TY - BOOK AU - Kirk, Roger AU - Raceanu, Mircea TI - Romania versus the United States: diplomacy of the absurd, 1985-1989 SN - 0312120591 AV - 002 E 183 K59r 1994 PY - 1994/// CY - New York PB - St. Martin's Press N2 - How mutual misperceptions affected diplomacy, xi. -- Sentting the stage, 1. -- The cast of characters and the first act 1985, 19. -- Shultz tackles ceausescu directly 1986, 65. -- Human rights take center stage 1986, 87. -- Frictions mount 1987, 111. -- Bank from the brink 1987, 135. -- Pressures hit the danger point 1987, 149. -- Rupture 1988, 167. -- From bad to worse 1988, 205. -- The last act 1989, 229. -- Epilogue : Some lessons, 249 ER -