Chasing the Past on the Margins of Greece

Abstract

This is a tour de force of historical geography and contemporary ethnography of migrant communities in Greece. Translated from French by Jenny Money, the author graciously acknowledges the translator’s skill and patience in making the English version “a clearer and more understandable text than the original” (p.9) – the gold-standard achievement of a brilliant translator. Pierre Sintes states that his key reference-point for the book is the Greek financial meltdown of 2008. The economic crisi...