Artan, Hoxha
(2020)
Sugarland: Socialism and the Transformation of the Albanian Countryside.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This dissertation explores how the Communist government that came to power in Albania in 1945 implemented one of the country's most ambitious rural development projects by turning the age-old swampland of Maliq into a site of sugar production. The new regime not only drained the swamp and opened arable land for the cultivation of sugar beets but also built a large sugar factory. Based on interdisciplinary research, which combines environmental, economic, social and cultural history, this dissertation traces the common features that the scheme of Maliq shared with other contemporary models of development, including those implemented by liberal democracies. It also analyzes the implementation and ramifications of a program that aimed at engineering society and nature. Maliq thus serves as a lens for shedding light on the far-reaching and sometimes surprising international entanglements during the Cold War.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
8 June 2020 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
30 March 2020 |
| Approval Date: |
8 June 2020 |
| Submission Date: |
7 April 2020 |
| Access Restriction: |
2 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 2 years. |
| Number of Pages: |
283 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > History |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Socialism, Albania, Balkans, eastern Europe, countryside, agriculture, reclamation, industrialization, modernization |
| Date Deposited: |
08 Jun 2020 16:26 |
| Last Modified: |
28 Feb 2023 15:32 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/38576 |
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