Area Handbook for Romania

"Area Handbook for Romania" by Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, Jr., and Neda A. Walpole is a fact-filled guide about Romania in the communist years of the early 1970s. The book is designed to give a full picture of Romania's government, society, and economy when Nicolae Ceausescu was in charge. It tells how Romania changed from a kingdom to a communist country after World War II and how it tried to be independent from the Soviet Union while still being part of the Eastern European communist group. It mentions Romania’s choices in foreign policy and how these choices affected the lives of Romanians, from how the country was run to how people lived. It shows how the country attempted to find its place in the world while dealing with the challenges of that time.