Introduction1. Under the Sign of Three Dictatorships (1938–1944)PART I: Communism2. The Establishment of the Communist Regime (1944–1947) 3. The Gheorghiu-Dej Era (1948–1965)4. The Nicolae Caeusescu Regime (1965–1989)5. Institutions of 'Legitimate Violence'6. Society Crushed by Tyranny7. The Economy8. The Fall of CommunismPART II: Return to Democracy: Lost in Transitions9. Political Parties10. Political Institutions11. Main Public Policies12. Foreign Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration13. The Rule of Law14. Society Under the Pressure of Change15. The EconomyPART III: Social and Demographic Trends16. Social and Demographic TrendsConclusionsMini-BiographiesBibliographyIndex