Romania : the unfinished revolution / by Steven D. Roper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roper, Steven D.

Series:

Postcommunist states and nations ; v. 8.

Postcommunist States and Nations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romania--History--1944-1989.

Romania.

Romania--History--1989-.

Romania--Politics and government--1989-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Harwood Academic ; Abingdon : Marston, 2000.

Summary:

The Romanian revolution was motivated by a desire for greater political and intellectual freedom and economic prosperity. It was the bloodiest of the eastern European transitions due to Ceausescu's cult of personality. However, many of the goals of the revolution are still unfulfilled. The lack of civil society, charges of political corruption, the failure to transform the economy, and concerns over the protection of ethnic minority rights are all factors in Romania's failure to become a fully integrated European country. Tracing the country's political history and examining Romania's post

Contents:

Cover; Romania: THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION; Copyright; TABLE OF CONTENTS; CHRONOLOGY; PREFACE; GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS; Map of Romania; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 HISTORY OF ROMANIA: 1944-1964; Chapter 3 HISTORY OF ROMANIA: 1965-1989; Chapter 4 ROMANIAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT: 1990-1999; Chapter 5 ROMANIAN ECONOMIC POLICY: 1990-1999; Chapter 6 ROMANIAN FOREIGN POLICY: 1990-1999; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

0-203-69599-2

1-135-28757-0

1-280-06454-4

0-7397-9458-2

0-203-69507-0

9780203695074

OCLC:

437062781