Romania since the Second World War : a political, social and economic history /

Romania since the Second World War : a political, social and economic history /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Abraham, Florin, author.
Imprint:	London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017. ©2017
Description:	xv, 340 pages ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Politics and government. Romania -- History -- 1944-1989. Romania -- History -- 1989- Romania -- Politics and government -- 1944-1989. Romania -- Politics and government -- 1989- Romania. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10920446

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ISBN:	9781472534187 1472534182 9781472532183 147253218X 9781472529923 9781472526298
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Romania since the Second World War "is the first book about Romania designed to chart the progress of the nation under the communist regime as well as the transition period that followed, providing detailed analysis of the aspects of continuity and change that can be identified over the period as a whole.The book begins with Romania's involvement in the Second World War, looking at the communist regime in depth. It examines how communism took hold and the elimination of traditional elites took place, before discussing the impact of Gheorghiu-Dej and Nicolae Caeusescu, the two most important leaders of the communist era. The following chapters cover the main social and economic changes during the communist regime. The second part of the book explores the transition period following the end of communism in 1989, with special attention given to international relations and Romania's drive for inclusion in NATO and the EU. "Romania since the Second World Wa"r assesses socio-demographic trends across the postwar period before concluding with some thoughts on the nation's development during this time.
Other form:	Online version: Abraham, Florin, author. Romania since the Second World War. New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016 9781472526298

Table of Contents:

Under the sign of three dictatorships (1938-1944)
Part I. Communism
The establishment of the communist regime (1944-1947)
The Gheorghiu-Dej era (1948-1965)
The Nicolae Ceausescu regime (1965-1989)
Institutions of "legitimate violence"
Society crushed by tyranny
The economy
The fall of communism
Part II. Return to democracy; lost in transitions
Political parties
Political institutions
Main public policies
Foreign policy and Euro-Atlantic integration
The rule of law
Society under the pressure of change
The economy
Part III. Social and demographic trends
Social and demographic trends
Conclusions.