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By Gillian Gloyer
Bradt Travel Guides
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Written by an insider and Albania enthusiast, the Bradt guide to Albania takes a fresh look at how and where to explore the heritage of this hidden corner of eastern Europe. The guide includes cycling routes and hikers’ trails to help independent travelers make the most of the Mediterranean countryside and there are up-to-date details on outdoor activities, wildlife and history. Albania’s archaeological treasures are well covered, including the ancient city of Butrint and hilltop site of Byllis. |
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By M. Edith Durham
Echo Library
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First published 1909. Author was a British traveller, artist and writer who became famous for her anthropological accounts of Albanian life in the early 20th Century. |
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By Thomas Cook Publishing
Thomas Cook Publishing
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Brand new for 2009, "Travellers Albania" is the perfect introduction to a country that is fast becoming one of the world's most interesting getaways, prized for its dazzling Mediterranean beaches, rocky mountains and gorgeous lakes, plus a remarkable cultural heritage.This book offers expert advice to guide you straight to the best sights and experiences, and suggested itineraries, and highlights sections to help you make the most out of your trip. It presents detailed background on people, geography, culture and history; clear and accurate mapping, suggested walks and tours, including a walk on Mount Dajti, outside Tirana, and a drive around Lake Komani; full colour photography throughout; impartial and dependable sleeping, eating and entertainment listings; and a comprehensive coverage of the country's best, including: Tirana, Durres, Berat, Gjirokaster, the Riviera and Butrint. |
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The Italian invasion of Albania (April 7 ? April 12, 1939) was a brief military campaign by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom. The conflict was a result of the expansionist policies of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Albania was rapidly overrun, its ruler King Zog I forced into exile, and the country made into an Italian protectorate. |
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By Jason Tomes
NYU Press
Released: 2004-03-01
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"Very well researched, critical yet balanced, this is the best book about Zog to have appeared in any language."
—Bejtullah Destani, Director of the Centre for Albanian Studies Shortly before 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 1, 1928, Europe gained a new kingdom and its only Muslim king: 32-year-old Zog I of the Albanians. Few foreign journalists were present in the Parliament House in Tirana to hear him swear his oath on the Koran and the Bible, yet the birth of the Kingdom of Albania—a native monarchy, not an alien imposition—did not go unnoticed abroad. King Zog (1895–1961) was a curiosity, and so he has remained: the most atypical European monarch of the twentieth century, a man entirely without royal connections who created his own kingdom. By contemporaries, he was variously labeled "the last ruler of romance," "an appalling gangster," "the modern Napoleon," "the finest patriot," and "frankly a cad." Even today his reputation is disputed, but Zog is undeniably one of the foremost figures in Albanian history. Though notorious for cut-throat political intrigue, he promised to bring order and progress to a land that had long known little of either. "It was I who made Albania," he claimed. Zog's reign ended in 1939; Italian Fascists forced him into exile and post-war Stalinists kept him there despite his best efforts to return. In this first full biography, Jason Tomes explores the reality behind the man described in The Times as "the bizarre King Zog" and shows him to have been the product of a unique time and place. Tomes invites readers to set aside their assumptions about modern European monarchy and meet a king who fired back at assassins and paid his bills with gold bullion. |
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By Constantine Anastasi Chekrezi
General Books LLC
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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1919 Original Publisher: The Macmillan company Subjects: Eastern question (Balkan) Albania Eastern question (Balkan) History / General History / Europe / Baltic States History / Europe / Eastern Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER II ANCIENT ALBANIA I. EABLY PERIOD In the course of her long history, Albania has been invaded by various civilized, half-civilized, and barbarian races. The Gauls, the Romans, the Goths, the Slavs, the Normans, the Venetians, and, finally, the Turks, successively set their foot on, and obtained temporary mastery over, the Albanian territory. But, in the course of time, the natives have gradually driven out or assimilated the invaders. So many invasions and influences have left hardly any appreciable traces, least of all on the national characteristics, traditions, customs, and language of the Albanian people. What the Roman and Greek writers have written about the Albanians centuries ago does singularly apply to their actual conditions in such a way as to make one imagine that the old writings are but contemporary history. A series of historical events, of momentous importance and superior to his own will, confined the Albanian within his inaccessible mountain fastnesses, and constrained him to cling with tenacity to his national traditions, language, and customs, far from the touch of, and contact with, higher degrees of civilization, apart from that of his immediate enemies and neighbors. The Albanian people present, then, the unique and imposing phenomenon of a continuous national exist ence which extends from the remotest times down to our own days. Its beginnings may be traced only by going... |
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By Durham, M. E. (Mary Edith)
BiblioBazaar
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By Harvey Sarner
Brunswick Press
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By Margaret Hasluck
I. B. Tauris
Released: 2010-02-16
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Margaret Hasluck was a classical scholar whose passionate intellectual and personal interest in the Balkans was first kindled when she won a scholarship to the British School in Athens before World War I. Hasluck lived in Albania for nearly twenty years until the country was occupied by Italy in 1939 and she was forced into exile. During her time in Albania she travelled widely in the Balkans and published a number of works about various aspects of Albanian politics and culture, from traditional folklore to non-conformist Islam. With the start of World War II, she was employed by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and as a result of her detailed knowledge of the Balkans she was appointed adviser on Albanian Affairs from February 1942, a post she held until 1944. Our Woman in Albania includes many colourful and original observations and accounts of all aspects of Albanian life, both ancient and modern, examining Homeric parallels with Albanian marriage and kingship traditions, the treatment of minorities within the region and the language requirements of the military during the World War II. It is a historically significant and valuable resource for anyone with an interest in the dramatic history of this fascinating region. |
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By Jim Forest
World Council of Churches
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The church in Albania has, in the last decade, gone through dramatic changes with the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. Albania was the first officially atheist state in the world, and all forms of religious expression were suppressed after 1967. The Orthodox Church, the oldest and largest Christian community in Albania, has, since the fall of communism, been transformed from a repressed church into a vibrant, rapidly growing and inspired force for renewal and reconciliation in the country. This book presents fascinating historical background and an inspiring story of current church witness. The traditions and life of this fellowship, so clearly portrayed, will help educate the wider Christian community about Albania's diverse religious life and also the role religion can play as a potential force for both healing and peace in the Balkan region. |
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