Romania: From laggard to leader?

Minority Rights in Central and Eastern Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 180-194

  Ram, Melanie H ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84919554490     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203883655     Document Type: Chapter

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