Free shipping on all orders over $79* Limited Time Only
Track My Order
Help Centre
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
Albanian Letters : Nationalism, Independence and the Albanian League - Arthur Evans

Albanian Letters

Nationalism, Independence and the Albanian League

By: Arthur Evans, Jason Tomes (Editor), Bejtullah D. Destani (Editor)

Hardcover | 30 January 2008 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Hardcover

$233.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $58.44 with

 or 

Ships in 10 to 15 business days

Although best known as an eminent classical archaeologist, Sir Arthur Evans was also passionately interested in the history of Albania. An authority on ancient Illyria, his sophisticated sense of the region's ancient roots infused his understanding of the complex culture and politics of the Balkans in the 19th century and combined to make him an authoritative and entertaining guide to this important subject. In "Albanian Letters", Evans not only explores the implications of the key political events of this period (for example, the formation of the Albanian League in 1878) but also paints a vivid picture of the country's complex social and cultural make-up. In the late 19th century, the questions of nationalism and national identity were a major preoccupation for Albanians."Albanian Letters" looks at how Albanians' views of their homeland were affected by developments taking place at the time, including increasing awareness of ethnic differences, population migration and changes to its distinctive culture and tradition. "Albanian Letters" offers a vivid snapshot of a nation at a critical period in its development.
Industry Reviews
`These fascinating letters and reports - never previously collected - cast fresh light on one of the most vital periods of Albanian history. The crisis which began in the late 1870s would lead, eventually, to the creation of an independent Albania. But while the end-point of that process was a relatively simple solution, the starting-point was a complex problem, with many different interests competing for power. Arthur Evans was both an opinionated young man and a brilliant journalist, with a vivid pen and a keen appetite for information; his accounts of these tensions and conflicts, both internal and international, make him a very valuable witness - and a very good read.' - Sir Noel Malcolm, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford, `Despite their biases as pointed out by the editors, Evans' journalistic reports provide an impressive depth of detail as well as insightful analyses of events, personalities and intrigue within their cultural and historical context.' - George W. Gawrych, Professor of History, Baylor University and author of The Crescent and the Eagle: Ottoman Rule, Islam and the Albanians (I.B.Tauris)

You Can Find This Book In

Non-FictionHistoryRegional & National HistoryEuropean HistoryPolitics & GovernmentEarliest Times to Present DayModern History from 1700 to 1900Biographies & True Stories Diaries, Letters & Journals

More in European History

The Glass Mountain : Escape and Discovery in Wartime Italy - Malcolm Gaskill

The Glass Mountain

Escape and Discovery in Wartime Italy

Hardcover

RRP $55.00

$42.75

22%
OFF
The Maginot Line : A New History of the Fall of France - Kevin Passmore

The Maginot Line

A New History of the Fall of France

Hardcover

RRP $61.95

$46.75

25%
OFF
Letters from a Stoic : The Ancient Classic - Seneca

Letters from a Stoic

The Ancient Classic

Hardcover

RRP $24.95

$21.75

13%
OFF
The Catalpa Rescue - Peter FitzSimons

The Catalpa Rescue

Paperback

RRP $36.99

$29.75

20%
OFF
Armada : The Spanish Enterprise and England's Deliverance in 1588 - Colin Martin

Armada

The Spanish Enterprise and England's Deliverance in 1588

Paperback

RRP $36.95

$29.75

19%
OFF
Churchill : Walking with Destiny - Andrew Roberts

Churchill

Walking with Destiny

Paperback

RRP $35.00

$28.75

18%
OFF
The Strange Death of Europe : Immigration, Identity, Islam - Douglas Murray

The Strange Death of Europe

Immigration, Identity, Islam

Paperback

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF
The War on the West : How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason - Douglas Murray

The War on the West

How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason

Paperback

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF
Jane Austen at Home : A Biography - Lucy Worsley

Jane Austen at Home

A Biography

Paperback

RRP $26.99

$22.99

15%
OFF
Say Nothing : True Story Of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland - Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing

True Story Of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland

Paperback

RRP $27.99

$23.75

15%
OFF
Kokoda : Updated Edition - Peter FitzSimons

Kokoda

Updated Edition

Paperback

RRP $39.99

$31.75

21%
OFF
Freedom : Memoirs 1954 - 2021 - Angela Merkel

Freedom

Memoirs 1954 - 2021

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$32.75

The Journals of Captain Cook : Penguin Classics - James Cook

The Journals of Captain Cook

Penguin Classics

Paperback

RRP $27.99

$23.75

15%
OFF
Night : Penguin Modern Classics - Elie Wiesel

Night

Penguin Modern Classics

Paperback

RRP $26.99

$20.75

23%
OFF
Bible of British Taste : Stories of Home, People and Place - Ruth Guilding

Bible of British Taste

Stories of Home, People and Place

Hardcover

RRP $65.00

$57.99

11%
OFF
Raise Your Soul : A Personal History of Resistance - Yanis Varoufakis

Raise Your Soul

A Personal History of Resistance

Paperback

RRP $36.99

$29.75

20%
OFF
The Book of Miracles. 45th Ed. - Till-Holger Borchert

The Book of Miracles. 45th Ed.

Hardcover

RRP $54.99

$42.75

22%
OFF

This product is categorised by