Opposition, Repression, and Cold War - The Case of the 1956 Student Movement in Timisoara

In Opposition, Repression, and Cold War: The Case of the 1956 Student Movement in Timi¿oara, Corina Snitar investigates an important episode in opposition to the Communist regime in Romania. Using fresh evidence gathered through archival research and oral history, the author examines the student protests in the city of Timi¿oara that broke out in late October 1956 as a direct offshoot of the Hungarian uprising.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Romania on the Eve of 1956: The Context of the Protest
Chapter 2. The Trajectory of the Protest
Chapter 3. Crushing the Opposition
Chapter 4. In the Aftermath of the Protest

About the author

Corina Snitar is lecturer in Central and Eastern European studies at University of Glasgow.

Summary

This book investigates an important episode in opposition to the Communist regime in Romania. Using fresh evidence gathered through archival research and oral history, the author examines the student protests in the city of Timisoara that broke out in 1956 following the Hungarian uprising of the same year.

Product details

• Authors: Corina Snitar
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781793641595
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-159-5
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: The Harvard Cold War Studies Book Series; Harvard Cold War Studies Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; History, Europe, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, General and world history, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General