The Center for Romanian Studies is the most specialized imprint in the Histria Books family — one of the few English-language publishing programs in the world dedicated to Romanian and Eastern European history, literature, and culture.

The catalog covers Romanian history from antiquity through the communist period, the 1989 revolution, and the country’s subsequent political and cultural transition. It includes translations of Romanian poetry and prose — among them the collected poems of Mihai Eminescu, Romania’s national poet — alongside studies of political life, anthologies of contemporary poetry, and works examining the country’s complicated relationship with its own history.

This is also the primary English-language source for certain periods that are poorly served elsewhere: the Habsburg era, the interwar years, the Second World War experience on the Eastern Front, and the Cold War years under Ceauşescu. For scholars, students, and general readers with an interest in Romania — through family, academic study, travel, or personal connection — this catalog is the most comprehensive English-language resource currently in print. All titles are distributed through Simon & Schuster.