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Historical Dictionary of Kosovo (Hardcover, Second Edition): Robert Elsie Historical Dictionary of Kosovo (Hardcover, Second Edition)
Robert Elsie
R3,134 Discovery Miles 31 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As the seventh and probably last state to arise from the ruins of the former Yugoslavia, Kosovo is the newest country in Europe. For centuries, Kosovo, also known as Kosova, was part of the Ottoman Empire, and for most of the 20th century, it was a province of what was once Yugoslavia. After the military conflict in 1998-1999 and a period of administration by the United Nations, Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008. Focusing not only on Kosovo's turbulent recent years, the second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Kosovo also relates the country's rich culture and long history. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, and events; institutions and organizations; and political, economic, social, cultural, and religious facets. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Kosovo.

Historical Dictionary of Albania (Hardcover, 2nd Edition): Robert Elsie Historical Dictionary of Albania (Hardcover, 2nd Edition)
Robert Elsie
R4,760 Discovery Miles 47 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

The Albanian Operation of the CIA and MI6, 1949-1953 - Conversations with Participants in a Venture Betrayed (Paperback):... The Albanian Operation of the CIA and MI6, 1949-1953 - Conversations with Participants in a Venture Betrayed (Paperback)
Nicholas Bethell; Edited by Robert Elsie, Bejtullah Destani
R1,202 R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Save R488 (41%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Albanian Operation, carried out by British and American secret services from 1949 to 1953, was one of the first Western attempts to subvert a country behind the Iron Curtain. The British liaison officer for the project in Washington was Kim Philby, a Soviet double agent who sabotaged the whole venture. In all, about 300 agents and civilians are thought to have been killed in the disastrous operation. The story was first pieced together by Nicholas Bethell in his 1984 book The Great Betrayal: The Untold Story of Kim Philby's Biggest Coup, based on interviews and conversations with British and American officials and Albanian fighters who infiltrated the Stalinist Albanian regime and escaped alive. The present work presents the interviews throws new light on what actually took place.

Traveler, Scholar, Political Adventurer - A Transylvanian Baron at the Birth of Albanian Independence: the Memoirs of Franz... Traveler, Scholar, Political Adventurer - A Transylvanian Baron at the Birth of Albanian Independence: the Memoirs of Franz Nopcsa (Hardcover)
Franz Nopcsa; Introduction by Robert Elsie; Notes by Robert Elsie
R1,814 Discovery Miles 18 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Austro-Hungarian aristocrat of Transylvanian origin, Baron Franz Nopcsa (1877-1933), was one of the most adventuresome travelers and scholars of Southeast Europe in the early decades of the twentieth century. He was also a paleontologist of renown and a noted geologist of the Balkan Peninsula : many of his assumptions have been confirmed by science. The Memoirs of this fascinating figure deal mainly with his travels in the Balkans, and specifically in the remote and wild mountains of northern Albania, in the years from 1903 to 1914. They thus cover the period of Ottoman Rule, the Balkan Wars and the outbreak of the First World War. Nopcsa was a keen adventurer who hiked through regions of northern Albania. With time, he became a leading expert in Albanian studies. He was also deeply involved in the politics of the period. In 1913, Nopcsa even offered himself as a candidate for the vacant Albanian throne. The Introduction also tells of Nopcsa's tragic death: he shot his Albanian secretary and partner before killing himself. The memoirs themselves reveal some references to his homosexuality for those who can read between the lines.

