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That Weekend in Albania: A Road Trip to Intrigue in the Balkans

Peter J. Meehan

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Description:Overview:A multi-genre take on Europe's poorest country, prior to Albania's current status as a trendy tourist destination. Combining historical fiction and family dynamics, That Weekend in Albania is a travelogue / adventure, exploring cultural confrontation in the Balkans. The text combines a Swiss Family Robinson tale with a James Bond thriller.Synopsis:In 2001, two months after 9/11, an expatriate family takes a weekend road trip to Butrint, a multi-civilization ruin near Albania's southern border with Greece. Having experienced Stalinism at its worst, Europe’s only Muslim country is experimenting with ‘capitalism’', clashing with the family’s expectation of a Mediterranean lifestyle. Background:After 45 years of closed borders, murder and starvation, Albanian Stalinism ended in 1991. In transitioning to a market economy, the new government mistakenly endorsed pyramid schemes: two-thirds of the population invested, losing $1.2 billion by 1997. Rioting destroyed the country's infrastructure, leading to a stateless society. In early 1999, the Yugoslav War spilled from Kosovo into Albania until the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe allowed democratic elections to be held.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with That Weekend in Albania: A Road Trip to Intrigue in the Balkans. To get started finding That Weekend in Albania: A Road Trip to Intrigue in the Balkans, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Overview:A multi-genre take on Europe's poorest country, prior to Albania's current status as a trendy tourist destination. Combining historical fiction and family dynamics, That Weekend in Albania is a travelogue / adventure, exploring cultural confrontation in the Balkans. The text combines a Swiss Family Robinson tale with a James Bond thriller.Synopsis:In 2001, two months after 9/11, an expatriate family takes a weekend road trip to Butrint, a multi-civilization ruin near Albania's southern border with Greece. Having experienced Stalinism at its worst, Europe’s only Muslim country is experimenting with ‘capitalism’', clashing with the family’s expectation of a Mediterranean lifestyle. Background:After 45 years of closed borders, murder and starvation, Albanian Stalinism ended in 1991. In transitioning to a market economy, the new government mistakenly endorsed pyramid schemes: two-thirds of the population invested, losing $1.2 billion by 1997. Rioting destroyed the country's infrastructure, leading to a stateless society. In early 1999, the Yugoslav War spilled from Kosovo into Albania until the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe allowed democratic elections to be held.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with That Weekend in Albania: A Road Trip to Intrigue in the Balkans. To get started finding That Weekend in Albania: A Road Trip to Intrigue in the Balkans, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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