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Albanian identities : myth and history

Title
Albanian identities : myth and history / Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers, Bernd J. Fischer, editors.
Publication
London : Hurst & Co., 2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Schwandner-Sievers, Stephanie.
  • Fischer, Bernd J., 1952-
Description
xvii, 238 pages; 23 cm
Subject
  • Nationalism > Albania
  • Myth
  • myths
  • Historiography
  • Nationalism
  • Politics and government
  • Identität
  • Mythos
  • Albania > Historiography
  • Albania > Politics and government
  • Albania
  • Albaner
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Map of Albania -- Narratives of Power: Capacities of Myth in Albania / Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers -- The Nature of Myth: Some Theoretical Aspects / George Schopflin -- Invention of a Nationalism: Myth and Amnesia / Piro Misha -- The Role of Education in the Formation of Albanian Identity and its Myths / Isa Blumi -- Religion and the Politics of 'Albanianism': Naim Frasheri's Bektashi Writings / Ger Duijzings -- Myths of Albanian National Identity: Some Key Elements, as Expressed in the Works of Albanian Writers in America in the Early Twentieth Century / Noel Malcolm -- Between the Glory of a Virtual World and the Misery of a Real World / Fatos Lubonja -- Ismail Kadare's The H-File and the Making of the Homeric Verse: Variations on the Works and Lives of Milman Parry and Albert Lord / Galia Valtchinova -- Enver Hoxha's Role in the Development of Socialist Albanian Myths / M. J. Alex Standish -- The Myth of Ali Pasha and the Bektashis: The Construction of an 'Albanian Bektashi National History' / Nathalie Clayer -- Perceptions and Reality in Twentieth-Century Albanian Military Prowess / Bernd J. Fischer -- Smoke Without Fire? Albania, SOE and the Communist 'Conspiracy Theory' / Roderick Bailey -- 'Shkolla Shqipe' and Nationhood: Albanians in Pursuit of Education in the Native Language in Interwar (1918-41) and Post-Autonomy (1989-98) Kosovo / Denisa Kostovicova -- The Perception of the Albanians in Greece in the 1830s and '40s: The Role of the Press / Elias Skoulidas -- North American Albanian Immigration: Narratives on Political Myths / Annie Lafontaine -- Culture and the Reinvention of Myths in a Border Area / Gilles de Rapper -- Myths and New Forms of Governance in Albania / Mariella Pandolfi -- Youth NGOs in Albania: Civil Society Development, Local Cultural Constructions of Democracy, and Strategies of Survival at Work / Nicola Mai -- Conspiracy Theories in Albanian Politics and Media / Fabian Schmidt
ISBN
  • 1850655715
  • 9781850655718
LCCN
2002483919
OCLC
  • ocm50761039
  • 50761039
  • SCSB-1265924
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library