Life is War

Surviving Dictatorship in Communist Albania

AvShannon Woodcock

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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The book reveals how everyday people survived political persecution and oppression, and champions human resilience in the face of unrelenting political terror.In Life in War, the reader accompanies Shannon Woodcock, the author and historian, through intimate interviews with six Albanian men and women. We hear how everyday people survived shocking living conditions, political persecution and oppression dependent on ethnicity, political status, gender and sexuality.This is a thorough and vivid history of lived communism in Albania, charting political and ideological shifts through the experiences of those who survived. Life is War stands as remarkable and profound testimony to the resilience of humanity in the face of unrelenting political terror.An accurate and precise historical work, engagingly rendered from life narratives, it plunges the reader into the difficult emotional truths that are at the core of remembering Albania’s communist past.Life is War is a valuable contribution to studies of everyday life under communism and dictatorship. Eloquently written and expertly researched, it will appeal to readers interested in life histories, war, communism, European history and trauma studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-04-25
Mått:152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt:522 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:238
Förlag:Intellect
ISBN:9781910849040

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Shannon Woodcock is a historian who 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 (1945-85). Shannon is the main editor of Sextures: E-journal for Sexualities, Cultures and Politics.

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Life is War gives voice to the experiences of Albanians – men, women, Romani, Vlachs among them – who survived Enver Hoxha’s notoriously repressive and increasingly isolated regime. The stories Shannon Woodcock chronicles enrich our limited knowledge of everyday life in Albania, and are a welcome addition to social histories and collected memory studies of the communist period in Eastern Europe.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionChapter OneThoma Çaraoshi joins the party and sells the sheepChapter TwoLife is warChapter ThreeStories to make you laugh and cry - Mevlude DemaChapter FourJust one moment can break a soul - Diana Keçi Chapter FiveInvisible barriers - Liljana MajkoChapter SixEvery historian has their past - Professor Riza HasaChapter SevenDay trip to DragotChapter EightChildren of the lost generations - Jeras NaçoConclusionAcknowledgmentsReferences and further readingIndex