The Shining Beacon of Socialism in Europe: The Albanian State and Society in the Period of Communist Dictatorship, 1944-1992 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9788323335153)

In the history of European communist dictatorships, the Albanian case deserves particular attention. Half a century of Albanian communism saw an attempt to apply the model of forceful industrialisation, combined with a brutal and multifarious indoctrination of society, to a backward country which had lived in traditional tribal structures. In Albania, the model of power which was called Stalinist in Europe proved particularly durable and impossible to verify through demographic and generational changes. This work is the first to analyse the process of the ideologisation of the state and its impact on the economic, social, and cultural life. An important asset of the book is its extensive use of Albanian source materials as well as works of Albanian historians.

Author: Tadeusz Czekalski
ISBN-10: 832333515X
ISBN-13: 9788323335153
Publisher: Jagiellonian University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/12/2013
Pages: 170
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.40w x 0.40d