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JRS 1:1 Journal of Romanian Studies: Vol. 1, No. 1 (2019) Journal of Romanian Studies: Vol. 1, No. 1 (2019) Editors: Lavinia Stan, Margaret Beissinger Review editor: Radu Cinpoes Journal of Contents Vintilă Mihăilescu A Subjective Centenary: The Peasant Footprint in Recent Romanian History Katherine Verdery Notes on a Century of Surveillance Dennis Deletant Shattered Illusions: Britain and Iuliu Maniu, 1940–1945 Maria Bucur The Queen Is No Sister: Three Faces of Marie of Romania Romanian Marius Stan and Vladimir Tismaneanu Stalinism and Anti-Stalinism in Romania: The Case of Alex- andru Jar Revisited Reviews on: Katherine Verdery, My Life as a Spy: Studies Investigations in a Secret Police File Cristian Vasile ed., “Ne trebuie oameni!’’: Elite intelectuale şi transformări istorice în România modernă și contemporană Ioana Em. Petrescu & Liviu Petrescu, Scrisori Americane (1981-1983), Ediție îngrijită, studiu introductiv, notă asupra ediției și note de Ioana Bot, postfață de Liana Vescan Bruce O’Neill, The Space of Boredom. Homelessness in the Slowing Global Order Vol. 1, No. 1 (2019) ISBN: 978-3-8382-1294-4 ibidem ibidem JOURNAL OF ROMANIAN STUDIES Vol. 1, No. 1 (2019) JRS editors Lavinia Stan and Margaret Beissinger JRS review editor Radu Cinpoes About the Society for Romanian Studies THE SOCIETY FOR ROMANIAN STUDIES SRS is an international interdiscipli- nary academic organization, founded in 1973, that is dedicated to pro- moting the professional study, criticism, and research of all aspects of Ro- manian culture and society, particularly concerning the countries of Ro- mania and Moldova. The SRS is generally recognized as the major profes- sional organization for North American scholars concerned with Roma- nia, Moldova, and their diasporas. SRS is affiliated with the South East European Studies Association SEESA; the Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies ASEEES—formerly known as the American Association for the Advance- ment of Slavic Studies or AAASS; the American Political Science Associa- tion APSA; the American Historical Association AHA; and the Roma- nian Studies Association of America RSAA. SRS offers a number of programs and activities to its members, including the peer-reviewed Journal of Romanian Studies, a biannual newsletter, the Romanian Studies book series published in collaboration with the publishing house Polirom in Iaşi, a mentoring program, prizes for excep- tional scholarship in two different categories, as well as an international conference organized every three years in Romania. More information about the SRS, including current officers, the national board, and membership information, can be found on the SRS website at https://society4romanianstudies.org. Editorial Board: LAVINIA STAN ([email protected]) and MARGARET BEISSINGER ([email protected]) JRS editors RADU CINPOES ([email protected]) JRS review editor Advisory Board: DENNIS DELETANT (Georgetown University, USA) JON FOX (University of Bristol, UK) VALENTINA GLAJAR (Texas State University, USA) PETER GROSS (University of Tennessee, USA) BRIGID HAINES (Swansea University, UK) IRINA LIVEZEANU (University of Pittsburgh, USA) MIHAELA MIROIU (National School of Political Science and Public Administration, Romania) STEVE D. ROPER (Florida Atlantic University, USA) DOMNICA RADULESCU (Washington and Lee University, USA) PAUL E. SUM (University of North Dakota, USA) CRISTIAN TILEAGA (Loughborough University, UK) VLADIMIR TISMANEANU (University of Maryland, College Park, USA) LUCIAN TURCESCU (Concordia University, Montreal, Canada) Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available on the Internet at http://dnb.d-nb.de. Bibliografische Information der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek verzeichnet diese Publikation in der Deutschen Nationalbibliografie; detaillierte bibliografische Daten sind im Internet über http://dnb.d-nb.de abrufbar. Journal of Romanian Studies Vol. 1, No. 1 (2019) Stuttgart: ibidem-Verlag / ibidem Press Erscheinungsweise: halbjährlich / Frequency: biannual ISSN 2627-5325 Ordering Information: Subscription (two copies per year): € 58.00 / year (+ S&H: € 4.00 / year within Germany, € 7.00 / year international). 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Contents Editorial Note LAVINIA STAN, MARGARET BEISSINGER AND RADU CINPOES......................... 7 A Subjective Centenary: The Peasant Footprint in Recent Romanian History VINTILĂ MIHĂILESCU ............................................................................................. 9 Notes on a Century of Surveillance KATHERINE VERDERY ............................................................................................ 35 Shattered Illusions: Britain and Iuliu Maniu, 1940–1945 DENNIS DELETANT ................................................................................................. 53 The Queen Is No Sister: Three Faces of Marie of Romania MARIA BUCUR .......................................................................................................... 77 Stalinism and Anti‐Stalinism in Romania: The Case of Alexandru Jar Revisited MARIUS STAN AND VLADIMIR TISMANEANU ...................................................... 105 Katherine Verdery, My Life as a Spy: Investigations in a Secret Police File. Review by RADU CINPOES .................................................................................. 123 Cristian Vasile ed., “Ne trebuie oameni!’’: Elite intelectuale şi transformări istorice în România modern şi contemporană. Review by ROLAND CLARK................................................................................. 127 Ioana Em. Petrescu & Liviu Petrescu, Scrisori Americane (1981‐1983), Ediție îngrijită, studiu introductiv, notă asupra ediției și note de Ioana Bot, postfață de Liana Vescan. Review by IULIU RAȚIU ...................................................................................... 131 Bruce O’Neill, The Space of Boredom. Homelessness in the Slowing Global Order. Review by PETRU NEGURA ................................................................................ 135 5 Editorial note With the support of ibidem press, we are happy to launch the Journal of Romanian Studies (JRS) on behalf of the Society for Romanian Studies, which this year celebrates 45 years since its inception in 1973. The JRS is meant to strengthen Romanian Studies as a field by gathering high quality manuscripts dealing with all aspects of Romanian culture and society, particularly concerning the countries of Romania and Moldova, as well as the Romanian diaspora living in other countries. As JRS editors, we are committed to upholding the integrity of the peer-review process and helping authors to improve their contributions. We envision the publication of two issues per year, each including five to eight research articles and up to four book reviews. The first issue opens with the two keynote speeches delivered by Profs. Vintila Mihailescu and Katherine Verdery at the international conference the SRS organized in June 2018 in Bucharest. These anthropologists explore the significance of two well-known topics – peasants and intelligence services – at the centenary of the Romanian modern state. Dennis Deletant uses previously unavailable archives to trace the British perception of Iuliu Maniu in 1940-1945, and the steps taken by the British Foreign Office and the British Special Operations Executive to encourage him to bring about the overthrow of Marshall Ion Antonescu. In her article, Maria Bucur provides a gender analysis of Queen Marie of Romania as a politician/diplomat, participant in the military campaign, and supporter of feminists’ effort to gain the vote during World War I. Marius Stan and Vladimir Tismaneanu, by contrast, focus on the lesser known Romanian communist Alexandru Jar as the most prominent Romanian case of disenchantment with Stalinism. These research articles are followed by three book reviews. We would like to thank Jakob Horstmann for his unflinching support of the JRS, and Valerie Lange for her outstanding help with nailing down the details of the JRS and putting this issue together. 7 JRS Advisory Board: Dennis Deletant (Georgetown University, USA), Jon Fox (University of Bristol, UK), Valentina Glajar (Texas State University, USA), Peter Gross (University of Tennessee, USA), Brigid Haines (Swansea University, UK), Irina