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KOSOVO - Key Reference Kosovo: A struggle for freedom and national identity by Besa Luzha This book chapter is a key reference for the historical development of music education in Kosovo. It was published as Chapter 5 in The Origins and Foundations of Music Education: International Perspectives, edited by Gordon Cox and Robin Stevens. This book is available in hardcopy, paperback and eBook editions and was published by Bloomsbury International, London in 2016. For details of these editions, click on the appropriate icon below to go to the following link: Bloomsbury Academic - http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-origins-and-foundations-of-music-education-9781474229128/ The book is also available from other suppliers including Amazon, Google Books, Book Repository, etc. The following list of references utilised by the author in the writing of this chapter may be a useful source of information for scholars and researchers interested in the history of music education in Kosovo. Babuna, A. 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