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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Miranda Vickers (Independent Scholar, UK) , James Pettifer (University of Oxford, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781848850958ISBN 10: 1848850956 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 30 September 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsMap of Albania, Kosova and region Introduction Chronology of Recent Events PART ONE 1997- THE CRISIS OF POST-COMMUNIST ALBANIA 1 The Pyramid Banks and the crisis of the Democratic Party government 2 The March Uprising 3 Political Crisis and Government Transition PART TWO THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER 1 The Crisis in Northern Albania 2 'Operation Alba' - A Coalition of the Willing Map of military situation in southern Albania March 1997 3 The revival of Socialist Power and the Royalist Challenge PART THREE THE KOSOVA DIMENSION OF THE NATIONAL QUESTION 1 Tirana, the crisis in Kosova and the origins of the Kosova Liberation Army 2 The War and the 'First Offensive' Map of the military situation in Kosova June 1998 3 Tirana and the International Crisis PART FOUR THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN ALBANIA 1 The Northern Crisis- Preparing for a Coup d'etat 2 The Assassination of Azem Hajdari and the 'Coup' PART FIVE ALBANIA AND THE DEEPENING KOSOVA CRISIS 1 The Spread of the Kosova war Map of refugee crisis in 1998 2 Tirana and the January Crisis 3 Rambouillet and NATO commitment 4 The Kosova Refugee Crisis and the Region PART SIX THE NEW ALBANIAN SPACE AND THE FUTURE 1 Tirana and the new Kosova 2 The Preshevo Conflict and the Macedonian Conflict of 2001 3 Panalbanianism- Tirana and the wider Albanian World Glossary of Names and Acronyms IndexReviewsThis pioneering book, by two foremost experts on Albanian affairsâ ¦is a brilliant account of key events in recent Balkan history. John Phillips, The Tablet. They are to be congratulated on the objective way in which they have presented the Albanian history of the last ten years. Tom Winnifrith, Times Literary Supplement Pettifer and Vickers provide a first-class analysis of the always intricate, and at times convoluted, relationships between Albania's political elites and the ethnic Albanian communities of neighboring countries. Gabriel Partos, Transitions Online. A well-written and readable account of the Albanian question, that is, of Albania itself and its relations with its immediate neighbours during a very tense and dangerous period. It is to be recommended to all students of the Balkans, of international relations and of conflict analysis. John Loughlin, International Affairs. This pioneering book, by two foremost experts on Albanian affairsâ ¦is a brilliant account of key events in recent Balkan history. John Phillips, The Tablet. They are to be congratulated on the objective way in which they have presented the Albanian history of the last ten years. Tom Winnifrith, Times Literary Supplement Pettifer and Vickers provide a first-class analysis of the always intricate, and at times convoluted, relationships between Albania's political elites and the ethnic Albanian communities of neighboring countries. Gabriel Partos, Transitions Online. A well-written and readable account of the Albanian question, that is, of Albania itself and its relations with its immediate neighbours during a very tense and dangerous period. It is to be recommended to all students of the Balkans, of international relations and of conflict analysis. John Loughlin, International Affairs. 'This pioneering book, by two foremost experts on Albanian affairs...is a brilliant account of key events in recent Balkan history.' - John Phillips, The Tablet; 'They are to be congratulated on the objective way in which they have presented the Albanian history of the last ten years.' - Tom Winnifrith, Times Literary Supplement; 'Pettifer and Vickers provide a first-class analysis of the always intricate, and at times convoluted, relationships between Albania's political elites and the ethnic Albanian communities of neighboring countries.' - Gabriel Partos, Transitions Online; 'A well-written and readable account of the Albanian question, that is, of Albania itself and its relations with its immediate neighbours during a very tense and dangerous period. It is to be recommended to all students of the Balkans, of international relations and of conflict analysis.' - John Loughlin, International Affairs Author InformationJames Pettifer is author of The Blue Guide to Albania and Kosovo and, also with Miranda Vickers, Albania: From Anarchy to a Balkan Identity. Miranda Vickers is the author of Between Serb and Albanian - a History of Kosovo and The Albanians - a Modern History . Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |