Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Discovery of Albania: Travel Writing and Anthropology in the Nineteenth Century Balkans
Johann George Von Hahn
€ 125.09
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Discovery of Albania: Travel Writing and Anthropology in the Nineteenth Century Balkans
Hardcover. Classic accounts of Albania in the 19th century. Translator(s): Elsie, Robert. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784532925
SKU
V9781784532925
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Johann George Von Hahn
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.
Reviews for The Discovery of Albania: Travel Writing and Anthropology in the Nineteenth Century Balkans