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" Romania under Communism / "
by Dennis Deletant.
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BL
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842606
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| Main Entry
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Deletant, Dennis,1946-
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Romania under Communism /\ by Dennis Deletant.
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| Edition Statement
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First edition.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group,, 2019.
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, ©2019
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| Series Statement
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Routledge histories of Central and Eastern Europe
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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1315201402
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: 135178188X
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: 1351781898
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: 1351781901
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: 9781315201405
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: 9781351781886
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: 9781351781893
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: 9781351781909
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9781138707429
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The early years of the Romanian Communist Party (1921-1944) -- The coup of 23 August 1944 and the path to power of the Romanian Communist Party -- The application of the totalitarian blueprint -- The securitate as an instrument of coercion -- Gheorghiu-Dej's path to dominance -- Gheorghiu-Dej's consolidation of power -- The Romanian gulag -- Armed resistance -- Asserting autonomy, 1956-1965 -- The ascent of Nicolae Ceaușescu -- Ceaușescu's development of autonomy -- The paradox of foreign policy -- Promoting national identity: Transylvania and Bessarabia -- Compliance towards the regime -- Dissent -- Repression, degeneration and isolation -- Revolution.
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"Communism has cast a long shadow over Romania. The passage of little over a quarter of a century since the overthrow in December 1989 of Romania's last Communist leader, Nicolae Ceaușescu, offers a symbolic standpoint from which to penetrate that shadow and to throw light upon the entire period of Communist rule in the country. An appropriate point of departure is the observation that Romania's trajectory as a Communist state within the Soviet bloc was unlike that of any other. That trajectory has its origins in the social structures, attitudes and policies in the pre-Communist period. The course of that trajectory is the subject of this inquiry"--
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Communism-- Romania-- History-- 20th century.
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Communism.
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HISTORY-- Europe-- Eastern.
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Politics and government.
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Romania, Politics and government, 1944-1989.
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Romania.
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| Dewey Classification
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949.803/1
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DR267
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