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Informationen zum Autor Clarissa de Waa l taught Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge for 20 years. She is a Fellow of Newnham College. Klappentext Opens a window into a culture and society that remained closed for many years! looking at how Albania has coped with the transition from totalitarianism to free market capitalism. Explains Albania's 'transition' from Communism via the experiences of a diverse range of families, highland villagers, urban elite and shanty dwellers - whose lives she has followed since 1992. In this title, the author shows us members of the ex-communist elite in Tirana embracing rentier capitalism. Zusammenfassung Explains Albania's 'transition' from Communism via the experiences of a diverse range of families, highland villagers, urban elite and shanty dwellers - whose lives she has followed since 1992. In this title, the author shows us members of the ex-communist elite in Tirana embracing rentier capitalism. Inhaltsverzeichnis MapsList of illustrations Acknowledgements Foreword to the revised editionChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. First Impressions: DropullChapter 3. Tirana, 1992 Chapter 4. Looking for a fieldwork baseChapter 5. Mirdita and its historyChapter 6. The Kanun in the 1990s Chapter 7. Family life and poverty in FanChapter 8. OroshChapter 9. The bajraktar and the heroine of the people Chapter 10. DevelopmentsChapter 11. Life and work in BulsharChapter 12. Rrëshen Economic survival & religion Chapter 13. Rrëshen Life & death & the breakdown of law & order Chapter 14. Descent to the plainChapter 15. New conclusion 2010Appendices 1. Sketches from a twelve year old’s notebook2. Extended quotations from the Kanun of Lek Dukagjin BibliographyIndex
