The Resource Free : a child and a country at the end of history, Lea Ypi
Free : a child and a country at the end of history, Lea Ypi
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The item Free : a child and a country at the end of history, Lea Ypi represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bedford Public Library.
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- Summary
- "A reflection on "freedom" in a dramatic, beautifully written memoir of the end of Communism in the Balkans. Lea Ypi grew up in the last Stalinist country in Europe: Albania, a place of queuing and scarcity, of political executions and secret police. While family members disappeared to what she was told were "universities" from which few "graduated", she swore loyalty to the Party. In her eyes, people were equal, neighbors helped each other, and children were expected to build a better world. Then the statues of Stalin and Hoxha were toppled. Almost overnight, people could vote and worship freely and invest in hopes of striking it rich. But factories shut, jobs disappeared and thousands fled to Italy, only to be sent back. Pyramid schemes bankrupted the country, leading to violence. One generation's dreams became another's disillusionment. As her own family's secrets were revealed, Lea found herself questioning what "freedom" really means. With acute insight and wit, Lea Ypi traces the perils of ideology, and what people need to flourish."--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 267 pages
- Note
- First published in UK with subtitle: coming of age at the end of history
- Contents
-
- Stalin
- The other Ypi
- 471: a brief biography
- Uncle Enver is dead
- Coca-Cola cans
- Comrade Mamuazel
- They smell of sun cream
- Brigatista
- Ahmet got his degree
- The end of history
- Grey socks
- A letter from Athens
- Everyone wants to leave
- Competitive games
- I always carried a knife
- It's all part of civil society
- The crocodile
- Structural reforms
- Don't cry
- Like the rest of Europe
- 1997
- Philosophers have only interpreted the world; the point is to change it
- Isbn
- 9780393867732
- Label
- Free : a child and a country at the end of history
- Title
- Free
- Title remainder
- a child and a country at the end of history
- Statement of responsibility
- Lea Ypi
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A reflection on "freedom" in a dramatic, beautifully written memoir of the end of Communism in the Balkans. Lea Ypi grew up in the last Stalinist country in Europe: Albania, a place of queuing and scarcity, of political executions and secret police. While family members disappeared to what she was told were "universities" from which few "graduated", she swore loyalty to the Party. In her eyes, people were equal, neighbors helped each other, and children were expected to build a better world. Then the statues of Stalin and Hoxha were toppled. Almost overnight, people could vote and worship freely and invest in hopes of striking it rich. But factories shut, jobs disappeared and thousands fled to Italy, only to be sent back. Pyramid schemes bankrupted the country, leading to violence. One generation's dreams became another's disillusionment. As her own family's secrets were revealed, Lea found herself questioning what "freedom" really means. With acute insight and wit, Lea Ypi traces the perils of ideology, and what people need to flourish."--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- JAG
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1979-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ypi, Lea
- Dewey number
-
- 949.6503
- B
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- DR977.25.Y75
- LC item number
- A3 2022
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Ypi, Lea
- Albanians
- Political scientists
- Albania
- Albania
- Label
- Free : a child and a country at the end of history, Lea Ypi
- Note
- First published in UK with subtitle: coming of age at the end of history
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Stalin -- The other Ypi -- 471: a brief biography -- Uncle Enver is dead -- Coca-Cola cans -- Comrade Mamuazel -- They smell of sun cream -- Brigatista -- Ahmet got his degree -- The end of history -- Grey socks -- A letter from Athens -- Everyone wants to leave -- Competitive games -- I always carried a knife -- It's all part of civil society -- The crocodile -- Structural reforms -- Don't cry -- Like the rest of Europe -- 1997 -- Philosophers have only interpreted the world; the point is to change it
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 267 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393867732
- Lccn
- 2021033437
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1291213043
- Label
- Free : a child and a country at the end of history, Lea Ypi
- Note
- First published in UK with subtitle: coming of age at the end of history
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Stalin -- The other Ypi -- 471: a brief biography -- Uncle Enver is dead -- Coca-Cola cans -- Comrade Mamuazel -- They smell of sun cream -- Brigatista -- Ahmet got his degree -- The end of history -- Grey socks -- A letter from Athens -- Everyone wants to leave -- Competitive games -- I always carried a knife -- It's all part of civil society -- The crocodile -- Structural reforms -- Don't cry -- Like the rest of Europe -- 1997 -- Philosophers have only interpreted the world; the point is to change it
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 267 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393867732
- Lccn
- 2021033437
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1291213043
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