TY  - BOOK
AU  - Romeo Gurakuqi
PY  - 2026
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 2768-7562
TI  - The Versailles Order and the Making of Albania, 1918-1926
T2  - Albania After the "Great War"
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1742173
N2  - Versailles Order and the Making of Albania, 1918–1926 offers a compelling analysis of Albania’s struggle for statehood in the aftermath of the First World War. Focusing on the diplomatic and political battles at the Paris Peace Conference, the League of Nations, and the Conference of Ambassadors, the study examines how Albania’s sovereignty and borders were debated, delayed, and ultimately recognised. The book explores the external pressures exerted by regional powers, Western allies, and Albania’s internal efforts to establish a modern state amidst institutional fragility, foreign occupation, and socio-economic backwardness. Drawing on various archival sources, this monograph reveals how early 20th-century diplomacy shaped Albania’s political destiny. It highlights the role of diaspora, elites, and Western-oriented reformers in resisting dismemberment and asserting national identity.
KW  - Versailles Order, 1918-1926, Albania after the Great War, Romeo Gurakuqi, the rise in power of Ahmet Zogu, U.S.–Albania relations, Great Powers, national sovereignty, Balkan politics, state-building, post-WWI diplomacy, statehood, self-determination, Yugoslav intervention, South Albania Question, Albanian borders 1921–1926, 1918–1921, international recognition, League of Nations, Wilson, Adriatic Question, Paris Peace Conference, Albania
LA  - English
ER  -