Historical Dictionary of Romania

392 Pages·1996·13.128 MB·English

by  Kurt W. Treptow, Marcel Popa

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EUROPEAN HISTORICAL DICTIONARIES
Edited by Jon Woronoff
1. Portugal, by Douglas L. Wheeler. 1993
2. Turkey, by Metin Heper. 1994
3. Poland, by George Sanford and Adriana Gozdecka-Sanford. 1994
4. Germany, by Wayne C. Thompson, Susan L. Thompson, and Juliet
S. Thompson. 1994
5. Greece, by Thanos M. Veremis and Mark Dragoumis. 1995
6. Cyprus, by Stavros Panteli. 1995
7. Sweden, by Irene Scobbie. 1995
8. Finland, by George Maude. 1995
9. Croatia, by Robert Stallaerts and Jeannine Laurens. 1995
10. Malta, by Warren G. Berg. 1995
11. Spain, by Angel Smith. 1996
12. Albania, by Raymond Hutchings. 1996
13. Slovenia, by Leopoldina Plut-Pregelj and Carole Rogel. 1996
14. Luxembourg, by Harry C. Barteau. 1996
15. Romania, by Kurt W. Treptow and Marcel Popa. 1996
16. Bulgaria, by Raymond Detrez. 1996
17. United Kingdom: Volume 1, England and the United
Kingdom, by Kenneth J. Panton and Keith A. Cowlard. 1996

Historical Dictionary
of Romania
Kurt W. Treptow
and
Marcel Popa
European Historical Dictionaries, No. 15
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Treptow, Kurt W.
Historical dictionary of Romania / by Kurt W. Treptow and Marcel Popa.
p. cm.—(European historical dictionaries ; no. 15)
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Romania—History—Dictionaries. I. Popa, Marcel D. n. Title. IH. Series.
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CONTENTS
Editor’s Foreword, by Jon Woronoff v
Note to the Reader vii
Acronyms and Abbreviations ix
Historical Chronology xiii
Rulers of Romania xlvii
Maps lxvii
INTRODUCTION 1
THE DICTIONARY 21
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Introduction 229
Reference Works and General Studies 230
Ancient Dacia and the Formation
of the Romanian People 236
Medieval History, 900-1699 242
Modern History, 1700-1918 253
Contemporary History, 1919-1995 266
Economics and Demography 287
Romanian Provinces: Bessarabia and Bucovina 290
Language 293
Art, Literature, and Folklore 295
Religion 306
Travel Books, Sports, Misc. 309
About the Authors 311