1. The Early Years of the Romanian Communist Party 2. The Coup of 23 August 1944 and the Path to Power of the Communist Party 3. The Application of the Totalitarian Blueprint 4. The Securitate as an Instrument of Coercion 5. Gheorghiu-Dej’s Path to Dominance 6. Gheorghiu-Dej’s Consolidation of Power 7. The Romanian Gulag 8. Armed Resistance 9. Asserting Autonomy, 1956-1965 10. The Ascent of Nicolae Ceaușescu 11. Ceaușescu’s Development of Autonomy 12. The Paradox of Foreign Policy 13. Promoting National Identity: Transylvania and Bessarabia 14. Compliance towards the Regime 15. Dissent 16. Degeneration and Isolation 17. The Romanian Revolution 18. Epilogue
Dennis Deletant is Visiting Ion Rațiu Professor of Romanian Studies in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Washington DC, and Emeritus Professor of Romanian Studies at University College, London.
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