In the Shadow of the Prague Spring

When the Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968, the Romanian government did not contribute troops, and maintained a maverick position within the Communist bloc, thus risking invasion as well. Retegan (history, U. of Bucharest) systematically analyzes Romanian foreign policy that year, its reaction to the Czech reforms and crackdown, its positions at various international conferences, and relations between the country and Comecon. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR