Stalinism for all seasons : a political history of Romanian communism / Vladimir Tismaneanu.

Author/creator Tismaneanu, Vladimir
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2003.
Descriptionxvi, 379 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSocieties and culture in East-Central Europe ; 11
Societies and culture in East-Central Europe ; 11. ^A266015
Contents Introduction : why a history of Romanian communism? -- Understanding national Stalinism : legacies of Ceaușescu's socialism -- A messianic sect : the underground Romanian Communist Party, 1921-1944 -- The road to absolute power : from quasi-monarchy to people's democracy, 1944-1948 -- Stalinism unbound, 1948-1956 -- Aftershocks of the the CPSU's twentieth congress, 1957-1960 -- Opposing Khrushchevism : Gheorghiu-dej and the emergence of national communism, 1960-1965 -- Ceaușescu's dynastic communism, 1965-1989 -- Epilogue : the RCP's afterlife -- Appendix : the Romanian Communist Party's leadership : a biographical roster.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 331-356) and index.
LCCN 2002154941
ISBN0520237471 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JN9639.A53 T57 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold