WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES

Country Profiles

from CIA World Factbook; BBC Country Profiles; World Desk Reference

Country Studies

from Library of Congress; from Nations Encyclopedia

Links, General

from SSEES; from Library of Congress, Portals to the World; from BUBL

Links, on History

from Virtual Library History; from Virtual Library Labour History; from Virtual Library Women's History

Historical Maps

Albanian Vilayets 1878, from Frosina Albania 1912-1914, from Köztes Europa

Timelines

from timelines.ws; from BBC News; A Brief Constitutional History of Albania, from IPLS, backward timeline, focus on recent events

Accounts of History

from Wikipedia, from the Albanian Homepage; A Brief History, from Albania - Land of the Eagles Texts and Documents of Albanian History, from Zemra Shqiptare

Encyclopedia Entries

on Albania, from Catholic Encyclopedia, 1907 edition; from EB 1911; from Wikipedia Encyclopedic Articles on Korce, Mirdite, from Footnotes on History, by James L. Erwin Article Albanien, Durazzo, Skutari, Tirana, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892

Politics

Politics of Albania, from Wikipedia; Political Resources on the Net : Albania Albania : The Party System 1950-1956 and 1957-1962, from Political Parties : A Cross-National Survey, by Kenneth Janda Albania Profile, from International Crisis Group

Military

see under List of Wars : Albania at this site

Economy & Finances

Entry Albania, from Global History of Currencies, by Bryan Taylor History of Tirana Stock Exchange, of Tirana Chamber of Commerce and Industry see also Library of Congress, Country Studies : Albania; Wikipedia History of Albania Albania Energy Profile, from Energy Information Administration; List of Hydroelectric Power Stations, from Wikipedia, scroll down for Albania Mines and Communities : Albania

Ethnography

Languages of Albania (7), from Ethnologue S. Schwandner-Sievers, The Albanian Aromanians' Awakening, Identity Politics and Conflicts in Post-Communist Albania; Greeks of Albania and Albanians in Greece, from Greek Helsinki Monitor; Roma in Albania, from Greek Helsinki Monitor; Albania : The Greek Minority, from HRW History of the Albanian Language, from Wikipedia, by Çezar Kurti Falsifying History : The Holocaust and Greater Albania, by Carl K. Savich, tendentious Migration, Globalisation & Poverty, has numerous pdf files on Albania World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Albania

Religion

History of the (Greek Catholic) Albanian Church, from Eastern Catholic Pastoral Association of Southern California; Articles History of the Jews in Albania, Islam in Albania, from Wikipedia International Religious Freedom Report 2003 : Albania, from U.S. Department of State Albania, from Roman Catholic Hierarchy Patron Saint Index : Albania

History of Cities

Tirana, from Albanian Tourist Guide, from World 66, from Wikipedia Durres, from Albanian Tourist Guide, from Wikipedia Shkodra, from Albanian Tourist Guide, from Shkoder.net, from Wikipedia Elbasan, from Wikipedia; Korce, from Wikipedia; Vlora, from Albanian Tourist Guide

Institutions

Albania, from Airline History History, from RTSH (Radio Tirana); Article Radio Televizioni Shqiptar History of Education in Albania, from Albanur Structurae : Albania; Search Lighthouse Explorer for Albania

Culture

Article Albanian Language, from Wikipedia; A Brief History of the Albanian Language, by Cezar Kurti Albanian Literature, by Jorgo Bulo; from Wikipedia Article Music of Albania, from Wikipedia Article Cinema of Albania, from Wikipedia

Biographies

List of Albanians, from Wikipedia; Albanian Personalities, from Albaweb; Famous Albanians, from albanian.ca Chinese Ambassadors to Albania, from PRC MOFA

Bibliographies

Albania, from The Online Books Page Datenbasis "Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde" (Databasis International Relations and Country Studies), keywords Albanien, Albania; site in German, many English language titles listed Search RHS Bibliography for Albania Search UK National Archive Online Library for Albania

Others

Alcohol and Drugs History Society : Albania Category : Albania at the Olympics, from Wikipedia; Article Football in Albania Disaster History by Country : Albania, from Relief Web Annals of Israeli-Albanian Contacts on Establishing Diplomatic Relations, by Yosef Govrin; History of the British Embassy in Tirana, Pt.1, Pt.2, Pt.3; Relations between Latvia and Albania, from MOFA Latvia; Diplomatic Relations between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Albania, from Czech Embassy in Tirana; Albania, from MOFA, Finland, from MOFA, Georgia, South Africa DOFA Republic of Albania, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, History Albania and the United Nations. Two Cases seen from a Diplomatic History Perspective (1997), by Giovanni Armilotta Foreign Relations of Greece, posted by Hellenica, scroll down for Bilateral Relations with Albania The 'National Interest' Tradition and the Foreign Policy of Albania, by Rozeta E. Shembilku Palearctic Ecoregion, from WWF

WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS

Lists of Statesmen

from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon), from Rulers (B. Schemmel), Regnal Chronologies (Western Balkans; scroll down for Albania), from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated); Political Leaders from Albania, from ZPC (including Party Leaders) List of Primacies of the Albanian Orthodox Church

Lists of Ambassadors

List of Canadian Ambassadors to Albania, from Wikipedia;

Population Figures

from Population Statistics, Univ. Utrecht Historical Abortion Statistics - Albania, from Johnston's Archive

Document Collections

Texts and Documents of Albanian History, posted by Robert Elsie Article Albania, Eyne Provintz in Griechenland, from Zedlers Universallexikon (1732), posted by Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, in German, 18th century font Foreign Office (British) : Peace Handbooks (1919-1920), posted on Internet Archive; v. 3. The Balkan states (I), no. 15-18.--v. 4. The Balkan states (II), no. 19-23 Search Prassi Italiana di Dirito Internazionale, Indice delle leggi e degli altri atti normativi, for Albania, 126 entries, in Italian

Online Newspapers

Newspapers and News Media : Albania, from ABYZ; from Online Newspapers, from World Newspapers, from Worldpress.org (links)

Modern Documents

List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Albania, from ILO, 30 docs. since 1920 Internet Law Library : Albania The Republic of Albania, from World History Archives

Election Results

from Albania (since 2001); from IFES Election Guide

Archives, Musea, Libraries

Central State Archives, Albania, from KNAW Libraries in Albania, from LibDex History of the Albanian National Library, from The European Library

National Symbols

Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from International Civic Heraldry National Anthem, from David's National Anthem Reference Page

Coins, Banknotes

Banknotes of Albania, from World Currency Museum; from Ron Wise's World Paper Money Numismatic Collections of Coins : Albania, bilingual Russian-English page Search Coin Archives for Albania

Stamps

Rare Albanian Stamps, from Sandafayre Stamp Gallery; Stamps Albania 1913-1919, from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920 by Evert Klaseboer

Others

License Plates, from Francoplaque, from License Plates around the World Passports of Albania, from World Passports Airline Timetable Images : Albania

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Online Libraries

Central and Eastern European Online Library Internet Archive, search for "History of Albania"

On Central, Eastern Europe

Adrian Webb, The Longman Companion to Central and Eastern Europe since 1919, London etc.: Longman 2002 [G] Andre Gerolymatos, The Balkan Wars. Conquest, Revolution and Retribution from the Ottoman Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond, NY : Basic Books 2002

General Histories

Miranda Vickers, The Albanians - a Modern History, (1995) London : Tauris 2001, 282 pp., KMLA Lib.Sign. 949.65 V637a Article : Albania, pp.612-618 in : Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, vol.14, KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862n v.14 C.A. Chekrezi, Albania, Past and Present (1919), posted on Internet Archive W. Peacock, Albania : the foundling state of Europe (1914), posted on Internet Archive H. Hamm, Albania China's Beachhead In Europe (1962), posted on Internet Archive A. Galanti, L'Albania: notizie geografiche, ethnografiche e storiche (1901) in Italian, posted on Internet Archive S. Gopcevic, Geschichte von Montenegro und Albanien (1914) in German, posted on Internet Archive Wassa, Albanien und die Albanesen: eine historisch-kritische Studie (1879) in German, posted on Internet Archive

Specific Periods

Albania, pp.166-170 in : Derek H. Aldcroft, Europe's Third World. The European Periphery in the Interwar Years. Leicester : UP 2006, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 940.09724 A357e O.M. Aldridge, The retreat from Serbia through Montenegro and Albania (1916), posted on Internet Archive Communist takeover and occupation of Albania : special report no. 13 of the Select Committee on Communist Aggression (1954), posted on Internet Archive

Economic History

A. Calmes, The economic and financial situation of Albania (1922), posted on Internet Archive

Regional History

M.E. Durham, High Albania and its customs in 1908 (1910), posted on Internet Archive N.J. Cassavetes, The question of northern Epirus at the Peace conference (1919), posted on Internet Archive A. Radovitch, The question of Scutari (1919), posted on Internet Archive J. Tharaud, La bataille a Scutari d'Albanie (1913), posted on Internet Archive

Historical Dictionaries

Raimond Hutchins, Historical Dictionary of Albania, Lanham Md.: Scarecrow 1996 [G] Robert Elsie, Historical Dictionary of Albania, Scarecrow : 2004