ISBN: 9781479896684

A “compulsively readable” account of the collapse of Europe’s last Communist regime and the dramatic events that followed (Los Angeles Review of Books).   In the ea… Mehr…

A “compulsively readable” account of the collapse of Europe’s last Communist regime and the dramatic events that followed (Los Angeles Review of Books).   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 (it may be the only country outside the US that boasts a statue of George W. Bush).   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 provides a front-row seat to the dramatic events of the last battle of Cold War Europe.  Includes photographs Digital Content>E-books>Current Affairs>Domestic Affairs>Domestic Affairs, New York University Press Digital >16<

ISBN: 9781479896684

A “compulsively readable” account of the collapse of Europe’s last Communist regime and the dramatic events that followed (Los Angeles Review of Books). In the early 19… Mehr…

A “compulsively readable” account of the collapse of Europe’s last Communist regime and the dramatic events that followed (Los Angeles Review of Books). 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 al-lowed 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 re-gime; the outflows of refugees; the crash of the massive pyramid-loan schemes; the war in neigh-boring Kosovo; and Albania’s relationship with the United States (it may be the only country out-side the US that boasts a statue of George W. Bush). Fred Abrahams weaves together personal experience from more than twenty years of work in Al-bania, 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, diplo-mats, and founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army—and a close examination of hundreds of pre-viously secret government records from Albania and the United States. A rich, narratively driven account, Modern Albania provides a front-row seat to the dramatic events of the last battle of Cold War Europe. Includes photographs Digital Content>E-books>Current Affairs>Domestic Affairs>Domestic Affairs, New York University Press Digital >16<

ISBN: 9781479896684

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 w… Mehr…

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. Digital Content>E-books>Current Affairs>Domestic Affairs>Domestic Affairs, New York University Press Digital >16<

ISBN: 9781479896684

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 no… Mehr…

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 cafes, 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.; EPUB; History & Transport > Humanities > Regional & national history > European history, NYU Press<

ISBN: 9781479896684

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