Modern Albania : : From Dictatorship to Democracy in Europe / / Fred C. Abrahams.
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...
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Abrahams, Fred C., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Modern Albania : From Dictatorship to Democracy in Europe / Fred C. Abrahams. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2015] ©2015 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Map of Albania -- Map of Tirana -- Introduction -- Prologue -- PART I. OUT OF THE DARK -- 1. Hoxha’s Heart -- 2. Fences Fall -- 3. The System Shakes -- PART II. BLINDED BY LIGHT -- 4. Student City -- 5. A Democratic Party -- 6. Vote for the Future -- PART III. RED TO BLUE -- 7. Rebuild the State -- 8. One-Party Town -- 9. The Fall -- PART IV. BLINDED BY GOLD -- 10. Profiteers’ Pact -- 11. Revolt -- 12. A Horrible End -- PART V. RETURN TO RED -- 13. Democracy 2.0 -- 14. Illegal but Necessary -- 15. A Shot, a Coup -- PART VI. RED AND BLACK -- 16. Argument of Force -- 17. A Formula -- 18. To War -- PART VII. BLACK AND BLUE -- 19. Busts in Our Heads -- 20. The Doctor Is Back -- 21. Pendulum Swing -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Sources -- Index -- About the Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Democracy Albania. Post-communism Albania. HISTORY / Europe / Eastern. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 9783110728996 print 9780814705117 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814705117.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479841189 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781479841189/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Map of Albania -- Map of Tirana -- Introduction -- Prologue -- PART I. OUT OF THE DARK -- 1. Hoxha’s Heart -- 2. Fences Fall -- 3. The System Shakes -- PART II. BLINDED BY LIGHT -- 4. Student City -- 5. A Democratic Party -- 6. Vote for the Future -- PART III. RED TO BLUE -- 7. Rebuild the State -- 8. One-Party Town -- 9. The Fall -- PART IV. BLINDED BY GOLD -- 10. Profiteers’ Pact -- 11. Revolt -- 12. A Horrible End -- PART V. RETURN TO RED -- 13. Democracy 2.0 -- 14. Illegal but Necessary -- 15. A Shot, a Coup -- PART VI. RED AND BLACK -- 16. Argument of Force -- 17. A Formula -- 18. To War -- PART VII. BLACK AND BLUE -- 19. Busts in Our Heads -- 20. The Doctor Is Back -- 21. Pendulum Swing -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Sources -- Index -- About the Author |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Map of Albania -- Map of Tirana -- Introduction -- Prologue -- PART I. OUT OF THE DARK -- 1. Hoxha’s Heart -- 2. Fences Fall -- 3. The System Shakes -- PART II. BLINDED BY LIGHT -- 4. Student City -- 5. A Democratic Party -- 6. Vote for the Future -- PART III. RED TO BLUE -- 7. Rebuild the State -- 8. One-Party Town -- 9. The Fall -- PART IV. BLINDED BY GOLD -- 10. Profiteers’ Pact -- 11. Revolt -- 12. A Horrible End -- PART V. RETURN TO RED -- 13. Democracy 2.0 -- 14. Illegal but Necessary -- 15. A Shot, a Coup -- PART VI. RED AND BLACK -- 16. Argument of Force -- 17. A Formula -- 18. To War -- PART VII. BLACK AND BLUE -- 19. Busts in Our Heads -- 20. The Doctor Is Back -- 21. Pendulum Swing -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Sources -- Index -- About the Author |
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