Synopses & Reviews
This is the first full account of a country that, following decades of isolation, has undergone unprecedented changes to its political system: the collapse of communism, the progression to multi-party elections and the upheaval that followed the March 1997 uprising. Miranda Vickers traces the history of the Albanian people from the Ottoman period to the formation of the Albanian Communist Party. Newly revised for this paperback edition,
The Albanians has now been updated to cover the crisis in Kosovo that led to the first "Western" war in Europe since 1945.
Review
"...expert guidance provided by this valuable and timely account..."-- Raymond Pearson, The South Slav Journal
"A vigorous, well-informed and readable study of modern Albanian history." --Raymond Hutchings, The Slavonic Review
About the Author
Miranda Vickers is Honorary Visiting Fellow, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London.