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Roncevaux in the Carpathians is both a research into the medieval history of South East Europe as it is a story about chivalry and its ideals which will appeal to men in all times. While delving with hard data and approaching scores of documents and papers in a novel way, easy to understand for the great public but also full of new insights, the book also depicts the medieval origin of rifts and lines of separation that divide Europe to present times. It point out to the origins of the long conflict that opposed Romanians and Hungarians in Transylvania and which has only found a solution in the modern day developments. It is in the same time medieval history, told fast and with details, replete with data and information while making for geopolitical reflection. The epics of the November 1330 battle of Posada - the Roncevaux in the Carpathians is told with extraordinary vivacity pertaining to direct knowledge of the battlegrounds.
About the author
Dr. Catalin Ghinararu is a Romanian economist specializing in labor and social studies as well as in the economics of Central and Eastern Europe. Currently holding the office of Scientific Secretary of the National Labour Research Institute of Romania, he worked extensively with the EU Commission, the OECD, the UNDP and the ILO.
