Albanian Identities Myth and History

Name: Albanian Identities Myth and History
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ISBN: 9780253341891

ISBN-10: 0253341892

ISBN-13: 9780253341891

Edition: 2002

Authors: Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers, Bernd J. Fischer

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Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 10/21/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgements


The Co-Authors


Map of Albania


Narratives of Power: Capacities of Myth in Albania



The Nature of Myth: Some Theoretical Aspects



Invention of a Nationalism: Myth and Amnesia



The Role of Education in the Formation of Albanian Identity and its Myths



Religion and the Politics of 'Albanianism': Naim Frasheri's Bektashi Writings



Myths of Albanian National Identity: Some Key Elements, as Expressed in the Works of Albanian Writers in America in the Early Twentieth Century



Between the Glory of a Virtual World and the Misery of a Real World



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



Enver Hoxha's Role in the Development of Socialist Albanian Myths



The Myth of Ali Pasha and the Bektashis: The Construction of an 'Albanian Bektashi National History'



Perceptions and Reality in Twentieth-Century Albanian Military Prowess



Smoke Without Fire? Albania, SOE and the Communist 'Conspiracy Theory'



'Shkolla Shqipe' and Nationhood: Albanians in Pursuit of Education in the Native Language in Interwar (1918-41) and Post-Autonomy (1989-98) Kosovo



The Perception of the Albanians in Greece in the 1830s and '40s: The Role of the Press



North American Albanian Immigration: Narratives on Political Myths



Culture and the Reinvention of Myths in a Border Area



Myths and New Forms of Governance in Albania



Youth NGOs in Albania: Civil Society Development, Local Cultural Constructions of Democracy, and Strategies of Survival at Work



Conspiracy Theories in Albanian Politics and Media



Index