Title:

1 - Vlad III Dracula. The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula

2 - Fortresses of Faith. A Pictorial History of the Fortified Saxon Churches of Romania

3  - Byzantium after Byzantium

4  - Romania Revisited. On the Trail of English Travellers, 1602-1941

5 - Romania under Communist Rule

6 - Essays on Romanian History

7 - The Origins of the Changos

8 - Americans and Queen Marie of Romania. A Selection of Documents

9 - Nicolae Iorga. A Biography

10 - Romanian Politics, 1859-1871. From Prince Cuza to Prince Carol

11 - Odessa, 1941-1944. A Case Study of Soviet Territory under Foreign Rule

12 - Relapse into Bondage. Political Memoirs of a Romanian Diplomat, 1918-1947

13 - Romania and World War I. A Collection of Studies

14 - Romania and Euro-Atlantic Integration 

15 - A History of Romania

16 - Athene Palace

17 - The Struggle against Russia in the Romanian Principalities. A Problem in Anglo-Turkish Diplomacy, 1821-1854

18 - Post-Soviet Moldova A Borderland in Transition

19 - Poems and Prose of Mihai Eminescu

20 - City of Dreams and Whispers. An Anthology of Contemporary Poets of Iasi

21 - Romanian / Limba Româna. A Course in Modern Romanian

22 - Miorita: An Icon of Romanian Culture

23 - Romanian Poetry in English Translation.An Annotated Bibliography & Census

24 -Transylvanian Voices. An Anthology of Contemporary Poets of Cluj-Napoca

25 - Romania during the World War I Era

26 - Biography and Romanian Studies

27 - Romania and Western Civilization

28 - Romania and World War II

29 - Romanian Diaries, 1944-1947

30 - Reflections on the Impact of the French Revolution 1789, de Tocqueville, and Romanian Culture

31 - Romanian Gymnastics (Treptow)

32 - Romanian Gymnastics. A New Magazine for Fans of Romanian Gymnastics Worldwide

33 - Romanian Civilization. A Journal of Romanian and East Central European Studies

Full description:

Vlad III Dracula. The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula

Kurt W. Treptow

The fifteenth century Romanian Prince Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is one of the most fascinating personalities of medieval history. Already during his own lifetime, his true story became obscured by a veil of myths. As a result, he has been portrayed both as a bloody tyrant, who degenerated down throughout the centuries into the fictional vampire of the same name created by Bram Stoker at the end of the nineteenth century,  and as a national and Christian hero who bravely fought to defend his native land and all of Europe against the invading Turkish infidels. Even in the twentieth century, the true history of Dracula has been obscured by Communist and nationalist historiography.

This book presents the life and times of this fascinating personality of medieval Europe. The author uses all extant Romanian, Turkish, Russian, and German sources to reconstruct the history of this famous prince who, despite his short reign, created a name for himself in the history of his own country, as well as in world history. This book studies the life and times of Vlad III Dracula, providing the reader with a better understanding of the personality of this enigmatic figure of medieval history, as well as the times in which he lived. The author also discusses the development of the myth of Dracula. Translations of the principal documents concerning the history of Vlad III Dracula are included in the appendixes.

The author, Kurt W. Treptow, is a noted specialist on East European history. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois and is presently director of the Center for Romanian Studies in Iasi, Romania. His other books include A Historical Dictionary of Romania, From Zalmoxis to Jan Palach: Studies in East European History, and A History of Romania.

Publication year: 2000
Language: English
256 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm
Illustrated, Bibliography, Index
ISBN 973-98392-2-3
 

Fortresses of Faith. A Pictorial History of the Fortified Saxon Churches of Romania

Written and Photographed by Alan Ogden

As the second millennium begins, the story of the Saxon settlers in Transylvania assumes a particular historical pertinence. For nearly a thousand years, these stalwart people from the Rhine valley and thereabouts played a key role in the history of Transylvania until their diaspora in the second half of this century. Fortresses of Faith focuses on their magnificent architectural legacy, the fortress-churches or kirchenburgen of the Seibenburgen. After a comprehensive introduction covering history, architecture, and decor, the author takes us on an enthralling photographic tour, helpfully arranged for travellers into the areas surrounding Sibiu, Medias, Sighisoara, and Brasov.

Alan Ogden's black and white photographs poignantly capture the moody images of these "stone war-horses of Christendom," many of which are now without congregations and prey to the dilapidation of time. It is a superb photographic record with a broad appeal to overseas descendants of Transylvanian Saxons, tourists, and students of Romanian history.

While there is a comprehensive German-language library and database on this subject, this is the first English language book to address this topic and will be of great interest. The author, Alan Ogden, received enthusiastic support from historians in Germany and Romania as well as official sponsorship from British American Tobacco plc, who shared his vision of sounding the alarm about the uncertain future of this forgotten heritage of Christian Europe.

Alan Ogden is the author of Romania Revisited: On the Trail of English Travellers, 1602-1941, published by the Center for Romanian Studies.

Publication year: 2000
Language: English
132 pp., 30 x 26 cm
Illustrated, Bibliography, Index
ISBN 973-9432-08-5

Byzantium after Byzantium

Nicolae Iorga

Although Constantinople fell to the Turks in 1453, bringing an end to the Eastern Roman Empire which had survived its predecessor in the West by nearly one thousand years, this important book argues that Byzantium did not die, but continued to influence European history all the way up to the beginning of the nineteenth century. This English translation of one of the classic works by the great Romanian historian Nicolae Iorga will be of interest to anyone interested in the impact of the fall of Byzantium on European civilization and the continuation of Byzantine institutions in Southeastern Europe.

Originally published in French in 1935, this book is of great actuality as it contributes to an understanding of the political, social, cultural, and intellectual background of the history of the tumultuous region of Southeastern Europe. The author's formula "Byzantium after Byzantium" defines several centuries of world history. Iorga points out the great contributions of Byzantine civilization to the Western world, especially during the Renaissance. He demonstrates that Byzantium survived through its people and local autonomies, as well as through its exiles, clerics, scholars, merchants, and political officials. One of the most important expressions of this was found in the Romanian principalities where Greeks from the Phanar district of Istanbul played a major role in Romanian political life, defining an entire period of Romanian history, the Phanariot Period. They continued the Byzantine ideas, aspirations, education, and way of life. All of this allows us to speak of a Byzantium after Byzantium. As Iorga points out, "after the transformation in 1453, in many way only on the surface, it [Byzantine culture] annexed itself to the Gothic world of Transylvania, to Poland, to the Romanian principality of Moldavia, and, through different means, transmitted itself to the West during the Renaissance. Many new things came to the surface during this period, but at its basis the ever present Byzantine continuity remained."

