Life is War - Surviving Dictatorship in Communist Albania

A collection of oral histories that guides readers through through the decades (1944-92) in which the Communist Party controlled everything in Albania; what work one could do, what food was available, and even who one could marry. Based on personal interviews with six men and women who survived Enver Hoxha's communist regime.

About the author

Shannon Woodcock has published widely in recent Romanian and Albanian history, particularly the history of anti-Romani racism in Romania, post-socialist discourses of sexuality as identity in Eastern Europe, and the history of everyday life in Albania under Enver Hoxha (1945-1985).

Summary

A collection of oral histories that guides readers through through the decades (1944–92) in which the Communist Party controlled everything in Albania; what work one could do, what food was available, and even who one could marry.  Based on personal interviews with six men and women who survived Enver Hoxha’s communist regime.

Product details

• Authors: Shannon Woodcock, Woodcock Shannon
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9781910849040
• ISBN: 978-1-910849-04-0
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 522 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Albania, Social and ethical issues, History and Archaeology, Corruption in society, Political oppression & persecution, Political oppression and persecution