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A Concise History of Albania (Cambridge Concise Histories)

Bernd J. Fischer

A Concise History of Albania charts the history of Albania and its people, within their Balkan and European contexts. It shows the country's journey from its ancient past, still shrouded in mystery and controversy, through its difficult transition from a particularly brutal form of communism to an e...

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The author, Ben Fischer, is a professor of history at Indiana University and was a former special advisor to the Albanian royal court. This book was cited as a source for the podcast's commentary on Albanian history and politics, specifically during the interwar period.

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He was part of the Ottoman Empire until 1912 so the last of the Balkan states to achieve independence.

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Episode: Enver Hoxha Part 1: The Albanian School Teacher

The author, Ben Fischer, is a professor of history at Indiana University and was a former special advisor to the Albanian royal court. This book was cited as a source for the podcast's commentary on Albanian history and politics, specifically during the interwar period.

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He was part of the Ottoman Empire until 1912 so the last of the Balkan states to achieve independence.

During the interwar period it was ruled principally by King Zog who was a self-proclaimed king he rose from being one of the major tribal chiefs in the north of Albania.

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