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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abraham, Florin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romania--History--1944-1989.

Romania.

History.

Romania--History--1989-.

Romania--Politics and government--1944-1989.

Politics and government.

Romania--Politics and government--1989-.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 340 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.

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.

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

Part III. Social and demographic trends

Social and demographic trends

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Abraham, Florin, author. Romania since the Second World War.

ISBN:

9781472534187

1472534182

9781472532183

147253218X

OCLC:

965199508

Publisher Number:

40026642450