The author, Nicolae Iorga (1871-1940), was one of Romania's greatest historians. He studied at the universities of Iasi, Paris, Berlin, and Leipzig where he completed his doctorate in 1893. He went on to become professor of history at the University of Bucharest, achieving international renown as a historian. During his long and distinguished academic career, Iorga authored more than 1,000 books and 12,000 articles. The book also contains a preface by one of Romania's leading historians of Southeastern Europe, Academician Virgil Candea.

Publication year: 2000
Language: English
256 pp., 14.5 x 22cm,
Illustrated, Index
ISBN 973-9432-09-3

Romania Revisited. On the Trail of English Travellers, 1602-1941

Alan Ogden

This book is the definitive story of the journeys made by English travellers to Romania between 1602 and 1941. The author, Alan Ogden, interweaves the impressions of previous generations into the witty account of his own journeys made in the summer and winter of 1998. Although the chapters are arranged to follow his own route, the author successfully integrates earlier writers into his narrative by linking them to towns and places. Starting with the Transylvanian adventures of Captain John Smith in 1602, the bibliography is the most detailed inventory yet published of English travel writing in Romania and Ogden, with his unerring sense of human nature, has selected those passages which throw light on the attitudes of earlier travellers and highlight some of their more amusing antics. His sources are entertainingly arranged into, The Gentlemen, and, The Ladies, and are supported by a useful general English language bibliography.

Both for those familiar with this subject and for the first time reader, the classification of writers is most helpful: The passers through en route to and from Moscow, India or Constantinople like Lady Craven who was on extended holiday in the 1780s after being divorced by her husband; the adventurers, like the swashbuckling Hungarian mercenary Captain John Smith, later of Pocahontas fame; the first tourists, James Skene, Andrew Crosse, James Samuelson among them, and his personal favorite, the intrepid Mrs Walker; first, from the 1890s, Ogden identifies the interest in Princess Marie at the court who went on to become queen and played a leading role in the First World War; then, with the advent of the motorcar and aeroplane, came the motorists, the most famous of which was Sacherverell Sitwell; he reserves a special category for the romantics like Patrick Leigh Fermor and Walter Starkie.

The author's own journey is a comprehensive and perspicacious review of today's Romania which focuses on the heritage and art of the country, as well as being a delightful account of his own experiences en route. The book is illustrated with the author's own photographs, based on the work of Karl Hielscher in 1933, and with helpful maps also drawn by the author. This book makes a valuable contribution to the study of the external perception of Romania over the centuries and at the same time the perfect companion for today's visitor.

Publication year: 2000
Language: English
240 pp. + 56 plates, 14,5 x 22 cm
Illustrated, Bibliography, Index
ISBN 973-9432-05-0

Romania under Communist Rule

Dennis Deletant

This book is the first synthesis of the history of communism in Romania, from the founding of the Romanian Communist Party in 1921 to the revolution that led to the downfall of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in December 1989. This book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the development of communism in Romania and the impact of four decades of Communist rule on Romanian society.

The introduction discusses the early history of the Romanian Communist Party and its rise to power in the aftermath of the coup of 23 August 1944 that overthrew the regime of Marshal Ion Antonescu. The book is divided into three parts. The first presents the period of Soviet domination and the consolidation of the Communist regime in Romania during the period from 1947 to 1955. The second discusses the Romanian Communist Party's efforts for autonomy in the period from 1956 to 1969, including the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Romania in 1958, and the coming to power of Nicolae Ceausescu after the death of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej in 1965. The third and final section of the book analyzes the neo-Stalinist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu, culminating in the overthrow of the Communist regime in Romania as a result of the December 1989 Revolution.

Reviews: "Once again the indefatigable Professor Deletant has blazed the scholarly way, this time with a history of Romania during the forty-five years of Communist chicanery and mendacity... Deletant has written a book which will bring to the English-speaking world important, new information and has assembled in one place some important information otherwise only available in some remote books and articles... Whether as a university textbook or a political history for the interested reader, Romania under Communist Rule is strongly recommended", Ernest H. Latham, Jr., Romanian Civilization; "Deletant's brief summary of Romanian history from 1947 to 1989 is a very useful overview. Essentially a political history, it shows the repressive and destructive impact of these decades on Romanian society", P.W. Knoll, Choice.

The author, Dennis Deletant, is a leading specialist on Romanian history and culture. Professor of Romanian studies at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at the University of London, he is recognized as the leading authority on Romanian history in Great Britain and is the author of numerous books and articles on Romanian history, including Ceausescu and the Securitate: Coercion and Dissent in Romania, 1965-1989.

Publication year: 1999
Language: English
204 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm
Bibliography, Index
ISBN 973-98392-8-2

Essays on Romanian History

Radu R. Florescu

The present volume brings together a lifetime of studies on Romanian history and culture, by one of the leading American specialists on the history of Romania, Professor Radu R. Florescu. While each chapter is in itself a separate study, in their totality they form a vision of Romanian history, dealing with issues from ancient times to the present day.

The studies included in this volume: Geo-Political Background; The Formation of a Nation from the Earliest Times to Burebista; The Struggle between Decebal and Trajan; Medieval Survival: the Enigma of the Middle Ages; Prince Negru, Founder of the First Romanian Principality; The Search for Dracula; Vlad Dracul II (1436-1442, 1443-1447); Vlad III The Impaler (or Dracula) (1448, 1456-1462, 1476), Tactician of Terror or National Hero; The Origins of the Dragon Symbol; Dracula in the Romanian Literature; The Dracula Image in Folklore; Captain John Smith and Romania (1580-1631); Michael the Brave (1593-1601); Dimitrie Cantemir and the Battle of Stenilesti (1710-1711); The Uniate Church; The Phanariot Regime; Horea, Closca, and Crisan: Peasants in Arms: 1784-1785; Romania and the Russo-Turkish War of 1806-1812; The Reglement Organique (1828-1834); The Wallachian Revolution of 1848; The Romanian Principalities and the Origins of the Crimean War; Decision-making under Cuza: Baligot de Beyne (1820-1884); General Ion Emanoil Florescu: Father of the Romanian Army 1817-1893; Elena Cuza: Neglected Woman and Wife (1825-1909); Dumitru Florescu: A Forgotten Pioneer in the History of Romanian Music (1827-1875); Diplomatic and Military Preparation for the War of 1877-1878; The Impact of 1878 on Romania; Romanian Influences upon the Ottoman Tanzimat; United Romania 1918-1919; King Ferdinand I (1865-1927): An Intimate View; King Carol and Lupescu; Mircea Eliade's Contribution to History; Constantin Giurescu: Romanian Historian and Historian of Romania; The Origin and Development of Science in Romania; Bucharest: An Overview; The Influence of Bible Societies on the Romanian Language; and Czecho-Romanian Relations.

