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The Balkans in Travel Writing
This book revisits images of the Balkans in twentieth-century travel writing that vividly mirrors the turbulent changes that the region went through. As such, it provides a vital basis for research into the variety of possibilities, or obstacles, present on the region’s path to accession, when its unique heritage will have to be reconciled with a more European identity. This volume explores the work of well-known authors, such as Rebecca West, Paul Theroux, Robert D. Kaplan, and also contributes to travel writing theory by addressing less-known travellers who recorded their thoughts on the social dynamics of the region. The corpus offers divergent and often contradictory views, ranging fro...
Ahead with the Past
The poverty-stricken nation of Albania was the most mysterious of Iron Curtain countries; closed-off to visitors, it was governed by ruthless dictators who were followers of Chairman Mao. But in the years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, even Albania has changed dramatically. Twenty years after their first collaboration, German-born socio-documentary photographer Jutta Benzenberg and Albanian author Ardian Klosi look again at this perplexing country through photographs and narration that balances sensitivity and subtle humor with the occasional flash of ruthlessness. Benzenberg has been documenting Albania since she photographed prisons and migrants in 1991, but her archive was destroyed by fire in 2007. In this beautifully produced book, she begins again, like the Albanians, with determination.
Bukuri e rëndë
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Albania
Dedicated to "all those Albanians whose lives have been disrupted by violence and human rights abuses," this bibliographic guide attests to many unique cultural and other facets of this beleaguered Balkan nation beyond its contemporary political and economic woes: individuals of note, geology, archeology/prehistory, flora and fauna, travel accounts, language, arts, media, religion, cuisine, hobbies, social change, women's issues, and Albanian communities around the world. Includes a chronology, table of place names, note on pronunciation, map, and indexes by author, title, and subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Albanien
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Historical Dictionary of Albania
Albania is not well known by outsiders; it was deliberately closed to the outside world during the communist era. Now it has thankfully become free again, its borders are open and it can be visited, and it is increasingly integrating with the rest of Europe and beyond. Unfortunately, Albania has had its share of problems in the post-communist era; it's a land of destitution and despair, thanks in part to the Albanian mafia, which has turned the country into one of blood-feuds, kalashnikovs, and eternal crises. Yet, Albania is, in essence, a European nation like any other and will soon, it is to be hoped, advance and take its proper place in Europe and the world. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Albania relates the history of this little-known country through a detailed chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, appendixes, and over 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, and events; institutions and organizations; and political, economic, social, cultural, and religious facets.
Wir sind immer im Feuer
Das Leben und Schicksal von vielen Tausenden politischen Gefangenen in Albanien war gepragt von Gewalt, Willkur und Repression. Die Gefangenen lebten unter menschenunwurdigen Verhaltnissen in Lagern, wurden kaum versorgt und mussten korperlich schwerste Arbeiten verrichten. Meist war die gesamte Familie eines Volksfeindes von Verfolgung und Verbannung betroffen, die Grunde fur ihre Verhaftung wurden ihnen oft gar nicht genannt. Der Band beruht auf ausfuhrlichen Interviews, die die Autorinnen mit ehemaligen politischen Gefangenen in Albanien gefuhrt haben. Diese Erzahlungen von zerstorten Leben dokumentieren in eindringlicher Weise die Jahrzehnte eines kommunistischen Systems aus der Sicht der Betroffenen. Gewalt lasst sich nicht abstrakt zeigen, nur konkret. Das Buch berichtet von Gewalt, verubt an Menschen im Namen einer Utopie der besseren Gesellschaft, erzahlt in einer klaren und konkreten Sprache, die keine Umdeutungen zulasst.
Shqipëria
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Klan
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