Transforming Peasants, Property and Power. The Collectivization of Agriculture in Romania, 1949-1962

Iordanchi, Constantin; Dorin Dobrincu (eds.). Transforming Peasants, Property and Power. The Collectivization of Agriculture in Romania, 1949-1962. Budapest: Ceu Press/ Central European University Press, 2009. Large octavo. (xiii) 530pp. B/w photo-illustrated dust jacket with black and red lettering on the front cover, red and white lettering on the spine. Black paper boards with white lettering on the spine. A collection of 19 essays from various international historians on the implementation and effects of collective farming on the population of Romania, during the period of 1949-1962, and by extension the implication of similar measures enacted across Eastern Europe in general during this time period. The final extensive section contains tables, maps, a glossary, an index and a short biographies of contributing authors. Dust jacket with some minor creasing along the top edge. Dj in very good+, binding and interior both in near fine condition overall. vg+ to near fine. Hardcover. (47356) $65