The author, Radu R. Florescu, is professor of history at Boston College since 1953. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Christ Church, Oxford University in Great Britain, before moving to the United States where he completed his Ph.D. at Indiana University. Professor Florescu is the author of several other books on Romanian and East European history, including The Struggle against Russia in the Romanian Principalities, Dracula: Prince of Many Faces, and In Search of Dracula.

Publication year: 1999
Language: English
432 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm
Index
ISBN 973-9432-03-4

The Origins of the Changos

Dumitru Martinas

The term Chango (Csángó) is the name of a population whose ethnic origin has been the subject of much controversy. The term originates from the Magyar language in which it means "mixed" or "impure." Most Changos live on the territory of Romania, the largest number in Moldavia. Many are bilingual, speaking Romanian and Magyar, and their religion is Catholic. This book makes an important contribution to the scholarly discussion surrounding the question of the origin of the Changos and sheds new light on the history of this little known, but fascinating people.

The only work on the subject written by a Chango scholar, this book disputes the theory that the Changos are of Magyar origin, a theory based to a large extent on their Catholicism, demonstrating that this population is in fact of Romanian ethnic origin. The author, Dumitru Martinas, bases his argument on linguistic evidence, reaching the conclusion that "the study of the old Transylvanian dialect of the Changos illustrates and demonstrates the Transylvanian Romanian origin of the people who speak it."

Reviews: "This densely argued study is presented in a dispassionate and scholarly manner, based in large measure on technical ethnographic, phonetic, and linguistic matters...", P.W. Knoll, Choice.

The author, Dumitru Martinas, was born to a Chango family in the village Butea, in the county of Iasi, Romania. He dedicated his life to the study of the origins of the population to which he belonged. He made linguistic and historical investigations both in Targu Mures, where he worked as a professor of Romanian literature and language, and in his native village and other Chango villages. He died in 1979, at the age of 82.

Publication year: 1999
Language: English
200 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm
Bibliography, Index
ISBN 973-98391-4-2

Americans and Queen Marie of Romania A Selection of Documents

Granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England and Tsar Alexander II of Russia, Marie (1875-1938) became princess of Romania through her marriage to Ferdinand of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, crown prince of Romania on 29 December 1892. She became queen of Romania, her adopted country, on 11 October 1914 when Ferdinand assumed the throne following the death of King Carol I. Queen Marie became known worldwide for her charitable efforts and for her work nursing wounded soldiers on the front lines during World War I. She also took part in the political and diplomatic efforts that led to Romanian national unification in 1918. This collection of documents helps to reveal important aspects of the life and personality of this remarkable twentieth century monarch.

This collection illustrates the queen's relationships with two remarkable Americans and is comprised of three parts. The first selection is the diary of George Huntington, an American professor who visited Queen Marie, together with his family, in 1925. The second is a text compiled by the British writer Hector Bolitho, presenting the correspondence between Queen Marie and an American admirer, Ray Baker Harris. This text contains extensive quotes from the queen's letters to the young American. The final section is a collection of letters written by Ray Baker Harris to the queen. Ray Baker Harris, later a librarian at the Library of Congress, compiled an extensive collection of materials relating to the Romanian queen and donated them to the archives of Kent State University in Ohio.

Reviews: "...this is a well-edited and produced book, illustrated with some intriguing and rarely seen photographs", David Horbury, Royalty Digest: A Journal of Record; "Americans and Queen Marie of Romania is one of the most fascinating and interesting books that I have read in a long time", Marlene Koenig, Royal Book News.

The book is edited by Diana Fotescu, a researcher at the Cotroceni Museum in Bucharest, Romania, the former royal palace where Queen Marie lived. She compiled the materials presented in this volume during her work in the archives at Kent State University in Ohio and the National Central Archives in Bucharest, Romania.

Publication year: 1998
Language: English
284 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm
19 Black and White Photographs, Index
ISBN 973-98391-0-X

Nicolae Iorga. A Biography

Nicholas M. Nagy-Talavera

The Romanian historian Nicolae Iorga played a critical role in the history of his country for more than fifty years until his tragic death in 1940. The author of more than 1,200 books and 20,000 articles, Iorga was one of the most prolific scholars of all time. In recognition of his academic achievements, Iorga was made a member of the Romanian, French, Yugoslav, and Polish academies and received honorary doctorates from universities throughout the world. In addition, he was deeply involved in the political life of Romania throughout the first four decades of the twentieth century, one of the most complex and important periods in his country's history. This book, the first comprehensive biography of one of the most important European cultural and political personalities of the first half of the twentieth century, considers Iorga not only as a historian, politician, journalist, literary critic, playwright, writer, poet, and linguist, but also as an orator, a teacher, and last, but not least, a human being.

Written by a leading American scholar and based on archival sources and family documents, this book is the first biography to present a complete portrait of the world renowned historian Nicolae Iorga. Nicholas M. Nagy-Talavera is professor of history at California State University, Chico.

Publication year: 1998
Language: English
544 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm
Illus., Index
ISBN 973-98091-7-0

Romanian Politics, 1859-1871. From Prince Cuza to Prince Carol

This book presents a systematic description and analysis of Romanian political life from the establishment of the modern Romanian national state in 1859 to the abdication crisis of 1871 that marked a turning point in the development of that state. Romanian diplomatic history in the modern period has been well and extensively studied, both in Romania and elsewhere. This has led, ironically, to a slightly distorted picture of Romanian development, one in which external developments appear to take precedence over domestic events and processes. While the histories of smaller countries - especially one surrounded, as the Romanians were, by three less than congenial empires - may be more influenced by international affairs than larger or more isolated nations, it would be a mistake to think of Romanian history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as primarily dominated by diplomatic events and forces. This study tries to provide a corrective to such tendencies.

This title was selected by Choice as an "Outstanding Academic Book" for 1998. Review: "Michelson's approach is one of careful and detailed narrative, based on his assumption that political-historical narrative still provides a necessary foundation for the study of modern history. His long years of immersion in the archives and mastery of such sources are evident from his text and the notes. This work is thorough and reliable", P.W. Knoll, Choice (October, 1998).

Paul E. Michelson is distinguished professor of history at Huntington College in Huntington Indiana USA. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana University and was a Fulbright and IREX fellow in Romania in 1971-1973, 1982-1983, and 1989-1990. He is the author of Conflict and Crisis (1987) and co-author of A History of Romania (1995) edited by Kurt W. Treptow. He has served as the secretary/editor of the Society for Romanian Studies since 1979.

