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Impact of Long-Period Ground Motions on Structural Design: A Case Study for Bucharest, Romania

By: Florin Pavel,Viorel Popa,Radu Vacareanu

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Impact of Long-Period Ground Motions on Structural Design: A Case Study for Bucharest, Romania

By: Florin Pavel,Viorel Popa,Radu Vacareanu

This book discusses the impact of long-period ground motions on structural design using the situation in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, as a case study. The first part explores the seismic hazard situation in Bucharest, and the causes of long-period ground motions related to both the source and the site. Subsequently, it examines the current seismic design, detailing building practices in Bucharest, and discusses the impact of long-period ground motions on seismic design. Lastly, several case study buildings in Bucharest are presented and the major difficulties encountered in their design are considered. The book also includes various numerical examples that help readers understand the impact of long-period ground motions on various structural systems, that are currently used in Bucharest. This book is intended for researchers in the field of seismic hazard and risk assessment and designers of multi-story buildings in seismic areas.

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3319734024

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Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages (500-1300) (2 vols)

By: Florin Curta

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Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages (500-1300) (2 vols)

By: Florin Curta

Winner of the 2020 Verbruggen prize This book provides a comprehensive synthesis of scholarship on Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages. The goal is to offer an overview of the current state of research and a basic route map for navigating an abundant historiography available in more than 10 different languages. The literature published in English on the medieval history of Eastern Europe—books, chapters, and articles—represents a little more than 11 percent of the historiography. The companion is therefore meant to provide an orientation into the existing literature that may not be available because of linguistic barriers and, in addition, an introductory bibliography in English. Winner of the 2020 Verbruggen prize, awarded annually by the De Re Militari society for the best book on medieval military history. The awarding committee commented that the book ‘has an enormous range, and yet is exceptionally scholarly with a fine grasp of detail. Its title points to a general history of eastern Europe, but it is dominated by military episodes which make it of the highest value to anybody writing about war and warmaking in this very neglected area of Europe.’ See inside the book.

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9004395199

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9789004395190

Power and Literature

Strategies of Subversiveness in the Romanian Novel

By: Florin Oprescu

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Power and Literature

Strategies of Subversiveness in the Romanian Novel

By: Florin Oprescu

At the core of this book lies the relation between Power (as socio-political phenomenon) and the novel (as literary discourse). It shows that, in a society facing the excess of power in its various forms, novelistic fiction mediates knowledge about societal Power structures and uses specific strategies to subvert and denounce them. The first part of the study is theoretical: it presents some of the most prominent theories of Power, from Plato, Machiavelli, Nietzsche to Weber, Dahl, Lukes, Parsons, Bourdieu or Foucault. After offering a critical approach to the concepts of Power defined in the social, political and philosophical fields, it articulates the relations of Power imprinted in literary discourse within a typology of four categories. In the second part of the book, this taxonomy of Power is applied to four key novels in the context of Romanian "literary crossroads", showing how novelistic fiction not only assume a critical and subversive position against the excess of Power, but also unveils our fragility when experiencing History.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110605376

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9783110605372

Romania since the Second World War

A Political, Social and Economic History

By: Florin Abraham

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Romania since the Second World War

A Political, Social and Economic History

By: Florin Abraham

CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2017 Romania since the Second World War is the first book about Romania designed to chart the progress of the nation under the communist regime as well as the transition period that followed, providing detailed analysis of the aspects of continuity and change that can be identified over the period as a whole. The book begins with Romania's involvement in the Second World War, looking at the communist regime in depth. It examines how communism took hold and the elimination of traditional elites took place, before discussing the impact of Gheorghiu-Dej and Nicolae Caeusescu, the two most important leaders of the communist era. The following chapters cover the main social and economic changes during the communist regime. The second part of the book explores the transition period following the end of communism in 1989, with special attention given to international relations and Romania's drive for inclusion in NATO and the EU. Romania since the Second World War assesses socio-demographic trends across the postwar period before concluding with some thoughts on the nation's development during this time. The book includes a useful appendix covering the key figures in Romania's recent history and a helpful bibliography, making this a key text for anyone interested in the modern history of Eastern Europe.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472529928

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9781472529923

The Velestino Hoard

Casting Light on the Byzantine 'Dark Ages'

By: Florin Curta,Bartłomiej Szymon Szmoniewski

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The Velestino Hoard

Casting Light on the Byzantine 'Dark Ages'

By: Florin Curta,Bartłomiej Szymon Szmoniewski

This book examines the remarkable Velestino hoard, found in Thessaly in the 1920s, and analyses the light that this collection of artifacts sheds on a poorly studied period of Byzantine history, and on largely neglected aspects of Byzantine civilization. Many collections of Byzantine gold- and silverware, such as Vrap and Seuso, have been surrounded by controversy. None, however, has been under more suspicion than the Velestino hoard, particularly with regards to its authenticity. The hoard contains no gold and no silver, and is in fact a collection of bronze and leaden plaques, some with human, and others with animal or geometric representations. The authors examine three distinct aspects of the hoard: the iconography of its components, the method of its production, and the function of those components. The conclusions that they reached provide valuable new insights into eighth-century Byzantine culture. The book explores the Byzantine cultural and political context of the Velestino hoard and will appeal to historians and art historians of early Byzantium, as well as archaeologists and historians of early medieval technologies.

