History
Romania was a nation better situated than most by 1929. It hadn't suffered from devastating civil conflict, there had been no political collapse, and its frontiers were reflective of the dreams of every nationalist. And of course, there's a significant "but" to that statement. Corruption was rife, the people didn't really benefit much from the swank new borders, and a local brand of fascism was on the rise.
Bibliography for this episode:
- Berend, Ivan Decades of Crisis: Central and Eastern Europe Before World War II University of California Press 1998
- Nagy-Talavera, Nicholas M The Green Shirts and the Others: A History of Fascism in Hungary and Romania Histria Books 2021
- Hitchins, Keith A Concise History of Romania Cambridge University Press 2014
- Glenny, Misha The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers 1804-1999 Penguin Books Ltd 1999
Questions? Comments? Email me at peaceintheirtime@gmail.com
More Episodes
Episode 19 - Ticked Turks
2021-02-21
2021-02-21
Episode 18 - The Ireland Interlude, Part II
2021-02-14
2021-02-14
Episode 17 - The Ireland Interlude, Part I
2021-02-07
2021-02-07
Episode 16 - A Jittery Start
2021-01-31
2021-01-31
Episode 15 - Rule Britannia
2021-01-24
2021-01-24
Episode 14 - Capital in Revolt
2021-01-17
2021-01-17
Episode 13 - Payback, Please
2021-01-10
2021-01-10
Episode 12 - En Francais
2021-01-03
2021-01-03
Episode 11 - The Ballad of Bad Benny
2020-12-27
2020-12-27
Episode 10 - Fascist Italy
2020-12-20
2020-12-20
Episode 9 - Hitting the Big Time
2020-12-13
2020-12-13
Episode 8 - Towards Rome
2020-12-06
2020-12-06
Episode 7 - Losing the Peace
2020-11-29
2020-11-29
Episode 6 - Buyer's Remorse
2020-11-22
2020-11-22
Episode 5 - Italian Beef
2020-11-15
2020-11-15
Episode 4 - Oh God, It's Fascism
2020-11-08
2020-11-08
Episode 3 - The Peace - Part II
2020-11-01
2020-11-01
Episode 2 - The Peace - Part I
2020-11-01
2020-11-01
Get this podcast on your
phone, FREE