Publication year: 1998
Language: English
344 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm
Bibliography, Index
ISBN 973-98091-9-7

Odessa, 1941-1944. A Case Study of Soviet Territory under Foreign Rule

Alexander Dallin
Introduction by Larry L. Watts

Originally prepared as a Rand Corporation report, this book is a comprehensive study of the Romanian administration in Odessa and Transnistria. Based on American, German, and Soviet sources, this study sheds light on an important, but neglected aspect of World War II in the Soviet Union. It draws a sharp contrast between occupation policies in Odessa and Transnistria, which was under Romanian administration, and those of the Nazi-occupied areas of the Soviet Union. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the occupation of Soviet territory during World War II and its consequences.

The author, Alexander Dallin, provides a detailed study of the Romanian administration in Transnistria, illustrating important aspects of the development of this Soviet territory after the removal of the Communist system. As he states in his preface "The relative success of the Romanians (in contrast to German held areas of the USSR) supports the thesis that the specific nature of the occupation policy and behavior mattered a good deal in determining the response of the subject population." He adds that "the Transnistrian experiment rapidly gained popular confidence through higher living standards and an atmosphere of greater relaxation. The absence of terror and forced labor, and greater opportunities for self-expression, both economic and cultural, go far to explain the overwhelming popular preference for Romanian over German rule." The book includes an introduction by Larry L. Watts, a well-known American specialist in the history of Romania during the Second World War, discussing Alexander Dallin's important contribution to Romanian historiography.

A noted expert in Soviet history, Alexander Dallin is a former president of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies. He is professor emeritus of international history and political science at Stanford University in California, where he was director of the Center for Russian and East European Studies. The author of a number of books and articles on Soviet affairs and international relations, he is currently senior fellow at the Institute for International Studies and director of the New Democracy Fellowship Program at Stanford. His other books include German Rule in Russia, 1941-1945.

Publication year: 1998
Language: English
296 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm, Bibliography, Index
ISBN 973-98391-1-8

Relapse into Bondage. Political Memoirs of a Romanian Diplomat, 1918-1947

Alexandru Cretzianu
Edited by Sherman David Spector

These are the political memoirs of a key Romanian diplomat during the interwar period and World War II, Alexandru Cretzianu. In these pages, the reader will discern that Cretzianu faithfully presents himself as pro-Western, pro-French, pro-British, pro-League of Nations, and demonstrates that Romania was not guilty of freely joining the Axis, but had no alternative but to do so after Britain and France abandoned the Little Entente in 1938. Cretzianu's memoirs are a gold mine of information for those interested in all aspects of Romanian foreign policy during this critical period in twentieth century history.

Born in 1895 in Bucharest, Alexandru Cretzianu joined Romania's diplomatic service in 1918. He was assigned to Romanian legations in London, Rome, and Berne before he was summoned home to head the League of Nations section of the Romanian Foreign Ministry (1929-1932) where he served and admired Foreign Minister Nicolae Titulescu (1883-1941), a champion of collective security. In 1933 Cretzianu became chief of the Political Division of the Foreign Ministry until 1938, and then its secretary-general until 1941. On 15 September 1943, the Antonescu regime appointed him envoy to Turkey. In Ankara, Cretzianu strove to represent the antiwar attitudes of young King Mihai and opposition politicians. Cretzianu never again set foot in his native land after the armistice was signed in September 1944 because of the Communist takeover of Romania. He ultimately settled in the United States, where he died in 1979.

The editor, Sherman David Spector, is professor emeritus in history from Russell Sage College in Troy, New York. A noted specialist in Romanian history, he is the author of Romania at the Paris Peace Conference: A Study in the Diplomacy of Ioan I.C. Bratianu.

Publication year: 1998
Language: English
352 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm
Index
ISBN 973-98091-8-9

Romania and World War I. A Collection of Studies

Glenn Torrey

This is the first book in English to present a comprehensive portrait of the situation faced by Romania during the years of the first world conflict. It is a collection of studies covering all aspects of Romania's role in the war, from the years of neutrality up to the consolidation of Greater Romania in 1919, representing a lifetime of work by the leading American specialist on Romania in World War I, Dr. Glenn Torrey.

The volume provides an excellent overall presentation of Romania's situation during the war, something lacking up to now. The topics covered include: Romania and the Belligerents, 1914-1916; Irredentism and Diplomacy: The Central Powers and Romania, August-November 1914; The Romanian-Italian Agreement of 23 September 1914; Romania's Decision to Intervene: Bretianu and the Entente, June-July 1916; Some Observations on the Sarrail Offensive at Salonika, August 1916; Romania's Entry into the First World War: The Problem of Strategy; The Entente and the Romanian Campaign of 1916; The Romanian Campaign of 1916: Its Impact on the Belligerents; The Diplomatic Career of Charles J. Vopicka in Romania, 1913-1920; Romania in the First World War: The Years of Engagement, 1916-1918; Indifference and Mistrust: Russian-Romanian Collaboration in the Campaign of 1916; Russia, Romania, and France: The Reorganization of the Romanian Front, 1916-1917; The Redemption of an Army: The Romanian Campaign of 1917; Romania Leaves the War: The Decision to Sign an Armistice, December 1917; The Ending of Hostilities on the Romanian Front: The Armistice Negotiations at Focsani, December 7-9, 1917; Romania, France, and Bessarabia, 1917-1918; Alexandru Marghiloman of Romania: A War Leader; General Henri Berthelot and the Army of the Danube, 1918-1919; and The Romanian Intervention in Hungary, 1919.

Glenn Torrey is professor emeritus of history at Emporia State University in Kansas, USA. He is one of the most widely respected specialists on early twentieth century Romanian history in the United States. In addition to his numerous articles, he has published books and monographs including The Revolutionary Russian Army and Romania, 1917 and General Henri Berthelot and Romania, 1916-1919: Mémoires et Correspondance, 1916-1919.

Publication year: 1999
Language: English
392 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm, Index
ISBN 973-98391-6-9

Romania and Euro-Atlantic Integration

Edited by Kurt W. Treptow
and Mihail Ionescu

Since the fall of communism, the expansion of the NATO Alliance into Eastern Europe has been the subject of much discussion in international political circles. Despite the fact that it was the first country to join the Partnership for Peace, prior to 1996 Romania received little attention as a potential alliance partner. In large measure this was due to incorrect perceptions and a general lack of information about the important progress that this country has made in meeting the criteria established for membership in the alliance: a demonstrated commitment to democracy; progress in the creation of a market economy; respect for human rights and the rights of ethnic minorities; good relations with neighboring countries; and assuring civilian control over the armed forces.