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Springer

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3030048462

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9783030048464

The Long Sixth Century in Eastern Europe

By: Florin Curta

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The Long Sixth Century in Eastern Europe

By: Florin Curta

In The Long Sixth Century in Eastern Europe, Florin Curta offers a social and economic history of East Central, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe during the 6th and 7th centuries.

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9004456988

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Slavs in the Making

History, Linguistics, and Archaeology in Eastern Europe (ca. 500 – ca. 700)

By: Florin Curta

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Slavs in the Making

History, Linguistics, and Archaeology in Eastern Europe (ca. 500 – ca. 700)

By: Florin Curta

Slavs in the Making takes a fresh look at archaeological evidence from parts of Slavic-speaking Europe north of the Lower Danube, including the present-day territories of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. Nothing is known about what the inhabitants of those remote lands called themselves during the sixth century, or whether they spoke a Slavic language. The book engages critically with the archaeological evidence from these regions, and questions its association with the "Slavs" that has often been taken for granted. It also deals with the linguistic evidence—primarily names of rivers and other bodies of water—that has been used to identify the primordial homeland of the Slavs, and from which their migration towards the Lower Danube is believed to have started. It is precisely in this area that sociolinguistics can offer a serious alternative to the language tree model currently favoured in linguistic paleontology. The question of how best to explain the spread of Slavic remains a controversial issue. This book attempts to provide an answer, and not just a critique of the method of linguistic paleontology upon which the theory of the Slavic migration and homeland relies. The book proposes a model of interpretation that builds upon the idea that (Common) Slavic cannot possibly be the result of Slavic migration. It addresses the question of migration in the archaeology of early medieval Eastern Europe, and makes a strong case for a more nuanced interpretation of the archaeological evidence of mobility. It will appeal to scholars and students interested in medieval history, migration, and the history of Eastern and Central Europe.

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Routledge

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1351330012

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9781351330015

Women Archaeologists under Communism, 1917-1989

Breaking the Glass Ceiling

By: Florin Curta,Iurie Stamati

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Women Archaeologists under Communism, 1917-1989

Breaking the Glass Ceiling

By: Florin Curta,Iurie Stamati

This book explores the uncharted territory of the history of archaeology under Communism through the biographies of five women archaeologists from the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Poland. They were working in medieval archaeology, with a specific focus on the (early) Slavs. The choice of specialists in medieval archaeology has much to do with the fact that in the five East European countries considered in this book, medieval archaeology began to develop into a serious discipline less than a century ago. The main catalyst for the sudden rise of medieval archaeology was a dramatic shift in emphasis from traditional political and constitutional to social and economic history. In five countries, the rise of medieval archaeology thus coincides in time, and was ultimately caused by the imposition of Communist regimes. The five women were therefore true pioneers in their field, and respective countries.

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Springer Nature

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3030875202

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The Making of the Slavs

History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region, c.500–700

By: Florin Curta

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The Making of the Slavs

History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region, c.500–700

By: Florin Curta

This book offers an alternative approach to the problem of Slavic ethnicity in south-eastern Europe between c. 500 and c. 700, from the perspective of current anthropological theories. The conceptual emphasis here is on the relation between material culture and ethnicity. The author demonstrates that the history of the Sclavenes and the Antes begins only at around 500 AD. He also points to the significance of the archaeological evidence, which suggests that specific artefacts may have been used as identity markers. This evidence also indicates the role of local leaders in building group boundaries and in leading successful raids across the Danube. Because of these military and political developments, Byzantine authors began employing names such as Sclavines and Antes in order to make sense of the process of group identification that was taking place north of the Danube frontier. Slavic ethnicity is therefore shown to be a Byzantine invention.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139428888

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Inside the Mechanisms of Romanian Modernization

The Transformation of Public Sphere Between Media and Political System

By: Florin Grancea

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Inside the Mechanisms of Romanian Modernization

The Transformation of Public Sphere Between Media and Political System

By: Florin Grancea

This book analyzes, in the relation with the Romanian modernity, the transformations of the Romanian public sphere, political system and journalism from the beginning of the 19th Century up to 2005. The argumentation starts from the idea that the Romanian Enlightenment never had the chance to reach its purpose, the creation of the individual as a human category. As a consequence of this historical fact, the Romanian modernity was not explored in all its dimensions and was not congruent with its western model of development. Only after late 90's, signs for a surpassing historical backwardness were seen in Romania, and only after the integration into EU become sure. From this perspective this book looks onto the change in the modernization engine of Romania, in late 90's. This change is happening as a transgression from a three steps modernization model, in which the role of the elite is central, to a two steps modernization model, in which the role of the elite is minimal. Because the three steps modernization model fits the idea of an acclamatory public sphere, while the two steps modernization engine fits the concept of civil public sphere, this book proves that the Romanian democracy is evolving from its totalitarian background to become a participative democracy. The only question unanswered yet, is if the elite and the mass media are willing to let Romania and its citizens to breakup the ties with the totalitarian past.

