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The Romanian Revolution of December 1989
Peter Siani-Davies
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Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was the most spectacularly violent and remains today the most controversial of all the East European upheavals of that year. Despite (or perhaps because of) the media attention the revolution received, it remains shrouded in mystery. How did the seemingly impregnable Ceausescu regime come to be toppled so swiftly and how did Ion Iliescu and the National Salvation Front come to power? Was it by coup d'etat? Who were the mysterious terrorists who wreaked such havoc on the streets of Bucharest and the other major cities of Romania? Were they members of the ... Read more
The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was the most spectacularly violent and remains today the most controversial of all the East European upheavals of that year. Despite (or perhaps because of) the media attention the revolution received, it remains shrouded in mystery. How did the seemingly impregnable Ceausescu regime come to be toppled so swiftly and how did Ion Iliescu and the National Salvation Front come to power? Was it by coup d'etat? Who were the mysterious terrorists who wreaked such havoc on the streets of Bucharest and the other major cities of Romania? Were they members of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801473890
SKU
V9780801473890
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Reviews for The Romanian Revolution of December 1989
Finally, a near-definitive account of how Ceausescu fell! This fascinating book shows that this was indeed a classic revolution. It was violent, mass based, and it deeply transformed Romania. Peter Siani-Davies has made a valuable addition to the analytic literature on mass political movements. Impeccably documented and reasoned, his book will provide comparative students of revolution enormous amounts of material. ... Read more