At the end of 2008 the Institute of Balkan Studies with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences published the following book (in Bulgarian, with an English summary):
Dobrinka Parusheva
Governmental elite in Romania and Bulgaria during the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Social history ,
Institute of Balkan Studies, Sofia 2008, 383 pp, ISBN 987-954-92231- 1-8
Contents (translated into English):
PROLOGUE, 7
I. SCAENAE: STATE AND POWER IN THE BALKANS DURING THE 19TH CENTURY, 19
1. The Ottoman Empire and the Change, 23
- Agents of Change, 26
- Channels and Areas of Influence, 29
2. After Empire, 31
- Danubian Principalities and Romania, 36
- Bulgaria, 56
3. The Fate of Change: Some Parallels, 70
II. DRAMATIS PERSONAE: PROSOPOGRAPHY OF THE GOVERNMENTAL ELITE, 75
1. Social Background, 77
- Time and Place of Birth, 83
- Fathers' Occupation, 89
2. Education, 94
- Type of Education: General View, 99
- Financial Point of View, 103
- Place and Time of Studying, 106
3. Profession, 125
- Type of Profession, 127
- Profession: Politician? 132
4. Routes to Career: Generations and Models, 137
III. ARGUMENTUM: ELITES IN NETWORKS, 141
1. Visible (Political) Networks, 142
- Political Groups and Parties in Romania, 143
- Political Peripatetism, 153
- Political Groups and Parties in Bulgaria, 155
- Patrons and Clients, 161
2. Behind the Curtains: Non-political Networks, 167
- Friends, and Professional and Business Contacts, 169
- "Principle of the Tie", 169
- Masonic Connection, 171
- Professional Networks and Business Interests, 176
- Family and Marriage Ties, 187
- Family Ties by Origin, 190
- Family Ties by Marriage, 194
- Regional Factor, 200
3. Role of the Networks in Elite's Formation, 201
EPILOGUE, 209
English Summary, 213-216
Tables, 217
Annexes, 223
A. Romanian Members of the Governmental Elite 1862-1916, 224
B. Bulgarian Members of the Governmental Elite 1879-1915, 296
Bibliography, 355
Index, 373