Early Albania

Author : Robert Elsie
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Albania
ISBN : 3447047836

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Early Albania by Robert Elsie Pdf

The present volume endeavours to throw light on a corner of Europe which is often ignored by historians. The book is not a history of early Albania, but rather a collection of important historical documents and texts from the 11th to the 17th centuries, which will add to an understanding of the early history and development of Albania and its people. The vast majority of these works has never been published in English before. The first section of the book focusses on the emergence of the Albanians as a people and provides the reader with the earliest documents which make reference to them. The second, and main section of the volume provides a broader view of history and geography and, in particular, of life in Albania from the 12th to the 17th centuries. It relies primarily on the reports of travellers and chroniclers, many of whom offer fascinating, firsthand information on what they saw and experienced during their travels in the country.

Author : Fred Abrahams
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781479896684

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Modern Albania by Fred Abrahams Pdf

In the early 1990s, Albania, arguably Europe’s most closed and repressive state, began a startling transition out of forty years of self-imposed Communist isolation. Albanians who were not allowed to practice religion, travel abroad, wear jeans, or read “decadent” Western literature began to devour the outside world. They opened cafés, companies, and newspapers. Previously banned rock music blared in the streets. Modern Albania offers a vivid history of the Albanian Communist regime’s fall and the trials and tribulations that led the country to become the state it is today. The book provides an in-depth look at the Communists' last Politburo meetings and the first student revolts, the fall of the Stalinist regime, the outflows of refugees, the crash of the massive pyramid-loan schemes, the war in neighboring Kosovo, and Albania’s relationship with the United States. Fred Abrahams weaves together personal experience from more than twenty years of work in Albania, interviews with key Albanians and foreigners who played a role in the country’s politics since 1990—including former Politburo members, opposition leaders, intelligence agents, diplomats, and founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army—and a close examination of hundreds of previously secret government records from Albania and the United States. A rich, narratively-driven account, Modern Albania gives readers a front-row seat to the dramatic events of the last battle of Cold War Europe.

Author : William Bowden
Publisher : All’Insegna del Giglio
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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_CONFLICTING IDEOLOGIES AND THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF EARLY MEDIEVAL ALBANIA by William Bowden Pdf

Estratto da ARCHEOLOGIA MEDIEVALE. Cultura materiale. Insediamenti. Territorio. XLVI, 2019. William Bowden, CONFLICTING IDEOLOGIES AND THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF EARLY MEDIEVAL ALBANIA

Author : Robert Elsie
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1508417229

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Tales from Old Shkodra by Robert Elsie Pdf

In the 1920s and 1930s, the writers of Shkodra in northern Albania were profoundly aware of the misery around them, and it is perhaps the extreme diversity of their social environment which furthered their talents. They looked to the West and longed for a new, European Albania, yet they found themselves in an archaic society, one so bound by the force of tradition and custom that progress was impossible. Their writings reflected and gave full expression to this dilemma. The present collection brings together a number of well-known short stories and prose sketches by two of the finest Albanian writers of the first half of the twentieth century: Ernest Koliqi and Migjeni. These two men of Shkodra, one raised as a Catholic and the other as Orthodox, could scarcely have been more different.

Author : Russell King,Nicola Mai
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1845455444

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Out of Albania by Russell King,Nicola Mai Pdf

Analysing the post-1990 Albanian migration to Italy, this text is a study of one of Europe's newest, most dramatic yet least understood migrations. It explores the dynamics of this migration and takes a look at migrants' employment, housing and social exclusion in the country, as well as the process of return migration to Albania.

Author : Robert Elsie
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810861886

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Historical Dictionary of Albania by Robert Elsie Pdf

Albania is not well known by outsiders; it was deliberately closed to the outside world during the communist era. Now it has thankfully become free again, its borders are open and it can be visited, and it is increasingly integrating with the rest of Europe and beyond. Unfortunately, Albania has had its share of problems in the post-communist era; it's a land of destitution and despair, thanks in part to the Albanian mafia, which has turned the country into one of blood-feuds, kalashnikovs, and eternal crises. Yet, Albania is, in essence, a European nation like any other ...

Author : Noel Malcolm
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192599230

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Rebels, Believers, Survivors by Noel Malcolm Pdf

Thanks to its half-century under Communism, as well as its little-known language, Albania has suffered from neglect and a sense of isolation. Yet, as this study helps to show, the Albanian lands have a long history of interaction with others. They have been a meeting-ground of Christianity and Islam; a channel through which Venice connected with the Ottoman Balkans; a place of interest to the Habsburgs; and a focus for the ambitions of neighbouring powers in the late Ottoman period. Albanians themselves could have many different identities. The studies in this volume, by one of the world's leading experts on Albanian history, range from the fifteenth century to the twentieth, taking in politics, social history, religion and diplomacy. Each is based on original research; the longest, on Ali Pasha, uses a wealth of manuscript material to tell, for the first time, the full story of the vital role he played in the international politics of the Napoleonic Wars. Other studies bring to life ordinary individuals hitherto unknown to history: women hauled before the Inquisition, for example, or the author of the first Albanian autobiography. Some of these studies have been printed before (several in hard-to-find publications, and one only in Albanian), but the greater part of this book appears here for the first time. This is not only a landmark publication for readers interested in south-east European history. It also engages with many broader issues, including religious conversion, 'crypto-Christianity' among Muslims, methods of enslavement within the Ottoman Empire, and the nature of modern myth-making about national identity.

