The Tribes of Albania: History, Society and Culture

by Robert Elsie and Elsie Robert

Book Overview

Northern Albania and Montenegro are the only regions in Europe to have retained a true tribal society up to the mid-twentieth century. This book provides the first scholarly investigation of this tribal society, a pioneer work that offers a detailed survey of all the major Albanian-speaking tribes in Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo. Robert Elsie provides comprehensive material on the 69 different tribes, including data on their locations, religious...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784534013
• ISBN13: 9781784534011
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.6"