Enver Hoxha - The Iron Fist of Albania (Paperback): Majlinda Nishku Enver Hoxha - The Iron Fist of Albania (Paperback)
Majlinda Nishku; Blendi Fevziu; Edited by Robert Elsie; Introduction by Robert Elsie
R545 Discovery Miles 5 450 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Stalinism, that particularly brutal phase of communism, came to an end in most of Eastern Europe with the death of Josef Stalin in 1953 or at least with the Khrushchev reforms that began in the Soviet Union in 1956. However, in one country - Albania - Stalinism survived virtually unscathed until 1990. The regime that the Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha led from the time of the communist takeover in 1944 until his death in 1985, and that continued unabated under his successor Ramiz Alia until 1990, was incomparably severe. Such was the reign of terror that no audible voice of opposition or dissent ever arose in the Balkan state, a European country that became as isolated from the rest of the world as North Korea is today. When the Albanian communist system finally imploded, it left behind a weary population, frightened and confused after decades of purges and political terror. It also left behind a country with a weak and fragile economy, a country where extreme poverty was the norm. In the decades since Hoxha's death, Albania has made substantial progress in political and economic terms, yet the spectre of Hoxha still lingers over the country. Despite this, many people - inside and outside Albania - know little about the man who ruled the country with an iron fist for so many decades. This book provides the first biography of Enver Hoxha available in English, from his birth in GjirokastEr in southern Albania, then still under Ottoman rule, to his death in 1985 at the age of 76. Using archival documents and first-hand interviews, Albanian journalist Blendi Fevziu pieces together the life of this tyrannical ruler, in a biography which will be essential reading for anyone interested in Balkan history and communist studies.

The Blaze in the Balkans - Selected Writings 1903-1941 (Hardcover, New): M.Edith Durham The Blaze in the Balkans - Selected Writings 1903-1941 (Hardcover, New)
M.Edith Durham; Edited by Robert Elsie, Bejtullah D. Destani; Introduction by Elizabeth Gowing
R1,697 Discovery Miles 16 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

M. Edith Durham is best known for her classic travel books about the Balkans. However, she was also a passionate, articulate and well-informed commentator on the twists and turns of Balkan politics and the machinations of the Great Powers. The pieces in this collection of her writings from the early half of the twentieth century remind us of the many connections between Britain and the Balkans over recent centuries -- of Tennyson, Disraeli, Lord Fitzmaurice, Aubrey Herbert and Margaret Hasluck. With its wide geographical sweep, the book offers a fair picture of the Balkans in the early twentieth century: Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Serbia are all represented -- their dangers and wonders, ugly brutality and startling beauty, history, custom, geography and politics. The anthology offers vivid pictures of Balkan locations which will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in modern Balkan history.

Kosovo, A Documentary History - From the Balkan Wars to World War II (Paperback): Robert Elsie, Bejtullah D. Destani Kosovo, A Documentary History - From the Balkan Wars to World War II (Paperback)
Robert Elsie, Bejtullah D. Destani
R1,535 Discovery Miles 15 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The question of Kosovan sovereignty and independence has a history which stretches far back beyond the outbreak of war in 1998. This volume is a compilation of key documents on Kosovo from the first half of the twentieth century. These texts, including numerous diplomatic despatches from the British Foreign Office, deal initially with the Albanian uprising against Ottoman rule in the spring of 1912 and, in particular, with the period of the Serbian invasion of Kosovo in late 1912 and the repercussions of the conquest for the Albanian population. The documents from 1918 to the early 1920s focus mainly on endeavours by Albanian leaders, including those of the so-called Kosovo Committee in exile, to bring the plight of their people to the attention of the outside world - endeavours which largely failed. Further documents reflect the situation in Kosovo up to the outbreak of World War II. This collection provides new perspectives on the Kosovo question and includes many documents which have been largely unavailable up to now. It sheds new light on many of the major and minor episodes that channelled and determined subsequent events, including the Kosovo War of 1998-1999 and the declaration of independence in February 2008.

Rain in the Dark (Paperback): Robert Elsie Rain in the Dark (Paperback)
Robert Elsie; Ledia Dushi
R179 Discovery Miles 1 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bergwanderungen in Albanien - (1903-1905) (Paperback): Karl Steinmetz Bergwanderungen in Albanien - (1903-1905) (Paperback)
Karl Steinmetz; Edited by Robert Elsie
R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The London Conference and the Albanian Question (1912-1914) - The Dispatches of Sir Edward Grey (Paperback): Robert Elsie,... The London Conference and the Albanian Question (1912-1914) - The Dispatches of Sir Edward Grey (Paperback)
Robert Elsie, Bejtullah Destani
R464 Discovery Miles 4 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Kosovo, A Documentary History - From the Balkan Wars to World War II (Hardcover): Robert Elsie, Bejtullah D. Destani Kosovo, A Documentary History - From the Balkan Wars to World War II (Hardcover)
Robert Elsie, Bejtullah D. Destani
R4,771 Discovery Miles 47 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The question of Kosovan sovereignty and independence has a history which stretches far back beyond the outbreak of war in 1998. This volume is a compilation of key documents on Kosovo from the first half of the twentieth century. These texts, including numerous diplomatic despatches from the British Foreign Office, deal initially with the Albanian uprising against Ottoman rule in the spring of 1912 and, in particular, with the period of the Serbian invasion of Kosovo in late 1912 and the repercussions of the conquest for the Albanian population. The documents from 1918 to the early 1920s focus mainly on endeavours by Albanian leaders, including those of the so-called Kosovo Committee in exile, to bring the plight of their people to the attention of the outside world - endeavours which largely failed. Further documents reflect the situation in Kosovo up to the outbreak of World War II. This collection provides new perspectives on the Kosovo question and includes many documents which have been largely unavailable up to now. It sheds new light on many of the major and minor episodes that channelled and determined subsequent events, including the Kosovo War of 1998-1999 and the declaration of independence in February 2008.

