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Set in a multiethnic region of the nineteenth-century Habsburg Empire, this thoroughly interdisciplinary study maps out how the competing Romanian, Hungarian and German nationalization projects dealt with proper names. With particular attention to their function as symbols of national histories, Berecz makes a case for names as ideal guides for understanding historical imaginaries and how they operate socially. In tracing the changing fortunes of nationalization movements and the ways in which their efforts were received by mass constituencies, he provides an innovative and compelling account of the historical utilization, manipulation, and contestation of names.

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An impressive and stunningly original study that makes a significant contribution to the field, using hitherto entirely unexplored source material. Monika Baar, Leiden University With Empty Signs, Historical Imaginaries, Berecz raises the methodological bar for future generations of nationalism scholars and commendably trailblazes new paths of inquiry. This is a meticulously researched, tightly argued, and brilliantly executed work on a subject too often neglected. Tomasz Kamusella, University of St. Andrews

An impressive and stunningly original study that makes a significant contribution to the field, using hitherto entirely unexplored source material. * Monika Baar, Leiden University With Empty Signs, Historical Imaginaries, Berecz raises the methodological bar for future generations of nationalism scholars and commendably trailblazes new paths of inquiry. This is a meticulously researched, tightly argued, and brilliantly executed work on a subject too often neglected. * Tomasz Kamusella, University of St. Andrews

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Agoston Berecz is Research Fellow at Pasts, Inc., Center for Historical Studies, Budapest.

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