"The Problems Raised by Comrade Enver in His Speech 'The
Rights and Freedoms of Women Must be Fully Understood and
Protected by All' and What Should be Done to Solve Them," by
Piro Kondi, in _Rruga e Partise_ (Party Path), Tirana, 1970.
(JPRS: 50,462, _Translations on Eastern Europe, Political,
Sociological and Military Affairs_, No. 214, 1970.)
"Remnants of Patriarchalism in the Family and Society: A
Serious Hindrance to The Complete Triumph of the Socialist
Way of Life," by Kol Gjoka and Lluke Pashko, in _Rruga e
Partise_ (Party Path), Tirana, 1968. (JPRS: 46,588,
_Translations on Eastern Europe, Political, Sociological and
Military Affairs_, No. 32, 1968.)
"Social and Family Relations: A Broad Field for the Class
Struggle," by Hysni Kapo, in _Rruga e Partise_ (Party Path),
Tirana, 1970. (JPRS: 50,200, _Translations on Eastern
Europe, Political, Sociological and Military Affairs_, No.
198, 1970.)
"Some Problems of the Academic, Cultural, and Aesthetic
Education of Youth," by Ismail Hoxha, in _Nendori_
(November), Tirana, 1967. (JPRS: 43,672, _Translations on
Eastern Europe, Political, Sociological, and Military
Affairs_, 1967.)
(The periodical, _Ekonomia Popullore_ [Tirana], November to December
1965, was used in the preparation of this book.)
GLOSSARY
Albanian Workers' Party--The Communist Party of Albania. This name
adopted by the First Party Congress in 1948.
basic party organization--The Albanian Workers' Party unit established
in state enterprises and institutions, on collective or cooperative
farms, and in military organizations. In some Communist states--for
example, the Soviet Union--the equivalent is a primary party
organization.
Bektashi--A dervish order, offshoot of the Shia branch of Islam,
emphasizing abstinence from violence and charity to all people.
_besa_--A pledge to faithfully fulfill an obligation or promise.
Formerly used to effect a truce during hostilities involving clans or
conflicts between individuals.
_bey_--The head of a feudal estate or an administrative official under
the Turks. Became the dominant class after Albanian independence in
1912. Also formerly used as a title of respect.
CEMA--Council for Economic Mutual Assistance; members: Bulgaria,
Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, and the Soviet
Union.
civil war--The hostilities from September 1943 to November 1944 in which
partisans of the Communist-led National Liberation Front fought the two
principal anti-Communist organizations, Balli Kombetar (National Front)
and Levizja e Legalitetit (Legality Movement).
clan--An organization that included several families and provided
controls as stipulated by unwritten codes. In 1945 the clans were broken
up by the Communist regime.
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