Unfinished Portrait of a Country - Hardcover
This book offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of the past, present, and future of Albania. Prifti offers portraits of prominent Albanians throughout history, including Mother Teresa and Fan S. Noli, former president of Albania, and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church in America. He also examines crucial aspects of Albanian politics, economics, as well as the current situation in the Albanian reigion of Kosovo. In his discussions of Albanian culture, the author presents a overview of the nation's traditional and contemporary literature.
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This book offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of the past, present, and future of Albania. Prifti examines the lives of prominent Albanians and considers the nation's politics, economics, and the current situation in Kosovo. He also discusses the nation's traditional and contemporary literature.
About the Author:
Peter Prifti is a member emeritus of the department of linguistics at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of Confrontation in Kosovo: The Albanian-Serb Struggle, 1969–1988.
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- PublisherEast European Monographs
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0880335580
- ISBN 13 9780880335584
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages258
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Unfinished Portrait of a Country
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