THE ALBANIAN QUESTION by Miranda Vickers, James Pettifer ( 9781848850958 )

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Title:

THE ALBANIAN QUESTION
RESHAPING THE BALKANS

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ISBN 10:

1848850956

ISBN 13:

9781848850958

Publisher:

I.B.TAURIS & CO LTD.

Pub. date:

30 September, 2009

Pages:

288

Description:

Albania is Europe's one of the fastest growing and youngest nation and occupies a strategic position in the region. Many wider geopolitical issues are related to the Albanian national question. This book provides an account of the events which led to the Kosovan war.

Synopsis:

Kosovoa's declaration of independence in 2008 and the overt manipulation of this precedent by Russia in its war with Georgia and South Ossetia shortly afterwards has focused the worlda's attention once again on the Balkans. But Albaniaa's role within the region remains little known and less understood. In this revised edition of a major work of contemporary history, two well-known and internationally-respected authorities elucidate Albania's place in the Balkans, from the explosion of violence in the 1990s, which brought the country to the brink of civil war, to the present day. The future of the Albanians in the Balkans is the most pressing issue in the region today, a fact which the West must pay close heed to if this long neglected nation is to become a European partner. Indeed, the authors argue, in this rapidly evolving political climate, failure to come to terms with the importance of the Albanian question could return the region as a whole to armed conflict.

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12 integrated bw illustrations

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I.B.Tauris

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