By the eve of the Madrid Summit in 1997, which decided the expansion of the alliance into Eastern Europe by inviting Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary to become new members of the alliance, Romania was considered by most observers as a serious candidate for membership. Indeed, a significant majority of member countries in the alliance had publicly declared their support for Romania's bid to become part of the North Atlantic alliance. The progress Romania had made in meeting the requirement for joining the alliance led to United States President Bill Clinton's visit to Romania at the conclusion of the Madrid Summit, in which he expressed the United States' recognition of the significant progress that Romania had made and expressed confidence that Romania would soon become part of NATO and other Euro-Atlantic organizations.

The consolidation of a truly democratic political system in the country, the establishment of good relations with neighboring countries, success in fostering interethnic harmony, the creation of a functioning market economy, and significant military reforms that ensure interoperability with NATO forces and assure civilian control over the military all argue for Romania to be admitted into NATO as quickly as possible. The present volume discusses the important progress Romania has made since the fall of communism and the significant contribution the country can make to peace and security in Europe as a member of the NATO alliance. Dr. Kurt W. Treptow is the director of the Center for Romanian Studies in Iasi, Romania. General Mihail E. Ionescu is head of the NATO/WEU Integration Directorate in the Romanian Ministry of National Defense.

Publication year: 1999
Language: English
200 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm; Illus., Index
ISBN 973-98392-4-X

A History of Romania. Third Edition — Revised and Expanded

Kurt W. Treptow, Ed.

The collective effort of a group of Romanian and American historians, this is the first new synthesis of the history of the land and people of Romania from ancient times to the present to appear since the fall of communism in 1989. The new revised and expanded third edition contains additional illustrations, an updated bibliography, and covers the important events that have taken place in Romania in recent times, especially the 1996 parliamentary and presidential elections and their aftermath.

The history of the region has been divided into five periods: 1) Antiquity, from pre-history to the formation of the Romanian people on the territory of former Dacia; 2) The Middle Ages, from the appearance of early Romanian state formations to the achievement of the momentary union of the three principalities under the rule of Michael the Brave; 3) The Early Modern Age, from the beginning of the seventeenth century to the end of the Phanariot Age; 4) The Modern Age, from 1821 to the completion of national unity in 1918; and 5) The Twentieth Century, from 1918 to the present. A History of Romania will be a valuable reference work for anyone interested in Romania for years to come.

Reviews: "Crisply written and superbly edited, A History of Romania is exactly that an introduction to the Romanian landscape", Richard Frucht, Balkanistica.

The editor, Kurt W. Treptow, received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is presently director of the Center for Romanian Studies in Iasi, Romania.

Publication year: 1997
Language: English
768 pp., 16 x 23.5 cm
14 Color Maps, 196 Illustrations (70 in color), Chronology,
List of Rulers, Glossary of Terms, Bibliography, and Index
ISBN 973-98091-0-3

Athene Palace

As European capitals fell during 1940 and 1941, there swarmed to the Athene Palace, Bucharest's Grand Hotel, diplomats, generals, Gestapo spies, and demi-mondaines from all over Europe. Arriving at the crowded Athene Palace on the day Paris fell in 1940, the American woman journalist Rosa Goldschmidt Waldeck watched for the seven months following all the events and the international figures that made Romania Europe's last sensational hotbed of intrigue and color.

Here you see Hitler's beautiful feminine agents holding court in the Athene Palace lobby within eyeshot of British diplomats, while around them move fifth columnists, German economists and generals, American and English diplomats and newspapermen, who made the Athene Palace the most glamorous spot on the continent. The dramatic events of this turbulent period in history are described here chiefly in terms of personalities: Carol and Lupescu, Antonescu and Dr. Clodius, Nazi Gauleiters, British Quislings, Romanian appeasers, and all the types who dominated the scene of World War II Europe... On the surface this is a fast-moving, dramatic book, as readable as a novel, but it is at the same time a most effective dissection of the Nazi New Order.

This new edition of this classic work, originally published during the Second World War, is accompanied by an introductory study on the author's life and work by Ernest H. Latham, Jr., former cultural attache at the American Embassy in Bucharest. Dr. Latham is a well-known specialist in Romanian history and has done extensive research on American and British journalists in Romania during World War II. Dr. Latham presently resides in Washington D.C.

Publication year: 1998
Language: English
360 pp., 14.5 x 21cm
Illus., Index
ISBN 973-98091-2-X

The Struggle against Russia in the Romanian Principalities. A Problem in Anglo-Turkish Diplomacy, 1821-1854

Radu R. Florescu

The period leading up to the unification of the Romanian principalities is one of the most interesting periods in modern Romanian history. It was a time of effervescence, a period that witnessed the birth of new ideas and the struggle between revolution and reaction. The Romanian principalities, located on the crossroads between East and West, were at the center of the conflict between the various empires dominating Southeastern Europe, making them a permanent subject of international diplomacy. With the expansion of Russia in the Balkans, amidst the decline of the Ottoman Empire, the struggle against Russia in the Romanian principalities, supported by Anglo-Turkish diplomacy, took on international significance. Written by one of the leading specialists on Romanian history in the United States, The Struggle Against Russia in the Romanian Principalities is a significant contribution to nineteenth century European diplomatic history.

The author, Radu R. Florescu, is professor of history at Boston College since 1953. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Christ Church, Oxford University in Great Britain, before moving to the United States where he completed his Ph.D. at Indiana University. Professor Florescu is the author of numerous books and articles on Romanian and East European history.

Publication year: 1997
Language: English
380 pp., 21.5 x 14.5 cm
ISBN 973-98091-3-8

Post-Soviet Moldova A Borderland in Transition

Charles King

Since its declaration of independence on 27 August 1991, the Republic of Moldova has confronted many of the challenges facing other ex-Soviet republics - economic decline, political turmoil, inter-ethnic discord, and an uncertain relationship with the Russian Federation. Moldova's history, though, places it in a unique position among the post-Soviet states. Composed largely of lands annexed from Romania in 1940, Moldova is the only former Soviet republic that remains the potential object of territorial dispute. Moreover, the notion of a distinct Moldovan political and cultural identity, cultivated in the Communist period to buttress the Soviet territorial annexation, has remained a divisive issue among political groups within the country, as well as between Moldova and its Romanian motherland. Focusing on political developments from 1991 through 1994, this book examines the myriad of obstacles faced by Moldovan policy-makers in their attempt to construct an independent state in the post-Soviet era. Among the topics addressed are the debate over national identity, the developing party system, ethnic relations and territorial separatism, and economic reform. The author, Charles King, is the Ion Ratiu professor of Romanian studies at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. One of the few researchers in the West working on post-Soviet Moldova, his studies have appeared in such prestigious journals as The World Today, Slavic Review, International Affairs, and Romanian Civilization.

