Product Description: Authoritarian leaders such as Enver Hoxha, Todor Zhivkov, Josip Broz Tito and Slobodan Milosevic are part of a time-honored tradition of Balkan authoritarian rule that saw the domination of some of the most colorful but also brutal leaders of twentieth century...read more

Product Description: Albanian history and society are permeated with myths and mythical narratives, which often serve political purposes. On the basis of myths, collective identities are ideologically defined, social boundaries and exclusion and inclusion justified, images of friend and foe constructed, and feelings of belonging, pride, trust or suspicion evoked...read more