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Stalinism for all seasons : a political history of Romanian communism / Vladimir Tismaneanu.
Van Pelt Library JN9639.A53 T57 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tismaneanu, Vladimir
- Series:
- Societies and culture in East-Central Europe ; 11.
- Societies and culture in East-Central Europe ; 11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Partidul Comunist Român.
- Communism--Romania.
- Communism.
- Romania.
- Romania--Politics and government--20th century.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 379 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- A comprehensive history of the Romaniam Communist Party (RCP), providing valuable perspectives on both 20th-century history and on communism and post-communism.
- Contents:
- Introduction : why a history of Romanian communism?
- Understanding national Stalinism : legacies of Ceaușescu's socialism
- A messianic sect : the underground Romanian Communist Party, 1921-1944
- The road to absolute power : from quasi-monarchy to people's democracy, 1944-1948
- Stalinism unbound, 1948-1956
- Aftershocks of the the CPSU's twentieth congress, 1957-1960
- Opposing Khrushchevism : Gheorghiu-dej and the emergence of national communism, 1960-1965
- Ceaușescu's dynastic communism, 1965-1989
- Epilogue : the RCP's afterlife
- Appendix : the Romanian Communist Party's leadership : a biographical roster.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-356) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0520237471
- OCLC:
- 51172356
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