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The crescent and the eagle : Ottoman Rule, Islam and the Albanians, 1874-1913

Examining from an Ottoman perspective the awakening of Albanian national identity from the end of the 19th century to the outbreak of WWI, this book focuses on the evolution of government policies toward Albanians
Print Book, English, 2006
I.B. Tauris, London, 2006
History
xi, 260 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
9781845112875, 1845112873
70128471
Religion, state, and motherland
A rude awakening
Hamidism and Albanianism
Hamidian rule in Albania
The revolution
Road to independence
Conclusion