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Albania - Portrait of a Country in Transition (Paperback, Revised ed.)
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Albania - Portrait of a Country in Transition (Paperback, Revised ed.)
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Catapulted from totalitarianism to free market capitalism in 1991,
Albania emerged from half a century of isolation to find itself an
anomaly in Europe: a third world country economically, but first
world in terms of education, literature and the arts. How has
Albania transformed since then? Clarissa de Waal here explains
Albania's 'transition' from Communism via the experiences of a
diverse range of families, highland villagers, urban elite and
shanty dwellers - whose lives she has followed since 1992. De Waal
shows that whilst the archaic world of customary law continues to
pervade highland life, and squatters on state farmland live under
constant threat of eviction, members of the ex-communist elite in
Tirana embrace rentier capitalism. Albania, it seems, is a country
wracked by contradictions. With unparalleled insights into the
region, this book is a unique history told from the perspective of
the participants. It will inform and engage all those interested in
Albania and south-east Europe, and prove essential reading for
students and specialists.
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