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Myths and mythical spaces [electronic resource] : conditions and challenges for history textbooks in Albania and South-Eastern Europe / Claudia Lichnofsky, Enriketa Pandelejmoni, Darko Stojanov (eds.).

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Göttingen : V&R unipress, [2018]
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275 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Lichnofsky, Claudia, Pandelejmoni, Enriketa, and Stojanov, Darko
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Textbooks and teaching of Albania in south-eastern Europe / Claudia Lichnofsky, Enriketa Pandelejmoni, Darko Stojanov -- Myths in Kosovar textbooks : history in the service of identity construction / Durim Abdullahu -- Portrayals of the national resistance during the Second World War in history textbooks : a critical layout analysis / Denis Vuka -- Between history and politics : understanding antiquitas myths in Macedonian history textbooks / Darko Stojanov / Jovan Bliznakovski -- The Vlora conflict from a trans-Adriatic perspective : history, myth and ideology / Fabio Bego -- Myth of a leader : Enver Hoxha's role during the Second World War in contemporary Albanian history textbooks / Enriketa Pandelejmoni -- Examining the meanings and uses of 'civilization' in Albanian history textbooks / Enis Sulstarova -- The national liberation movement in Albanian history textbooks of the socialist era / Gentiana Kera -- Fortifying the nation : the image of the Greeks in Albanian history textbooks (1945-1990) / Konstantinos Giakoumis, Ilir Kalemaj -- 'Fierce warriors' or 'bloodthirsty savages' : Albanians in Serbian textbooks (1882-1941) / Aleksandar Pavlović, Aleksandra Ilić Rajković -- Ethnocentric history textbooks in a multiethnic society : the case of the Republic of Macedonia / Violeta Petroska-Beshka, Nikolina Kenig -- Constructing the image of the 'threatening neighbour' in Macedonian history textbooks / Irena Stefoska -- Representations of ethnic Albanians in Macedonian history textbooks from 1970 until the present day / Petar Todorov.
Summary
"This volume addresses textbooks written in the Albanian language and in use in Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia. Political myths and mythical spaces play a key role in shaping processes of identity-building, concepts of 'self' and 'other', and ideas pertaining to the location of the self and nation within a post-conflict context. The Albanian case is particularly interesting because the majority of Albanians live outside the borders of Albania, despite the existence of the nation-state, which gives rise to fascinating complexities regarding the shaping of national identities and myths surrounding concepts of 'self' and 'other'. What textbooks teach is always of political interest, as they represent society's intentions for its next generation. This renders identity-building processes via textbooks in this context a particularly fascinating topic for research, here examined through the lens of myths and mythical spaces."--
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9783847108115 (pbk.)
3847108115 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references.
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