Virgil Gheorghiu on Communism, Capitalism and National Socialism

ISBN-13: 9783631868799 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 260 str.

Iuliu-Marius Morariu

Opis

Virgil Gheorghiu, an important but controversial figure in Romanian exile literature, remains one of his country's best-known writers today. Based on his works and their reception, but also on the existing secondary literature, this study examines his reflection on three important ideologies, namely communism, national socialism and capitalism, in order to highlight the specificities of Virgil Gheorghiu's thought and to see what aspects of topicality and contemporary relevance can be found in it.

Recenzje

The main contributions of the book are three fold: it offers an analytical study of Gheorghiu's philosophy, it seeks understanding of his crucial arguments and it highlights their relevance today. The work will prove useful to scholars interested in Gheorghiu's reading of political ideology through literature, those exploring trends and developments in contemporary Romanian literature, and also to the casual reader interested in its theme. The arguments put forward by Morariu are not only plausible but are effectively a theory worth investigating within the realms of political and social sciences and may prove to offer a foun dation for international relations and diplomatic studies. Although it has nearly 250 footnotes, the style of writing is flowing; it is both readable and engaging for the general reader who may opt to read the main text without losing track of the points being discussed.

Spis treści

25th Hour, Romania, dictatorship, Virgil Gheorghiu, Communism, Anti-Semitism.

O autorze

Iuliu-Marius Morariu holds a PhD in Theology from the Faculty of Orthodox Theology
"Babes,-Bolyai" University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania and a PhD. in Social Sciences from
Angelicum Pontifical University, Rome, Italy. He published, edited, coordinated or
translated a couple of books, realizes several radio magazines and is part of the editorial
or scientific board of 12 journals. He is a researcher at the "Ioan Lupas," Centre of
"Babes,-Bolyai" University in Cluj-Napoca and associate researcher at the Faculty of
Theology and Religion at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.