Author : Robert Elsie
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857725868

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The Tribes of Albania by Robert Elsie Pdf

Northern Albania and Montenegro are the only regions in Europe to have retained a true tribal society up to the mid-twentieth century. This book provides the first scholarly investigation of this tribal society, a pioneer work that offers a detailed survey of all the major Albanian-speaking tribes in Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo. Robert Elsie provides comprehensive material on the 69 different tribes, including data on their locations, religious affiliations, tribal structures and relations, population statistics, tribal folklore, legends and history. Also included are excerpts from the works of prominent nineteenth and early-twentieth century writers, such as Edith Durham and Johann Georg von Hahn, who travelled through the tribal regions, as well as short biographies on prominent figures linked to the tribes. As the first book of its kind, The Tribes of Albania will be of interest to scholars and students of the Balkans, of southeastern European anthropology, ethnography and history.

Author : Fred C. Abrahams
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781479838097

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Modern Albania by Fred C. Abrahams Pdf

In the early 1990s, Albania, arguably Europe’s most closed and repressive state, began a startling transition out of forty years of self-imposed Communist isolation. Albanians who were not allowed to practice religion, travel abroad, wear jeans, or read “decadent” Western literature began to devour the outside world. They opened cafés, companies, and newspapers. Previously banned rock music blared in the streets. Modern Albania offers a vivid history of the Albanian Communist regime’s fall and the trials and tribulations that led the country to become the state it is today. The book provides an in-depth look at the Communists' last Politburo meetings and the first student revolts, the fall of the Stalinist regime, the outflows of refugees, the crash of the massive pyramid-loan schemes, the war in neighboring Kosovo, and Albania’s relationship with the United States. Fred Abrahams weaves together personal experience from more than twenty years of work in Albania, interviews with key Albanians and foreigners who played a role in the country’s politics since 1990—including former Politburo members, opposition leaders, intelligence agents, diplomats, and founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army—and a close examination of hundreds of previously secret government records from Albania and the United States. A rich, narratively-driven account, Modern Albania gives readers a front-row seat to the dramatic events of the last battle of Cold War Europe.

Author : Edwin E. Jacques
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39076002965676

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The Albanians by Edwin E. Jacques Pdf

Many Albanians, who are descended from the Illyrians and Pelasgians, trace their roots to Achilles and other heroes of the siege of Troy, and claim Alexander the Great as their own. During twelve consecutive periods of foreign domination, the ethnic identity of the Albanians has been constantly threatened, first by the Eastern and Western empires of Christendom, then by the Ottoman Turks, and most recently by Soviet and Chinese communists.

Author : M. Edith Durham
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781365912825

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High Albania by M. Edith Durham Pdf

In High Albania, Victorian anthropologist and travel writer M (Mary) Edith Durham presents a vivid and fascinating insight into the culture, customs, people, and the lands of Northern Albania as it was in the early 20th century.

Author : Gillian Gloyer
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781841628554

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Albania by Gillian Gloyer Pdf

The most detailed and up-to-date guidebook to Albania available.

Author : Tom Winnifrith
Publisher : Springer
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1992-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781349220502

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Perspectives On Albania by Tom Winnifrith Pdf

Author : Jost Gippert,Jasmine Dum-Tragut
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110794687

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Caucasian Albania by Jost Gippert,Jasmine Dum-Tragut Pdf

By consequence of the Karabakh War in 2020 and due to Azerbaijanian revisionism concerning the history, culture and cultural monuments of the region, the discussion on Caucasian "Albania", which is little known in the West in both academic and public circles, has been reignited. The handbook provides an overview of the current state of research on the Caucasian "Albanians" in an objective, scientifically sound manner. The contributions are not necessarily intended to reveal new scientific findings but rather to summarise approved knowledge. The volume brings together internationally renowned scholars, researchers and practitioners from various fields of studies reporting on and reviewing the state of research concerning the Caucasian "Albanians", their history and archaeology, their language and written monuments, their religion, church history and their art, including their relation to the Udi people of today. The companion is intended to neutrally introduce the readership to the subject of Caucasian Albania from various perspectives.

Author : Lorenc Bejko,Sarah P. Morris,John K. Papadopoulos,Lynne A. Schepartz
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Page : 1178 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781938770524

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The Excavation of the Prehistoric Burial Tumulus at Lofkend, Albania by Lorenc Bejko,Sarah P. Morris,John K. Papadopoulos,Lynne A. Schepartz Pdf

The burial tumulus of Lofkend lies in one of the richest archaeological areas of Albania (ancient "Illyria"), home to a number of burial tumuli spanning the Bronze and Iron Ages of later prehistory. Some were robbed long ago, others were reused for modern burials; few were excavated under scientific conditions. Modern understanding of the pre- and protohistory of Illyria has largely been shaped by the contents of such burial mounds. What inspired the systematic exploration of Lofkend by UCLA was more than the promise of an unplundered necropolis; it was also a chance to revisit the significance of this tumulus and its fellows for the emergence of urbanism and complexity in ancient Illyria. In addition to artifacts, the recovery of surviving plant remains, bones, and other organic material contribute insights into the environmental and ecological history of the region.