Albanian identities : myth and history
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Albanian identities : myth and history
Indiana University Press, c2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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"...a pioneering effort in English-language studies on Albania." -Nicholas C. Pano Albanian history is permeated by myths and mythical narratives that often serve political purposes, from the depiction of the legendary "founder of the nation," Skanderbeg, to the exploits of the KLA in the recent Kosovo War. The essays in Albanian Identities, by a multinational, multidisciplinary team of scholars and non-academic specialists, deconstruct prevalent political or historiographical myths about Albania's past and present, bringing to light the ways in which Albanian myths have served to justify and direct violence, buttress political power, and foster internal cohesion. Albanian Identities demonstrates the power of myths to this day, as they underpin political and social processes in crisis-ridden, post-totalitarian Albania.
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Preliminary Table of Contents: INTRODUCTION Narratives of Power: Capacities of Myths in Albania Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers The Nature of Myths: Some Theoretical Aspects George Schopflin I. THE HISTORY OF ALBANIAN MYTH PRODUCTION Invention of a Nationalism: Myth and Amnesia Piro Misha The Role of Education in the Albanian Identity and its Myths Isa Blumi Religion and the Politics of 'Albanianism' Ger Dujizings Myths of Albanian National Identity: Some Key Elements, as Expressed in the Works of Albanian Writers Noel Malcolm II. MYTHS DURING COMMUNISM IN POLITICS, SOCIETY AND CULTURE 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 III. NATIONALIST HISTORIOGRAPHY-OR FRIENDS, FOES AND HEROES The Myth of Ali Paha and the Bektashis: The Construction of an 'Albanian Betashi 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 IV. MYTHS AND CONTESTED BORDERS 'Shkolla Shqipe' and Nationhood: Albanians in Pursuit of Education in the Native Language in Inter-War (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 Amerian Albanian Immigration: Narratives on Political Myths Annie Lafontaine Culture and the Re-Invention of Myths in a Border Area Gilles de Rapper V. MYTHS OF DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT AND THE FUTURE 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 Schmidtt
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