A concise history of Albania

• Verfasst von: Fischer, Bernd Jürgen [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Schmitt, Oliver Jens [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: A concise history of Albania
• Verf.angabe: Bernd J. Fischer (Purdue University), Oliver Jens Schmitt (University of Vienna)
• Verlagsort: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA ; Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; New Delhi, India ; Singapore
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Jahr: 2022
• Umfang: xxiv, 400 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen, Karten
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Cambridge concise histories
• ISBN: 978-1-107-66218-6
• ISBN: 978-1-107-01773-3
• Schlagwörter: (g)Albanien / (z)Geschichte
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Fischer, Bernd Jürgen, 1952 - : A concise history of Albania. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022. - 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 400 pages)
• RVK-Notation: NK 2450
• K10plus-PPN: 1761538632

Abstract

From the preface: "Visitors to Albania typically arrive at the modern Mother Teresa airport in the capital city of Tirana. A thirty-minute taxi ride brings one to Skanderbeg Square, the heart of the metropolis of some 850,000. Twenty-three miles from the coast on a lowland plain underneath mount Dajti to the east, modern Tirana is, on the surface, just another Balkan capital choked with traffic, shoddily constructed apartment buildings, cafes and restaurants - overwhelmed by the modern. Yet, in and around the city it is still possible to at least catch a glimpse of the remnants of some of the different civilizations which have over the centuries contributed to the creation of the modern Albanian state and nation"