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Situated between Greece on the south, the former Yugoslavia on the north and east, and the Adriatic Sea on the west, Albania is the country the world forgot.
Throughout this century, Albania has been perceived as primitive and isolationist by its neighbors to the west. When the country ended fifty years of communist rule in 1992, few outsiders took interest. Deemed unworthy of membership in the European Union and overlooked by multinational corporations, Albania stands today as one of the poorest and most ignored countries in Europe.
Miranda Vickers and James Pettifer take us behind the veil of former President Enver Hoxha's isolationist policies to examine the historic events leading up to Albania's transition to a parliamentary government. Beginning with Hoxha's death in 1985, Albania traces the last decade of Albania's shaky existence, from the anarchy and chaos of the early nineties to the victory of the Democratic Alliance in 1992 and the programs of the current government. The authors provide us with an analysis of how the moral, religious, economic, political and cultural identity of the Albanian people is being redefined, and leave no question that the future of Albania is inextricably linked to the future of the Balkans as a whole. In short, they tell us why Albania matters.

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• Acknowledgements(p. vii)
• Preface to the Second Impression(p. xi)
• Map of Albania(p. xviii)
• Chapter 1. Introduction(p. 1)
• Chapter 2. The Crisis of the One-party State after Enver Hoxha's Death, 1985-90(p. 10)
• Chapter 3. The Time of Dark Forces, November 1990-March 1991(p. 33)
• Chapter 4. 1991 - Popular Movements and the End of Communism(p. 55)
• Chapter 5. The Democratic Party Victory(p. 75)
• Chapter 6. The Revival of Religion(p. 96)
• Chapter 7. Social and Cultural Changes(p. 118)
• Chapter 8. Kosova and the Question of National Unification(p. 142)
• Chapter 9. The Other National Question: Macedonia and Montenegro(p. 166)
• Chapter 10. Ethnic Minorities in Albania after Communism(p. 186)
• Chapter 11. International Relations and Defence(p. 209)
• Chapter 12. The End of Party Politics? - Democracy under Threat(p. 227)
• Chapter 13. Renewed Political Tension and the Constitutional Crisis(p. 247)
• Chapter 14. The May 1996 Elections and the Future(p. 266)
• Appendixes
• A. 'The Fiftieth Anniversary of Liberation' (document written by Sir Reginald Hibbert)(p. 291)
• B. Albania: Basic Information(p. 295)
• C. The Last Communist Government of Albania, September 1990(p. 296)
• D. The 1991 Elections in Albania(p. 298)
• E. The 1992 General Election and Albanian Political Parties under Democracy(p. 299)
• F. The Democratic Party Government formed after the 1996 General Election(p. 303)
• G. The European Union Programmes in Albania(p. 305)
• H. Albania's Parliamentary Elections, 1996(p. 306)
• Select Bibliography on Contemporary Albania(p. 307)
• Index(p. 309)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Miranda Vickers is a regular broadcaster and writer on Albanian affairs, and a political analyst for International Crisis Group, Brussels
James Pettifer is Visiting Professor at the Institute of Balkan Studies, University of Thessaloniki