casts, 132-33;
official, 56;
summary, viii

League for Defense of Rights of the Albanian Nation: 13

Legality Movement: 18, 74;
supporters, 72

lek (currency): exchange rates, 167

Lenin (V. I.) Institute: 117

Leshi, Haxhi (head of state): 72, 105

libraries: 134-35

life expectancy: 51

limestone: 30, 31, 44

literature: 138-40

livestock and livestock products: 154;
production, 152, 155, 156 (table 11), 157-58

living conditions: 49-50, 58-65

loans and credits: 169, 170-71

machine tractor stations: 146, 153, 165

machinery: 161

malaria: 59

malnutrition: 60

Mana, A. (sculptor): 143

management:
attitude toward industrial modernization, 161;
and productivity lag, 149-50

marriage:
under communism, 74;
customs, 68, 71;
laws and rate, 79

Martaneshi, Baba Mustafa Faja (clergyman): 98

Marxism-Leninism: 67, 68, 104, 121, 122;
teaching of, 86, 87, 88, 94, 117, 119, 126, 128-29, 135

medical services. _See_ health and medicine

midwives: 61

migration: 51, 75, 148

Mijo, Sokrat (theater entrepreneur): 140

Mijo, Vangjush (artist): 142

military training (_see also_ schools, military): in school system, 88, 90

minerals: 30, 31, 44, 160, 173

Ministry of:
Education and Culture, 87, 93, 134, 137, 141, 142;
Foreign Affairs, 134;
Health, 59, 60, 61;
Interior, 115, 176, 190, 193, 194;
National Defense, 134;
People's Defense, 115, 175, 176, 179, 186

Mjeda, Dom Ndre (poet): 139

Mugosha, Dusan (Party founder): 17

Mukaj agreement (political parties): 18

museums: 135

music: 141-42

Muslim religion: 7;
conversion to under Ottomans, 12, 67, 94-95;
number of members, 95

Mussolini, Benito: 16

name of country: vii, 11

National Liberation Front: 1, 175;
seizure of government, 19

National Liberation Movement: 103, 139, 179;
created, 17;
supporters, 72, 73

nationalism: 5, 9, 126, 136, 139, 175, 177

nationalization:
effect on social structure, 75;
of industry, 21, 141;
information media, 126;
of schools, 84

naval forces: 180, 182-84;
commander, 182

Ndoja, Mark (poet): 140

Ndreu, Dalli (former Gen.): 22

Near East Foundation: 84

_Nendori_ (literary monthly): 100, 101

news agency: 131-32

newspapers: 129, 130 (table 7)

Nigris, Monsignor (apostolic nuncio): 99

Nikon, Bishop: 99

Noli, Bishop Fan S.: 15,