with brutal physical corrections. On the other hand, in his book
Maude, the Gypsies are considered an ethno with exotic living,
and without Jews, there is no such hostility from the natives.

In conclusion, in both books, but especially in the book of Maude

Parkinson, we describe Romania, with its good parts, but also with
the least pleasant ones.