"Carefully crafted. unusual, and interesting...in addition to the
account of Albanian diplomacy in the early 1990s, "The Myth of
Greater Albania" provides particularly perceptive reports on Kosovo
politics during the same period, as well on the origins and
development of armed Albanian groups. A talented author, Kola has
provided a valuable addition to the literature on nationalism and
the Balkans."--"Slavic Review"
"A comprehensive, complex, and coherent narrative history of the
Albanian-inhabited lands of today's Kosovo and Albania from ancient
times until today."
--Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers, University of London
"An interesting, in-depth, descriptive survey of the Albanian
nation."
--"Choice"
"Kola has contributed an interesting, in-depth, descriptive
survey of the Albanian nation."
--"Choice"
When Kosovar Albanians came to Albania after the fall of
Communism, they were surprised to find an impoverished motherland
whose people were consumed with questions of basic survival.
Albania's citizens, for their part, were dumbstruck by the
relatively opulent lifestyles of the Kosovars. Yet despite their
profound differences, the myth of a "Greater Albania" persists.
In this timely book, Paulin Kola challenges this myth, arguing
that there is not widespread support for a "Greater Albania" among
the Albanian-speaking peoples. He shows that Albanians do not wish
to join a single, politically recognized entity and demonstrates
how the Albanians are marked by ideological, religious, and other
divisions.
While a "Greater Kosovo" remains a remote possibility, there is
little chance of the Albanians of either Albania or the diaspora
supporting moves to dissolve thepresent international borders in
pursuit of an "Albanian homeland." Albanians appear content to
retain their discrete political entities, while traveling and
trading freely. Accessible and urgent, this book effectively puts
to rest the cherished myths of Albanian nationalism.
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