Romania, 1916–1941

A Political History

Dennis Deletant (Georgetown University, USA and University College London)

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27 May 2024

European history; History of other lands; Political structure & processes

Series: Routledge Histories of Central and Eastern Europe

This study challenges the rose-tinted view of the interwar period in Romanian history, which is often judged against the darkness of almost five decades of Communist rule.

Romania, like several of the states of Eastern Europe, emerged from the First World War as it had entered it, as a predominantly agricultural country, and one of its major problems was the condition of the peasantry. This volume’s focus is the drive to improve that condition, on the collapse of democracy, and the search by Romania’s leaders for strategies to secure the state, to assert the country’s independence, and to maintain its territorial integrity in the face of the threat to the European order posed by two totalitarian systems, represented by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. By examining recent scholarship, this volume provides the most up-to-date account of Romania’s predicament in the interwar years.

Romania, 1916–1941 is a useful resource for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates and scholars interested in foreign policy, politics, society, internationalization and late development in interwar Central and Eastern Europe.

By: Dennis Deletant (Georgetown University USA and University College London)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780367774042
ISBN 10: 0367774046
Series: Routledge Histories of Central and Eastern Europe
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 27 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dennis Deletant is Emeritus Professor in the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College London, UK. He has authored many books including Romania under Communism (2019), British Clandestine Activities in Romania during the Second World War (2016), and Ceaușescu and the Securitate (2016).