Anthropology 4400E Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Ethnography, Pyramid Scheme, Greek Language
26 Feb 2018
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The road: an ethnography of the albanian-greek cross-border motorway. Until 1990s passports were almost non-existent in albania. It was illegal to own a vehicle without a permission until 1991. In mid 1970s every albanian had to spend one month taking part in forced-voluntary labour projects. Since 1990 huge increase of vehicle possession. Now most road construction is paid for with foreign aid. Dalakoglou"s ethnographic study of the 29 km highway section of the main albanian- Story 1 - 2 billion dollars vanished from the average albanian"s assets via a pyramid scheme. Popular claim was that the money had gone into greece by armoured convoy. Story 2 - the in ux of dangers for the future of albania from greece. 2005-2006 stories circulated that there were archaeological artifacts being smuggled into albania by the greeks for nationalist purposes. Points out that even though the materials, techniques, and administration may be.
