Kanuni I Leke Dukagjinit: The Code of Leke Dukagjini [Hardcover]

Leke Dukagjini (Author), Shtjefen Gjecov (Editor), Leonard Fox (Translator)

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Text: English (translation)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 269 pages
• Publisher: Gjonlekaj Pub Co (June 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962214108
• ISBN-13: 978-0962214103
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #887,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Code of Leke Dukagjini, April 22, 2000

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This review is from: Kanuni I Leke Dukagjinit: The Code of Leke Dukagjini (Hardcover)

This is the first English translation of the customary laws, still followed to various degrees, by Albanians in northern Albania, Kosova/Kosovo, Montenegro, and Macedonia. That these laws have survived, and often replaced, the impositions of the Ottoman Empire and the Albanian Communist and Yugoslav governments, attests to their importance. The forward, the introduction, and the note on the translation, which precede the Code, and the Code itself are highly readable. Each page of the Code in English is preceded by a page of the same text in Albanian. The dust cover is red with the black Albanian eagle, duplicative of the Albanian flag, and the book itself has large illustrations of both Leke Dukagjini, an Albanian national hero to whom the laws are traditionally attributed, and his coat of arms. This work would not only make a fine present for Albanians living in English speaking countries, but is a necessity both for non-Albanians attempting an understanding of Albanian society, and, with the present situation in the southern Balkans, for the reference collections of all academic and larger public libraries.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I would suggest ........., April 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Kanuni I Leke Dukagjinit: The Code of Leke Dukagjini (Hardcover)

that anyone working in the humanitaian field with Albanians anywhere in the world, or visiting their fantastic country, read this book and be wise before making decisions or judgements upon an ancient life style.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An insightful awakening!, September 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kanuni I Leke Dukagjinit: The Code of Leke Dukagjini (Hardcover)

If you have not yet read this book, you are truly missing out. This book is a must read for anyone of Albanian heritage! It is filled with marvelous insights into our culture. Bravo!