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The Resource Romania confronts its communist past : democracy, memory, and moral justice, Vladimir Tismaneanu, Marius Stan

Romania confronts its communist past : democracy, memory, and moral justice, Vladimir Tismaneanu, Marius Stan

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Reckoning with mass crimes perpetrated by an ideologically driven regime entails engaging in a thorough exploration of its utopian foundations. In the case of Romania, such an analysis requires an interpretation of the role of personality in the construction of a uniquely grotesque and unrepentant forms of neo-Stalinist despotism. Of all the revolutions of 1989, the only violent one took place in Romania. Confronting its Community past therefore involves addressing the abuses committed by the Communist regime up until its very last day, its failure to engage in Round Table-type agreements with democratic representatives, and the repression during the first post-Communist years--a direct legacy of the old regime. This book shows how moral justice can contribute to a restoration of truth and a climate of trust in politics, in the absence of which any democratic polity remains exposed to authoritarian attacks.--
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eng
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viii, 205 pages
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  • Introduction
  • 1. Judging the Past in Post-Traumatic Societies: Romania in Comparative Perspective
  • 2. Romania before 2006
  • 3. Coming to Terms with the Past in Romania: The Presidential Commission
  • 4. Reactions to the Condemnation and Political Rearrangements after 2007
  • 5. The Report's Aftermath: Interpretations, Polemics, and Policies
  • 6. Romania and the European Framework of Dealing with the Communist Past
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9781107025929
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Romania confronts its communist past : democracy, memory, and moral justice
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Romania confronts its communist past
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democracy, memory, and moral justice
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Vladimir Tismaneanu, Marius Stan
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eng
Summary
Reckoning with mass crimes perpetrated by an ideologically driven regime entails engaging in a thorough exploration of its utopian foundations. In the case of Romania, such an analysis requires an interpretation of the role of personality in the construction of a uniquely grotesque and unrepentant forms of neo-Stalinist despotism. Of all the revolutions of 1989, the only violent one took place in Romania. Confronting its Community past therefore involves addressing the abuses committed by the Communist regime up until its very last day, its failure to engage in Round Table-type agreements with democratic representatives, and the repression during the first post-Communist years--a direct legacy of the old regime. This book shows how moral justice can contribute to a restoration of truth and a climate of trust in politics, in the absence of which any democratic polity remains exposed to authoritarian attacks.--
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Stan, Marius
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  • Communism
  • Despotism
  • Romania
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Romania confronts its communist past : democracy, memory, and moral justice, Vladimir Tismaneanu, Marius Stan
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Introduction -- 1. Judging the Past in Post-Traumatic Societies: Romania in Comparative Perspective -- 2. Romania before 2006 -- 3. Coming to Terms with the Past in Romania: The Presidential Commission -- 4. Reactions to the Condemnation and Political Rearrangements after 2007 -- 5. The Report's Aftermath: Interpretations, Polemics, and Policies -- 6. Romania and the European Framework of Dealing with the Communist Past
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24 cm
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viii, 205 pages
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9781107025929
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unmediated
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(OCoLC)1013720998
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Romania confronts its communist past : democracy, memory, and moral justice, Vladimir Tismaneanu, Marius Stan
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- 1. Judging the Past in Post-Traumatic Societies: Romania in Comparative Perspective -- 2. Romania before 2006 -- 3. Coming to Terms with the Past in Romania: The Presidential Commission -- 4. Reactions to the Condemnation and Political Rearrangements after 2007 -- 5. The Report's Aftermath: Interpretations, Polemics, and Policies -- 6. Romania and the European Framework of Dealing with the Communist Past
Control code
on1013720998
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
viii, 205 pages
Isbn
9781107025929
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1013720998

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