Tirana modern : biblio-ethnography on the margins of Europe / Matthew Rosen.

Author/creator Rosen, Matthew, 1977- author.
Format Book
PublicationNashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, [2022]
Descriptionxiii, 170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Albanians--Books and reading.
Literature and society--Albania.
Literature and anthropology--Albania.
Books--Albania. --History.
Littérature et société--Albanie.
Albanais--Livres et lecture.
Littérature et anthropologie--Albanie.
Livres--Albanie. --Histoire.
Tirana (Albania)--Social conditions.
Tirana (Albania)--History.
Albania--Social conditions.
Albania--History.
Albania--Social life and customs.
Albanie--Histoire.

Contents Acknowledgments -- List of illustrations -- Introduction. Writing the relationship between books and people -- Chapter One. One hundred years of transformation -- Chapter Two. Miracles of the street -- Chapter Three. In the public interest -- Chapter Four. Reading nearby -- Chapter Five. Between conflicting systems -- Conclusion. A good time to read -- Appendix. Pika pa sipërfaqe's Catalogue of publications, November 2009-November 2021 -- References -- Notes -- Index.
Abstract "The book tells a story of Albanian modernity from the perspective of the author's participation in the daily lives of two avid readers living in Tirana"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 147-161) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Rosen, Matthew, 1977- Tirana modern Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2022 9780826504838
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2022002740
ISBN9780826504814 paperback
ISBN0826504817 paperback
ISBN9780826504821 hardcover
ISBN0826504825 hardcover
ISBNelectronic publication
ISBNelectronic book

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Joyner General Stacks DR997.3 .R67 2022 ✔ Available Place Hold