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Florin Grancea

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1419639692

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9781419639692

Financial Sustainability of Pension Systems

Empirical Evidence from Central and Eastern European Countries

By: Stefania Amalia Jimon,Florin Cornel Dumiter,Nicolae Baltes

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Financial Sustainability of Pension Systems

Empirical Evidence from Central and Eastern European Countries

By: Stefania Amalia Jimon,Florin Cornel Dumiter,Nicolae Baltes

The sustainability of public pension systems has become an important aspect for governments and institutions worldwide. This book addresses the multiple elements that influence the sustainability of pension systems with a special focus on central and eastern European countries. Supported by the results of econometric empirical studies, the authors discuss and analyse areas like social economy versus capitalist economy, globalization versus glocalization, population aging versus birth and fertility, emigration versus immigration, early retirement versus prolongation versus professional activity, the sustainability of public pension systems versus the adequacy of benefits provided, public pension systems compared to private pension funds and taxation of salary incomes versus subsidization of state social insurance.

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Springer Nature

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303074454X

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The Diplomatic Struggle over Bessarabia

By: Valeriu Florin Dobrinescu

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The Diplomatic Struggle over Bessarabia

By: Valeriu Florin Dobrinescu

Convention on the definition of aggression signed on 3 July 1933, established the borders of modern Romania. As in the case of its neighbors, Czechoslovakia and Poland, revisionist currents in Europe during the interwar period threatened Romania' s newly established frontiers, one of the most serious threats being posed by the Soviet Union which sought to regain possession of Bessarabia, a Romanian territory that had been occupied by Russia from 1812-1918. This book is a comprehensive account of the efforts of Romanian diplomacy during the interwar period to protect Bessarabia from the Soviet threat and the diplomatic and military events that led to the forcible occupation of the Romanian territories of Bessarabia and Northern Bucovina by the Soviet Union in the summer of 1940. The author not only provides an important account of Romanian diplomacy during this period, but also sheds light on the foreign policies of the Western powers, the Soviet Union, and Nazi Germany in this area of Europe. It is a key work on Romanian foreign policy during the interwar period and a necessary addition to any research library.

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Histria Books

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1592113982

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9781592113989

Hit Yourself. 100 ideas for a successful career in music

By: Florin Grozea

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Hit Yourself. 100 ideas for a successful career in music

By: Florin Grozea

For all those who want to pursue a career in music, Florin Grozea’s book provides the information they need in order to become successful songwriters or performers. In addition to practical advice and ideas, from writing lyrics and songs to building an image and self-promotion, those interested will find useful links as well as the success stories of some famous Romanian artists, like Inna, Smiley, Morandi, Edward Maya, Fly Project.

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Elefant Online

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9734636723

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Impact of Long-Period Ground Motions on Structural Design: A Case Study for Bucharest, Romania

By: Florin Pavel,Viorel Popa,Radu Vacareanu

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Impact of Long-Period Ground Motions on Structural Design: A Case Study for Bucharest, Romania

By: Florin Pavel,Viorel Popa,Radu Vacareanu

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Impact of Long-Period Ground Motions on Structural Design: A Case Study for Bucharest, Romania

Impact of Long-Period Ground Motions on Structural Design: A Case Study for Bucharest, Romania

Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages (500-1300) (2 vols)

Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages (500-1300) (2 vols)

Power and Literature

Power and Literature

Romania since the Second World War

Romania since the Second World War

The Velestino Hoard

The Velestino Hoard

The Long Sixth Century in Eastern Europe

The Long Sixth Century in Eastern Europe

Slavs in the Making

Slavs in the Making

Women Archaeologists under Communism, 1917-1989

Women Archaeologists under Communism, 1917-1989

The Making of the Slavs

The Making of the Slavs

Inside the Mechanisms of Romanian Modernization

Inside the Mechanisms of Romanian Modernization

Financial Sustainability of Pension Systems

Financial Sustainability of Pension Systems

The Diplomatic Struggle over Bessarabia

The Diplomatic Struggle over Bessarabia

Hit Yourself. 100 ideas for a successful career in music

Hit Yourself. 100 ideas for a successful career in music

Impact of Long-Period Ground Motions on Structural Design: A Case Study for Bucharest, Romania

Impact of Long-Period Ground Motions on Structural Design: A Case Study for Bucharest, Romania

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