Resultaten voor 'robert elsie'

The Cham Albanians of Greece

This book will be essential reading for scholars of Balkan history, politics and legal issues. It will provide a fascinating insight into one of the forgotten tragedies of the twentieth century.

A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History

The history of Albania includes some memorable characters - from the legendary Albanian hero Scanderbeg to the glamorous Queen Geraldine. This book provides information on over 700 Albanian and Albania - related historical figures, via the centuries of Ottoman rule to the end of the twentieth century.

1. Robert Elsie

Historical Dictionary of Albania

The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Albania relates the history of this country through a detailed chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, and over 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, and events; institutions and organizations; and political, economic, social, cultural, and religious facets.

1. Robert Elsie

Traveler, Scholar, Political Adventurer

This book presents the memoirs of Baron Franz Nopcsa (1877-1933), an Austro-Hungarian aristocrat from Transylvania who was a remarkable multi-faceted figure combining scientific expertise with adventurous exploration and political involvement in Southeast Europe.

Balkan Beauty, Balkan Blood

Represents three decades of Albanian writing - especially the burst of creativity in the newfound freedom of the 1990s - readers will encounter work that reflects the literary paradox of Eastern Europe in the late twentieth century. This book provides English-speaking readers with an elucidating overview of the nation's literature.

1. Edith Durham

Through the Lands of the Serb