{"product_id":"assignment-bucharest-an-american-diplomats-view-of-the-communist-takeover-of-romania-9789739432061","title":"Assignment: Bucharest: An American Diplomat's View of the Communist Takeover of Romania","description":"Written by an American diplomat who served in Romania from 1947 to 1950, during the time of the Communist takeover of the country, \u003ci\u003eAssignment: Bucharest\u003c\/i\u003e relates the author's experiences as director of a Western information program in the Communist-controlled country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA transparently autobiographical novel, it is an unforgiving indictment of a government with which the United States still maintained diplomatic relations. Although written in the form of a novel, the book is a factual description of the events surrounding the Communist takeover of Romania. His insightful descriptions of Romanian personalities give this book its enduring importance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssignment: Bucharest\u003c\/i\u003e is enriched by an introductory study by Ernest H. Latham, Jr., himself a former American diplomat in Romania during the years of the Communist regime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author, Donald Dunham, had a distinguished career in the foreign service, serving as Public Affairs Officer at the American Legation in Bucharest from 1947 to 1950. He worked in various capacities at the United Nations from 1962 until his retirement in 1984. His other books include \u003ci\u003eEnvoy Unextraordinary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKremlin Target: U.S.A.: Conquest by Propaganda.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Center for Romanian Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789739432061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2001 pg. 147\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Donald Dunham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715490279605,"sku":"9789739432061","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/assignment-bucharest-an-american-diplomats-view-of-the-communist-takeover-of-romania-9789739432061","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}