Publication year: 1997; Language: Bilingual English-Romanian; 118 pp., 14.5 x 20.5 cm; ISBN 973-98091-1-1

Poems and Prose of Mihai Eminescu

Published to mark the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Romania's national poet, this book contains a selection of the best English-language renditions of poems and prose by this remarkable cultural figure of the nineteenth century whom the British writer George Bernard Shaw once referred to as "the Moldavian who raised the XVIII-XIX fin de siecle from its grave."

It is fair to say that in order to have an appreciation of Romanian culture one must be acquainted with the works of Mihai Eminescu. The leading cultural figure of nineteenth century Romania, Eminescu (1850-1889) was not only a poet, but also a philosopher, prose writer, translator, and journalist. He is best seen as a man who embodied the national culture and, therefore, through his work, helped to give it shape. In this respect Eminescu played a role for the Romanians similar to that of Vuk Stefanovic Karadzic among the Serbs, or Naim and Sami Frashëri among the Albanians, to name only a few.

The selections in this volume include English language versions of some of Eminescu's best-known poems such as Doina, Lacul, Si daca, Luceafarul, Oda (in metru antic), Mai am un singur dor, Scrisoarea III, and many others. It also includes English versions of his most important prose writings: Fat Frumos din lacrimi, Sarmanul Dionis, Geniu pustiu, and Cezara.

This beautiful, deluxe edition is illustrated with drawings reproduced from the princeps edition of Eminescu's poems published in 1883. It also includes an introduction on the life and work of Eminescu by Kurt W. Treptow.

Publication year: 2000
Language: English
248 pp., 14.5 x 21cm; Illus.
ISBN 973-9432-10-7

City of Dreams and Whispers. An Anthology of Contemporary Poets of Iasi

This anthology from an award-winning American translator presents to English-speaking audiences the most notable contemporary writers from one of the most important cultural and literary centers of modern Romania. Contemporary writing in Iasi (and the nearby region of Moldavia) is both very strong and varied, and the city can boast of not only a world-class writer such as Mihai Ursachi, but also many other poets who deserve attention in an international context and who have themselves won recognition and publication throughout Europe and in the United States. City of Dreams and Whispers includes selections from twenty-one poets. Review: "What is happening to poetry in a culture suddenly liberated from official censorship? Outside observers... can find first rate information - and considerable reading pleasure - in City of Dreams and Whispers, a comprehensive anthology of contemporary Romanian poetry", Marguerite Dorian, World Literature Today.

The translator and editor, Adam J. Sorkin, is professor of English at Penn State University, Delaware County, USA. The Literary Review termed Sorkin "one of this country's leading translators of Romanian poetry." His collaborative translations of Romanian poetry and short stories have appeared in nearly 150 literary and poetry magazines. Sorkin has ten other books of translations of Romanian poetry published and forthcoming.

Publication year: 1998; Language: English; 296 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm; Index; ISBN 973-98391-8-5

Romanian / Limba Româna. A Course in Modern Romanian

James E. Augerot

This comprehensive course in modern Romanian is intended for English-speaking university students and others interested in learning this Eastern Romance language. Its purpose is to provide English speakers interested in Romania with a comprehensive course in the language, something which is greatly lacking at present. Designed by a leading American linguist, in consultation with several Romanian experts, this textbook will be of great use at universities throughout the English-speaking world where Romanian is taught. In addition, it goes far beyond the basic tourist language courses presently available and provides a serious training program for anyone interested in learning the Romanian language.

The course is divided into two parts. Part One (Chapters 1-16) is intended to develop oral proficiency, each lesson containing a preparatory section in which the student is simultaneously introduced to pronunciation, intonation, and new semantic and syntactic structures. This portion is the cornerstone for the entire lesson. It is followed by a memorizable dialogue; a section with grammatical notes, drills and exercises, and a homework assignment. The texts are couched in cultivated colloquial speech.

In Part Two (Chapters 17-31) grammatical explanations become more thorough and formal and the texts become more erudite and emphasis shifts to the written language. At the same time, Part Two shifts emphasis from conversation to vocabulary acquisition by means of extensive reading selections, preceded by shorter texts which anticipate new vocabulary and difficult constructions that appear in the main text.

The manual also includes useful appendixes treating pronunciation and inflection and a comprehensive Romanian-English glossary.

The author, James E. Augerot, is professor of East European languages at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA. He has also been a Fulbright lecturer at Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca. A noted specialist in the Romanian language, he is also treasurer of the Society for Romanian Studies, USA.

Publication year: 2000
Language: English and Romanian
312 pp., 18.5 x 23 cm
Illus., Romanian-English Glossary
ISBN 973-98392-0-7

Miorita: An Icon of Romanian Culture

Ernest H. Latham, Jr., Ed.
Photographs by Laurence Salzmann

This book by words and photographs illustrates and explains the central role that the ballad Miorita plays in Romanian culture. By combining the insights of an American and a Romanian scholar with a vision of Romanian pastoral life developed by a leading American photographer, the reader is introduced to one of the most complicated and elusive cultural icons in European civilization. It is, however, one that continues to permeate Romanian culture and offers, to those who take the time to study it, an approach to life which will resonate closely with much modern experience and understanding.

This publishing event has its origins in an American photographic exhibit intended for a Romanian audience in 1986 when the Ceausescu's Communist regime was rejecting most American cultural offerings. The American hoped at that time to make a gesture of support and encouragement to the Romanians by this act of homage to one of their major cultural icons. In the event, the Communist Council of Culture forbade the display of the exhibit which is now for the first time being made available for study. The two introductions, one by an American specialist in Romanian studies and one by a Romanian professor of Romanian literature, provide two perspectives on the Miorita and insure that the reader will understand in the end why the ballad is central to Romanian consciousness and why it has a message of great seriousness and insight for modern man of any origin.

The photographer, Laurence Salzmann, made the photographs in 1981 when he was on a fellowship in Poiana Sibiului, a small village of transhumance shepherds in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. Dr. Ernest Latham, who conceived of the exhibit when he was the American cultural attaché in Bucharest in the 1980s, contributes an introduction which accounts his personal involvement with the Miorita, the exhibit, and the new translation into English which was developed to caption the photographs. Prof. Alexandru Husar is a retired from the University of Iasi where he was for many years a distinguished professor of Romanian literature. He has provided an introduction which guides the reader into the deeper meaning and importance of the Miorita. Kiki Munshi is an American foreign service officer, who in the 1980s was the director of the American Library in Bucharest and worked together with Dr. Latham on the new English translation.

