Migrating-remitting-'building'-dwelling: House-making as 'proxy' presence in postsocialist Albania;Migration-remises-« construction »-résidence: la construction de maisons comme présence « par procuration » dans l'Albanie postcommuniste

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 761-777

  Dalakoglou, Dimitris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78449259933     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2010.01652.x     Document Type: Article

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