Publisher's Synopsis
The year 1998 marked the 150th anniversary of the historic revolutionary events that took place throughout Europe in 1848. This important new reference work is designed to make better known the events that took place in the Romanian lands at that time. In the West, too often the events of 1848 in Europe are perceived as having extended no farther east than Budapest. This is a reflection of the general lack of integration of Romanian history into European history as a whole. The publication of this introduction and guide to the events of 1848 in the Romanian lands should provide a welcome reference tool for foreign scholars, both those concerned with 1848 as a whole, and those interested in understanding the events of 1848 in the Romanian lands. The book contains a comprehensive bibliography and chronology of events in Romania in 1848-1849, a historical guide to the Romania of 1848, and a dictionary of 1848 which contains entries, in alphabetical order, on the major personalities and events of the time. Each entry also contains bibliographical references.