Through the Lands of the Serb - New edition, edited and introduced by Robert Elsie (Paperback): Robert Elsie Through the Lands of the Serb - New edition, edited and introduced by Robert Elsie (Paperback)
Robert Elsie; Edith Durham
R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Early Albanian Bible Translations in Todhri Script (Paperback): Robert Elsie Early Albanian Bible Translations in Todhri Script (Paperback)
Robert Elsie
R806 Discovery Miles 8 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Albanian Alphabets - Borrowed and Invented (Paperback): Robert Elsie Albanian Alphabets - Borrowed and Invented (Paperback)
Robert Elsie
R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Thirty Agas Were Conversing - Albanian Heroic Verse (Paperback): Robert Elsie Thirty Agas Were Conversing - Albanian Heroic Verse (Paperback)
Robert Elsie
R380 Discovery Miles 3 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gathering Clouds - The Roots of Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo and Macedonia - Early Twentieth-Century Documents (Paperback):... Gathering Clouds - The Roots of Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo and Macedonia - Early Twentieth-Century Documents (Paperback)
Robert Elsie
R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Burden of the Balkans (Paperback): Robert Elsie Burden of the Balkans (Paperback)
Robert Elsie; Edith Durham
R547 Discovery Miles 5 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Tales from Old Shkodra - Early Albanian Short Stories (Paperback): Robert Elsie Tales from Old Shkodra - Early Albanian Short Stories (Paperback)
Robert Elsie
R337 Discovery Miles 3 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Twenty Years of Balkan Tangle (Paperback): Robert Elsie Twenty Years of Balkan Tangle (Paperback)
Robert Elsie; Edith Durham
R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Under the Banners of Melancholy - Collected Literary Works (Paperback): Robert Elsie Under the Banners of Melancholy - Collected Literary Works (Paperback)
Robert Elsie; Migjeni
R264 Discovery Miles 2 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Hasluck Collection of Albanian Folktales (Paperback): Robert Elsie The Hasluck Collection of Albanian Folktales (Paperback)
Robert Elsie; Margaret Hasluck
R591 Discovery Miles 5 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Escape to Albania - Memoirs of a Jewish Girl from Hamburg (Paperback): Robert Elsie, Johanna Jutta Neumann Escape to Albania - Memoirs of a Jewish Girl from Hamburg (Paperback)
Robert Elsie, Johanna Jutta Neumann
R265 Discovery Miles 2 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Struggle for Scutari (Turk, Slav, and Albanian) - New edition, edited and introduced by Robert Elsie (Paperback): Robert... The Struggle for Scutari (Turk, Slav, and Albanian) - New edition, edited and introduced by Robert Elsie (Paperback)
Robert Elsie; Edith Durham
R359 Discovery Miles 3 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
High Albania (Paperback): Robert Elsie High Albania (Paperback)
Robert Elsie; Edith Durham
R396 Discovery Miles 3 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Behind Stone Walls - Changing household organisation among the Albanians of Kosovo (Paperback): Robert Elsie, Antonia Young Behind Stone Walls - Changing household organisation among the Albanians of Kosovo (Paperback)
Robert Elsie, Antonia Young; Photographs by Ann Christine Eek
R405 Discovery Miles 4 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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