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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
October 2022
Print publication year:
2022
Online ISBN:
9781139084611
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139084611
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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Book description

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.

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‘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

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