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{{short description|British academic, author and journalist (born 1949)}}
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'''James Pettifer''' is a British academic, author and journalist who has specialised in [[Balkan]] affairs.
'''James Pettifer''' is a British academic, author and journalist who has specialised in [[Balkan]] affairs.


He was born in 1949 in [[Hereford]] and was educated at [[The King's School, Worcester|King's School]], [[Worcester]], and [[Hertford College, Oxford]].
He was born in 1949 in [[Hereford]] and was educated at [[The King's School, Worcester|King's School]], [[Worcester, England|Worcester]], and [[Hertford College, Oxford]].<ref name="Ramet & Simkus">{{cite book |editor1-last=Ramet |editor1-first=Sabrina P. |editor2-last=Simkus |editor2-first=Albert |editor3-last=Listhaug |editor3-first=Olga |title=Civic and Uncivic Values in Kosovo: History, Politics, and Value Transformation |date=2015 |publisher=Central European University Press |isbn=9789633860748 |page=413-414 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8f0OEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA413}}</ref>


Pettifer has travelled extensively in [[Greece]], [[Turkey]] and the Balkans and he has written several tourist guides to the region, including the ''Blue Guide to Albania and Kosovo'', one of the few such guides to the area. In the media, he has reported mainly for ''[[The Times]]'' and ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' and he is a regular broadcaster and commentator on the Balkan countries on both radio and television.
Pettifer has travelled extensively in [[Greece]], [[Turkey]] and the Balkans and he has written several tourist guides to the region, including the ''Blue Guide to Albania and Kosovo'', one of the few such guides to the area. In the media, he has reported mainly for ''[[The Times]]'' and ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' and he is a regular broadcaster and commentator on the Balkan countries on both radio and television.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pettifer |first1=James |title=Albanian Question: Reshaping the Balkans |date=2006 |publisher=I.B. Tauris |isbn=9780857710246 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yisBAwAAQBAJ |chapter=About the author}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Pettifer |first1=James |title=Kosova Express: A Journey in Wartime |date=2005 |publisher=University of Wisconsin Press |isbn=9780299204440 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GZYQfxGqUE4C |chapter=About the author}}</ref>


His expertise has been employed academically. He was a Senior Associate Member of [[St Antony's College]], Oxford, from 1993 to 1996 and a Visiting Professor in the Institute of Balkan Studies, Thessaloniki). He is currently teaching Balkan history at St Cross College, Oxford and in the Oxford University History Faculty
His expertise has been employed academically. He was a Senior Associate Member of [[St Antony's College]], Oxford, and a visiting professor in the Institute of Balkan Studies, in [[Thessaloniki]].<ref name="Ramet & Simkus" /> He is currently teaching Balkan history at the [[University of Oxford|Oxford University Faculty of History]].<ref>{{cite web |title=James Pettifer |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/James-Pettifer/188555146 |website=Simon & Schuster}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
Pettifer's published work includes:
Pettifer's published work includes:
*''Turkish Labyrinth'' (Viking, 1997) {{ISBN|978-0-6708-5866-8}}
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*''The Making of the Greek Crisis'
*''Blue Guide Bulgaria'' (A & C Black, 1998) {{ISBN|978-0-3933-1796-1}}
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*''The Kosova Liberation Army Underground War to Balkan Insurgency, 1948–2001''
*''The Albanian Question: Reshaping the Balkans'' (with Miranda Vickers)
*''The New Macedonian Question'' (Springer, 1999) {{ISBN|978-0-2305-3579-4}}
*''The Greeks: The Land and People Since the War'' (Penguin, 2000). {{ISBN|978-0-1402-8899-5}}
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*''Blue Guide Albania and Kosovo''
*''Albania: From Anarchy to a Balkan Identity'' (with Miranda Vickers)
*''Albania: From Anarchy to a Balkan Identity'' (with Miranda Vickers; NYU Press, 2000). {{ISBN|978-0-8147-8805-9}}
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*''Blue Guide Albania and Kosovo'' (A & C Black, 2000). {{ISBN|978-1-9051-3127-3}}
*''The Greeks''
*''Kosova Express: A Journey in Wartime'' (University of Wisconsin Press, 2005) {{ISBN|978-0-2992-0444-0}}
*''Blue Guide Bulgaria''
*''The Albanian Question: Reshaping the Balkans'' (with Miranda Vickers; I.B. Tauris, 2009). {{ISBN|978-1-8488-5095-8}}
*''Turkish Labyrinth''
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*''The Making of the Greek Crisis'' (Penguing, 2012). {{ISBN|978-0-2419-6322-7}}
*''Kosova Express: A Journey in Wartime''
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*''The Kosova Liberation Army Underground War to Balkan Insurgency, 1948–2001'' (Hurst & Company, 2012). {{ISBN|978-1-8490-4187-4}}
*''The New Macedonian Question''
*''Lakes and Empires in Macedonian History: Contesting the Waters ''(with Miranda Vickers; Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021) {{ISBN|978-1-3502-2614-2}}
*''Dialogue with Hashim Thaci''


