Romania In The 1980s

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-0-367-30166-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

In several respects, Romania is unique among communist states. It has been the only Warsaw Pact member to deviate consistently from Soviet foreign policy norms, and it remains the sole Eastern European country to avoid oil imports from the USSR. At the same time, the Romanian government is committed to orthodox socioeconomic centralization and cont

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nelson, Daniel N.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface -- The Setting of Romanian Communism -- Romania's Development as a Communist State -- Romania's Past as Challenge for the Future: A Developmental Approach to Interwar Politics -- Leaders and Citizens in Romanian Politics -- Family, Farm, and Factory: Rural Workers in Contemporary Romania -- Idol or Leader? The Origins and Future of the Ceausescu Cult -- Political Socialization in Romania: Prospects and Performance -- Workers in a Workers' State -- Foreign and Economic Policies -- Romanian Military Policy in the 1980s -- Romanian Foreign Policy in the 1980s -- Perspectives on Romania's Economic Development in the 1980s -- Conclusion: Development, Communism, and Balkan Tradition

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel N. Nelson is currently associate professor of political science at the University of Kentucky. He has done field research in both Romania and Poland and has written extensively on Romania and communist politics.