Enver Hoxha
Twentieth-Century Tyrant
- Auteurs: Robert C. Austin, Artan R. Hoxha
- Soort boek: biografie van de dictator van Albanië
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Reaktion Books
- Verschijnt: 1 februari 2026
- Omvang: 328 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek
- Prijs: £ 20,00
- Boek bestellen bij: Bol
Robert C. Austin & Artan R. Hoxha Enver Hoxha review en recensie
Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Enver Hoxka, Twentieth-Century Tyrant, de biografie over de dictator van Albanië, geschreven door Robert C. Austin en Artan R. Hoxha, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.
Flaptekst van de biografie van Enver Hoxha, de Albanese dictator
The extraordinary story of Europe’s longest-ruling communist dictator.
This is the first full-length biography of Enver Hoxha, the communist dictator who ruled Albania for nearly half a century. Hoxha was an unreformed Stalinist who was propelled to power with Soviet and Yugoslav help following the defeat of the Axis powers, though he soon broke with his former allies and built a Chairman Mao-like political cult in his tiny and impoverished nation.
In this fluent and far-reaching account, Hoxha emerges as a paranoid megalomaniac, interested in maintaining control above all else, and excelling at manipulating his comrades and outsmarting his domestic and international enemies. This important book shines a light on the nature of dictatorship, and a lesser-known chapter in the history of the Cold War.
Robert C. Austin is Professor at the University of Toronto and author of many books on the Balkans.
Artan R. Hoxha is a historian of southeastern Europe based in Tirana, Albania.