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The Discovery of Albania: Travel Writing and Anthropology in the Nineteenth Century Balkans
Hardback
Main Details
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The Discovery of Albania: Travel Writing and Anthropology in the Nineteenth Century Balkans
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Johann George von Hahn
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Introduction by Robert Elsie
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Translated by Robert Elsie
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:224 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138 |
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| Category/Genre | British and Irish History
Classic travel writing |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781784532925
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| Classifications | Dewey:959.6501 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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| Illustrations |
5 bw integrated
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
I.B. Tauris
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| Publication Date |
12 May 2015 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Johann Georg von Hahn - a nineteenth-century Austrian diplomat and explorer - is generally considered to be the founder of Albanian Studies as a scholarly discipline. It was he who first studied the Balkan country and its people, and who brought them to the attention of the academic world. Despite this acclaim, his work has not been widely available in English until now. In this volume, Robert Elsie has translated Hahn's most important works relating to his travels and studies in Albania during the mid-nineteenth century. Hahn's interests were broad, but he was especially interested in the tribes of Albania and Kosovo and made several ethnographic studies of the cultures and traditions of the tribes he encountered on his travels - including the Kelmendi, Hoti and Kastrati tribes. This volume will be invaluable readers for scholars of Balkan history and anthropology.
Author Biography
Johann Georg von Hahn (1811-1869) was an Austrian diplomat, philologist and specialist in Albanian history, language and culture. Robert Elsie is a writer, translator, interpreter and specialist in Albanian studies.
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