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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      October 2022
      September 2022
      ISBN:
      9781139084611
      9781107017733
      9781107662186
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139084611
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.66kg, 426 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.54kg, 426 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, Regional and World History: General Interest, European History: General Interest, History, European Studies, Russian and East European History
      Series:
      Cambridge Concise Histories
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, Regional and World History: General Interest, European History: General Interest, History, European Studies, Russian and East European History
    Series:
    Cambridge Concise Histories
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    A Concise History of Albania charts the history of Albania and its people, within their Balkan and European contexts. It shows the country's journey from its ancient past, still shrouded in mystery and controversy, through its difficult transition from a particularly brutal form of communism to an evolving form of democracy and a market economy. Bernd Fischer and Oliver Schmitt challenge some of the traditional narratives concerning the origins of the Albanians, and the relations between Albanians and their Balkan neighbours. This authoritative and up-to-date single-volume history analyses the political, social, economic, and cultural developments which led to the creation of the Albanian state and the modern nation, as well as Albania's more recent experience with authoritarianism, war, and communism. It greatly contributes to our understanding of the challenges facing contemporary Albanians, as well as the issues confronting the region as a whole as it attempts to grapple with one of the last remaining significant ethnic issues in the Balkans.

    Reviews

    ‘A pleasure to read, A Concise History of Albania … takes the reader on an impressive grand tour of what really matters in Albanian history. … Written for both an academic and general readership, the analysis of Albanian history here is particularly informative and stands as an invaluable contribution to the field.’

    Abdullah Drury Source: The Muslim World Book Review

    'Recommended.'

    H. G. B. Anghelescu Source: Choice

    ‘This is a great entry book for generalists or people taking advantage of Albania’s tourist boom and wanting to arrive in the country well informed … a successful and solid survey that introduces a European people that is often understudied and horribly maligned at the same time.’

    Robert C. Austin Source: Jahrbuch fur Geschichte Osteuropas

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