Publication year: 2000
Language: English
96 pp., 24 x 32 cm
Illustrated
ISBN 973-9432-04-2

Romanian Poetry in English Translation.An Annotated Bibliography & Census

Charles Carlton, Thomas Amherst Perry, and Stefan Stoenescu

Romanian poetry has been able to significantly bridge the geographical and political distance to the English-speaking world only in the last two decades, though it did manage to break through to Great Britain as early as the mid-nineteenth century and occasionally since, usually when some dramatic event directed attention to Romania. This valuable bibliographic guide to Romanian poetry in English translation is a valuable reference tool for anyone interested in Romanian literature, and a useful addition to any library."[This] represents the most complete inventory of Romanian poets in English translation and provides an invaluable tool in attempting to measure the impact of Romanian poetry on the English-speaking world. It will get a lot of use from me, especially as I am very often asked to answer enquiries from outside this university about the existence of Romanian poets in translation", Dennis Deletant, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London. "The compilation by Carlton, Perry, and Stoenescu is a major service to those of us interested in Romanian literature in general, and poetry in particular. As a compiler of bibliographies, I know the effort and dedication involved in putting together a work such as this, especially in ferreting out all the periodical literature", David H. Kraus, Library of Congress.

Publication year: 1997; Language: English; 176 pp., 14.5 x 21.5 cm; Index; ISBN 973-98091-6-2

Transylvanian Voices. An Anthology of Contemporary Poets of Cluj-Napoca

English versions of the verse of many of the most important contemporary poets in the Romanian (14), Hungarian (8), and German languages (1) from Cluj-Napoca, the cultural center of Transylvania. Adam J. Sorkin, professor of English at Penn State University-Delaware County Campus, is recognized as one of the leading translators of Romanian poetry in the United States.Reviews: "Cluj, the capital of Transylvania, dating from Roman times, stands between Rome and Byzantium and is a multi-traditional space accommodating three languages: Romanian, Hungarian, and German... Its poets have readers in the literature of three languages, have been published abroad, have restlessly left their native city, and have returned periodically or permanently. Reuniting them here for the first time in English translation, Transylvanian Voices fills a blank spot on the literary map of Eastern Europe... The translations by Liviu Bleoca and [Adam] Sorkin, with the assistance of the poet Emese Egyed, continue to remain alive after repeated readings and spur in the reader an interest in poetry in translation", Marguerite Dorian, World Literature Today; "Who knows what American reader, which future American poet, will look into this shiny black stone and find new direction? Ultimately, that is what such an anthology is for, and this one serves the purpose admirably", Joseph Duemer, Poetry International.

Publication year: 1997; Language: English; 208 pp., 14.5 x 21.5 cm; Index; ISBN 973-98091-4-6

Romania during the World War I Era

Kurt W. Treptow, Ed.

One of the most dramatic periods in modern history, the World War I era also marked a turning point in Romanian history. This volume is a collection of studies presented by Romanian, American, and British scholars at the Fourth International Conference of the Center for Romanian Studies held in Iasi and Focsani, Romania, from 22-27 June 1998, on the occasion of the eightieth anniversary of the end of the great world conflict.

Articles included: Mark Axworthy, Through British Eyes: Romanian Military Performance in World War I; Catalin Turliuc, Major Factors which Determined the Conduct of the "Great War"; Valeriu Florin Dobrinescu, Ion I.C. Bratianu: The Genius of Greater Romania; Diana Fotescu, Regina Maria si razboiul de intregire nationala; Constantin Hlihor, Romania within the Geopolitics of the Great Powers of Europe between 1918-1919; Nicholas M. Nagy-Talavera, Iorga's Role during the Great War (1914-1918); Demetrius Dvoichenko de Markov, The Anti-Communist White Guards and Romania, 1918; Ernest H. Latham, Jr., We Will Do Business: Romania and the Baldwin Locomotive Works; Kurt W. Treptow, John Reed and Romania in 1915; Costica Prodan, Unele consideratii privind participarea Romaniei la primul razboi mondial (1916-1918); and many others.

Publication year: 1999
Language: English and Romanian
288 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm
ISBN 973-9432-01-8

Biography and Romanian Studies

Kurt W. Treptow, Ed.

This book is comprised of a collection of articles, in both English and Romanian, written by Romanian and American scholars, on subjects relating to biography and Romanian studies. These papers were presented at the Third International Conference of the Center for Romanian Studies held in Iasi, Romania, 9-10 July 1997.

Articles included: Adam J. Sorkin, Parallel Universes: Marin Sorescu and the Biographer's Memory; Ingeborg M. Kohn, Cioran's "French" Biography: The Man, and the Man of Letters; Dumitru Dorobat, Fascinatia biografiei lui Benjamin Franklin: cazul romanilor; Ioan Saizu, Elegia lui Eminescu in portretistica unor contemporani; Mihai Drecin, Partenie Cozma: un posibil model de "biografie liant" între generatii; Demetrius Dvoichenko de Markov, Ceausul David Corbea; Diana Fotescu, Masoni romani intre precepte si politica (1918-1938); Dumitru Preda, Introducere la o viitoare biografie a primului maresal al Romaniei _ Constantin Presan; Constantin Hlihor, Un protagonist al evenimentelor de la 23 August 1944 - generalul Gheorghe Mihail; and many others.

Publication year: 1998; Language: English and Romanian; 388 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm; ISBN 973-98391-7-7

Romania and Western Civilization

Kurt W. Treptow, Ed.

A collection of articles, in both English and Romanian, written by Romanian and American scholars, placing various aspects of Romanian history and culture in the context of Western civilization. These papers were presented at the Second International Conference of the Center for Romanian Studies held in Iasi, Romania, 4-6 June 1996.

Articles included: Paul Michelson, Romanians and the West; Patricia Thurston, Romanian Collections in U.S. Research Libraries; Michael Impey, The Receptivity of Romanian Literature at Home and Abroad: Tradition, Innovation, and the Avantgarde; G. James Patterson, The Jewish Community of Cluj: Remnants of a Rich and Tortured Past; Nicholas M. Nagy-Talavera, Nicolae Iorga: The Cultural Ambassador of Romania to the West; Anatol Petrencu, Vlad Georgescu: contributii la istoria romanilor; Olga Tudorica Impey, An Eastern Gate toward the West: Kogalniceanu and Spain; Valeriu Florin Dobrinescu, Diplomatia Romaniei la cele doua conferinte de pace de la Paris (1919-1920, 1946-1947); Ernest H. Latham, Prompted to Write: Marcu Beza and World War II; Radu R. Florescu, From the Memoirs of a Romanian Diplomat during the Roosevelt Era; Dumitru Sandru, Emigrarea germanilor din Romania in Reich (1940-1944); C. Joan Heifner, Romania as a World Power; and many others.

