Romania and Western Civilization

By: Kurt Treptow

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 Ia i, 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: contribu?ii la istoria rom\u00e2nilor; Olga Tudorica Impey, An Eastern Gate toward the West: Kogalniceanu and Spain; Valeriu Florin Dobrinescu, Diploma]ia Rom\u00e2niei la cele doua conferin?e 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 ?andru, Emigrarea germanilor din Rom\u00e2nia n Reich (1940-1944); C. Joan Heifner, Romania as a World Power; and many others.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9739809154
• ISBN13: 9789739809153
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Center for Romanian Studies
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 6.0"