Author : Adam YAMEY
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1291111476
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (911 download)
Book Synopsis ALBANIA ON MY MIND by : Adam YAMEY
Download or read book ALBANIA ON MY MIND written by Adam YAMEY and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The people of Albania achieved independence in 1912, having endured several centuries of Ottoman domination. After the First World War, they lived under a series of dictatorships beginning with that of King Zog. He was followed by Mussolini, and then by Hitler. They were 'liberated' by the Communist partisans at the end of the Second World War, only to be subjected to yet another dictatorship. This was led by Enver Hoxha. During his 30 year 'reign' Albania became even more impenetrable to outside observers than North Korea is today. In this book about Albania, published to celebrate 100 years of Albania's independence, Adam Yamey describes how his almost obsessive interest in the country developed and what he discovered about life inside the country's closely guarded, tightly sealed borders when he managed to visit it in 1984, the last year of Enver Hoxha's life.