The Resource Free : coming of age at the end of history, Lea Ypi
Free : coming of age at the end of history, Lea Ypi
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The item Free : coming of age at the end of history, Lea Ypi represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- Lea Ypi grew up in one of the most isolated countries on earth, a place where communist ideals had officially replaced religion. Albania, the last Stalinist outpost in Europe, was almost impossible to visit, almost impossible to leave. It was a place of queuing and scarcity, of political executions and secret police. To Lea, it was home. People were equal, neighbours helped each other, and children were expected to build a better world. There was community and hope. Then, in December 1990, a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, everything changed. The statues of Stalin and Hoxha were toppled. Almost overnight, people could vote freely, wear what they liked and worship as they wished. There was no longer anything to fear from prying ears. But factories shut, jobs disappeared and thousands fled to Italy on crowded ships, only to be sent back. Predatory pyramid schemes eventually bankrupted the country, leading to violent conflict. As one generation's aspirations became another's disillusionment, and as her own family's secrets were revealed, Lea found herself questioning what freedom really meant. Free is an engrossing memoir of coming of age amid political upheaval. With acute insight and wit, Lea Ypi traces the limits of progress and the burden of the past, illuminating the spaces between ideals and reality, and the hopes and fears of people pulled up by the sweep of history
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 313 pages
- 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
- Philosophers have only interpreted the world; the point is to change it
- Isbn
- 9780241567265
- Label
- Free : coming of age at the end of history
- Title
- Free
- Title remainder
- coming of age at the end of history
- Statement of responsibility
- Lea Ypi
- Subject
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- Albania -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Albania -- Social conditions
- Albanians -- Biography
- Autobiographies
- College teachers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Albania -- History -- 1990-
- Political scientists -- Albania -- Biography
- Ypi, Lea, 1979- -- Childhood and youth
- Families -- Albania -- Biography
- Albania -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Lea Ypi grew up in one of the most isolated countries on earth, a place where communist ideals had officially replaced religion. Albania, the last Stalinist outpost in Europe, was almost impossible to visit, almost impossible to leave. It was a place of queuing and scarcity, of political executions and secret police. To Lea, it was home. People were equal, neighbours helped each other, and children were expected to build a better world. There was community and hope. Then, in December 1990, a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, everything changed. The statues of Stalin and Hoxha were toppled. Almost overnight, people could vote freely, wear what they liked and worship as they wished. There was no longer anything to fear from prying ears. But factories shut, jobs disappeared and thousands fled to Italy on crowded ships, only to be sent back. Predatory pyramid schemes eventually bankrupted the country, leading to violent conflict. As one generation's aspirations became another's disillusionment, and as her own family's secrets were revealed, Lea found herself questioning what freedom really meant. Free is an engrossing memoir of coming of age amid political upheaval. With acute insight and wit, Lea Ypi traces the limits of progress and the burden of the past, illuminating the spaces between ideals and reality, and the hopes and fears of people pulled up by the sweep of history
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- NJB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1979-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ypi, Lea
- Dewey number
- 949.65
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Ypi, Lea
- Political scientists
- Families
- College teachers
- Albanians
- Albania
- Albania
- Albania
- Albania
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Free : coming of age at the end of history, Lea Ypi
- 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 -- Philosophers have only interpreted the world; the point is to change it
- Control code
- 000070170231
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 313 pages
- Isbn
- 9780241567265
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- jb2021072222
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1263810396
- Label
- Free : coming of age at the end of history, Lea Ypi
- 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 -- Philosophers have only interpreted the world; the point is to change it
- Control code
- 000070170231
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 313 pages
- Isbn
- 9780241567265
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- jb2021072222
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1263810396
Subject
- Albania -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Albania -- Social conditions
- Albanians -- Biography
- Autobiographies
- College teachers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Albania -- History -- 1990-
- Political scientists -- Albania -- Biography
- Ypi, Lea, 1979- -- Childhood and youth
- Families -- Albania -- Biography
- Albania -- History -- 20th century
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