Historical dictionary of Moldova / Andrei Brezianu, Vlad Spânu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brezianu, Andrei.

Contributor:

Spânu, Vlad, 1962-

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Historical dictionaries of Europe ; no. 52.

Historical dictionaries of Europe ; 52

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moldova--History--Encyclopedias.

Moldova.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (498 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2007.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The Republic of Moldova claims a European lineage reaching back in time long before its 14th century accession to statehood. In the 15th century, it managed against all odds to avoid being conquered by Islam and_albeit an intermittent vassal after 1485_it maintained its autonomy and was never turned into a province of the Ottoman Empire. After this period, however, Moldova would not be so fortunate, as it altered between Russian, Romanian, and Soviet control until it finally gained its independence in 1991 from the Soviet Union. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Moldova, throu

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Editor's Foreword Jon Woronoff; Preface; Acknowledgments; Reader's Note; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Maps; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; Appendix A: Chairpersons of Moldova's Legislative Bodies; Appendix B: Presidents of Moldova; Appendix C: Prime Ministers of Moldova; Bibliography; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-441).

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ISBN:

979-82-16-32303-7

979-88-8183-764-8

0-8108-6446-0

OCLC:

858762602