Publication year: 1997; Language: English and Romanian; 478 pp., 14.5 x 21.5 cm; ISBN 973-98091-5-4
 

Romania and World War II

Kurt W. Treptow, Ed.

A collection of studies by distinguished American, European, and Romanian specialists on the situation of Romania during World War II presented at the First International Conference of the Center for Romanian Studies held in Iasi on 25-26 May 1995, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. This book reflects the results of the latest research by leading specialists from throughout the world addressing many important aspects of the role of Romania in World War II.

Articles included: Charles King, The Moldovan ASSR on the Eve of the War: Cultural Policy in 1930s Transnistria; Nicholas M. Nagy-Talavera, Reminiscences of Iorga's Murderer: Traian Boeru; Florin Constantiniu, Un episod putin cunoscut al relatiilor romano-sovietice (1941); Mihai Retegan, The End of the War in Europe: Consequences for the States of Central and Eastern Europe, A Comparative Study; Valeriu Florin Dobrinescu, Unele consideratii privind intrarea Romaniei in razboiul natiunilor unite (1944-1945); Paul E. Michelson, Recent Historiography on Romania and the Second World War; and many others.

Publication year: 1996; Language: English and Romanian; 318 pp., 14.5 x 20.5 cm; ISBN 973-577-030-X
 

Romanian Diaries, 1944-1947

Burton Y. Berry
Edited, with an Introduction by Cornelia Bodea

The diaries of the former senior political representative of the United States to Romania from 1944 to 1947, Burton Y. Berry, provide a first-hand account of the Communist takeover of Romania, as seen through the eyes of an American diplomat. Born on 31 August 1901 in Fowler, Indiana, Burton Y. Berry completed his studies at Indiana University before joining the United States Foreign Service. From 1928 to 1944 he served in various posts at American diplomatic missions in Turkey, Greece, Iran, and Egypt. In 1944 he was appointed as senior political representative for the United States in Romania, with the personal rank of minister. As General Cortlandt Van R. Schuyler, the chief of the U.S. military representation on the Allied Control Commission in Romania described it, Berry’s “primary task was to establish and maintain informed channels with the king and the Romanian government.” From this position, Berry witnessed first-hand the events that led to the installation of a Communist regime in Romania following the occupation of the country by the Red Army in August 1944.

Romanian Diaries also includes the top secret Report upon Romania which Berry presented to United States President Harry S. Truman in September 1946. The editor of the diaries, Cornelia Bodea, describes this report as “a significant marker of the beginning of the Cold War. In it he presented Truman with solid documentation of Soviet methods at work in Romania, predicting their employment in other foreign lands under Soviet military occupation.” Berry’s diaries cover the period from 9 November 1944, the day he arrived in Romania, until 20 May 1947, the day he left Bucharest.

The editor, Cornelia Bodea, is one of Romania’s most distinguished historians. A student of the great Romanian historian Nicolae Iorga, she is a member of the Romanian Academy and the author of numerous books and articles.

Year of Publication: 2000
Language: English
720 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm
Bibliography, Index
ISBN 973-9432-07-7

Reflections on the Impact of the French Revolution 1789, de Tocqueville, and Romanian Culture

Alexandru Zub
Edited, with a Preface by Paul E. Michelson

This book is an English version of La sfarsit de ciclu, a series of essays on the consequences of the French Revolution for 19th and 20th century culture and civilization, especially that of the Romanian lands, by one of modern Romania's leading historians, Academician Alexandru Zub. This translation, the first of Zub's remarkable contributions to historical scholarship to appear in English, makes available to an international audience his analysis of the complex of problems initiated by the French Revolution (as they have played out over the last two centuries), of the prophetic perceptions of the Revolution elaborated by Alexis de Tocqueville, and of the impact of the “moment of 1789” and de Tocqueville on Romanian culture.

The book is edited by Professor Paul E. Michelson, an American specialist on nineteenth century Romanian history and a scholar intimately familiar with Romanian historiography, who also provides an introduction to Alexandru Zub and his work for foreign readers in an informative preface. Alexandru Zub is currently director of the A.D. Xenopol Institute of History in Iasi. One of Romania's most distinguished historians, Zub is a member of the Romanian Academy and author of numerous books and articles on Romanian history and historiography.

Year of Publication: 2000
Language: English
200 pp., 14.5 x 22 cm
Index
ISBN 973-98391-5-0

Romanian Civilization. A Journal of Romanian and East Central European Studies

Romanian Civilization is the official journal of the Center for Romanian Studies in Iasi. Published three times annually, the journal, like the Center, brings together Romanian and foreign scholars and works to promote a better understanding of Romanian history, literature, and culture throughout the world. The journal contains articles by Romanian and foreign scholars dealing with all aspects of Romanian history and culture, as well as translations of Romanian literature into English. The journal also contains reviews of the latest books in the field of Romanian and East Central European studies and articles of broader regional interest.

Romanian Civilization is currently in its ninth year of publication. It is abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life published by ABC-CLIO in Santa Barbara, California, as well as the MLA International Bibliography of the Modern Language Association of America. The journal is also a member of the Conference of Historical Journals (USA).

Romanian Gymnastics

Kurt W. Treptow

Since Nadia Comaneci captured the hearts of the world with her amazing performance at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, Romania has been known throughout the world for its remarkable success in the sport of gymnastics. This limited edition, full color album presents the history of Romanian gymnastics from the founding of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation in 1906 to the present three-time World Champion Romanian Women's Gymnastics Team coached by Octavian Belu. Published on the occasion of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation, members of the 1996 Olympic team are profiled. The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM (Windows version only) containing video clips with interviews and highlights featuring past and present gymnasts. This collector's item is a must for every gymnastics fan.

Publication year: 1996
Language: English
64 pp., 21.5 x 30.5cm
Color and B&W Photos, 64 pp. Includes CD-ROM
ISBN 973-577-031-8

Romanian Gymnastics. A New Magazine for Fans of Romanian Gymnastics Worldwide

As the official magazine of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation, Romanian Gymnastics will be essential reading for anyone interested in Romanian gymnastics and the personalities that make the Romanian gymnastics program one of the most successful in the world. This new illustrated magazine, in English, will be published semi-annually and will be available to fans of Romanian gymnastics throughout the world. Each issue will contain interviews with your favorite Romanian gymnasts, photos, articles, and results from the latest competitions.