Heroes and Victims Remembering War in Twentieth-Century Romania

An engaging read, written in an elegant style accessible to both academics and non academics, this volume will be of interest to historians, scholars of Romanian history and politics, as well as anthropologists and sociologists alike.Volume 16 Issue 2 2011

[Bucur] is to be congratulated on a superb piece of scholarship which both sheds light on existing questions and raises important new ones. As such it can be recommended to teachers and researchers alike.

In this impressive study of Romanian memory from 1877-78 to 2007, historian Bucur demonstrates that Western-centric narratives cannot adequately explain eastern European experiences. . . . Highly recommended.

[A] historical tour de force, compellingly written and powerfully demonstrated. . . . Bucur's truly illuminating study explores the Romanians' tortuously dramatic efforts to accomplish a long-delayed coming to terms with their past.

[T]this is an ambitious book that effectively straddles disciplines, historical eras, and analytical levels. The data are remarkably comprehensive for such a difficult theme. Bucur's narrative tells a complex story that few historians of Eastern and Central Europe could handle in such a sophisticated manner.

This is an ambitious and important contribution to the field of European memory studies and the study of war and its commemoration in the twentieth century.33.5 Sept-Oct 2010