He has published many papers in academic and other journals, a selection of which is available on his website.
He has published many papers in academic and other journals, a selection of which is available on his website.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.professorjamespettifer.com/ Professor James Pettifer's Official website]
* [http://www.professorjamespettifer.com/ Professor James Pettifer's Official website]
* [http://www.defac.ac.uk/our-work United Kingdom Defence Academy website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070207015718/http://www.defac.ac.uk/our-work United Kingdom Defence Academy website]
* [http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/index.php?id=1 Chatham House website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070404182603/http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/index.php?id=1 Chatham House website]


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Latest revision as of 03:10, 12 June 2023

James Pettifer is a British academic, author and journalist who has specialised in Balkan affairs.

He was born in 1949 in Hereford and was educated at King's School, Worcester, and Hertford College, Oxford.[1]

Pettifer has travelled extensively in Greece, Turkey and the Balkans and he has written several tourist guides to the region, including the Blue Guide to Albania and Kosovo, one of the few such guides to the area. In the media, he has reported mainly for The Times and The Wall Street Journal and he is a regular broadcaster and commentator on the Balkan countries on both radio and television.[2][3]

His expertise has been employed academically. He was a Senior Associate Member of St Antony's College, Oxford, and a visiting professor in the Institute of Balkan Studies, in Thessaloniki.[1] He is currently teaching Balkan history at the Oxford University Faculty of History.[4]

Works[edit]

Pettifer's published work includes:

  • Turkish Labyrinth (Viking, 1997) ISBN 978-0-6708-5866-8
  • Blue Guide Bulgaria (A & C Black, 1998) ISBN 978-0-3933-1796-1
  • The New Macedonian Question (Springer, 1999) ISBN 978-0-2305-3579-4
  • The Greeks: The Land and People Since the War (Penguin, 2000). ISBN 978-0-1402-8899-5
  • Albania: From Anarchy to a Balkan Identity (with Miranda Vickers; NYU Press, 2000). ISBN 978-0-8147-8805-9
  • Blue Guide Albania and Kosovo (A & C Black, 2000). ISBN 978-1-9051-3127-3
  • Kosova Express: A Journey in Wartime (University of Wisconsin Press, 2005) ISBN 978-0-2992-0444-0
  • The Albanian Question: Reshaping the Balkans (with Miranda Vickers; I.B. Tauris, 2009). ISBN 978-1-8488-5095-8
  • The Making of the Greek Crisis (Penguing, 2012). ISBN 978-0-2419-6322-7
  • The Kosova Liberation Army Underground War to Balkan Insurgency, 1948–2001 (Hurst & Company, 2012). ISBN 978-1-8490-4187-4
  • Lakes and Empires in Macedonian History: Contesting the Waters (with Miranda Vickers; Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021) ISBN 978-1-3502-2614-2

He has published many papers in academic and other journals, a selection of which is available on his website.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ramet, Sabrina P.; Simkus, Albert; Listhaug, Olga, eds. (2015). Civic and Uncivic Values in Kosovo: History, Politics, and Value Transformation. Central European University Press. p. 413-414. ISBN 9789633860748.
  2. ^ Pettifer, James (2006). "About the author". Albanian Question: Reshaping the Balkans. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 9780857710246.
  3. ^ Pettifer, James (2005). "About the author". Kosova Express: A Journey in Wartime. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299204440.
  4. ^ "James Pettifer". Simon & Schuster.

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