LEADER 02606cam a2200409 i 4500001 272559 005 20240621233751.0 008 171114t20192019wiuab b 001 0 eng 010 2017051213 020 9780299316402 |q(cloth : |qalkaline paper) 020 0299316408 |q(cloth : |qalkaline paper) 035 (OCoLC)on1010543146 035 272559 042 pcc 043 e-rm--- 049 LHMA 040 WU/DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCF |dGZM 050 00 DR214.C73 |bD38 2019 100 1 Davis, R. Chris |q(Robert Chris), |d1975- |eauthor. 245 10 Hungarian religion, Romanian blood : |ba minority's struggle for national belonging, 1920-1945 / |cR. Chris Davis. 264 1 Madison, Wisconsin : |bThe University of Wisconsin Press, |c[2019] 264 4 |c©2019 300 xxv, 249 pages : |billustrations, maps ; |c24 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 520 Amid the rising nationalism and racial politics that culminated in World War II, European countries wishing to "purify" their nations often forced unwanted populations to migrate. The targeted minorities had few options, but as Chris Davis shows, they sometimes used creative tactics to fight back, redefining their identities to serve their own interests. Davis's highly illuminating example is the case of the little-known Csangos, an ethnic community in Moldavian Romania who practice Catholicism and speak a mix of Hungarian and Romanian. Romania wanted to expel them; Hungary wanted them for resettlement. Aided by Catholic priests, the Csangos resisted deportation with a concerted strategy involving blood samples, anthropologists, and historians, hoping to exempt themselves from the discrimination and violence that targeted Jews, Roma, Slavs, and other minorities. Davis draws on many facets of the Csangos' refashioning to add insight to debates about racial politics, national communities, and ethnic and religious minorities past and present. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-238) and index. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Csangos |zRomania |zMoldavia |xHistory |y20th century. 651 0 Moldavia (Romania) |xEthnic relations |y20th century. 650 7 Csangos. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00884710 650 7 Ethnic relations. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00916005 651 7 Romania |zMoldavia. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01257759 648 7 1900-1999 |2fast 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 852 0 |bstacks |hDR214.C73 |iD38 2019