David Galjaard — Concresco
David Galjaard — Concresco
David Galjaard — Concresco
David Galjaard — Concresco
David Galjaard — Concresco
David Galjaard — Concresco
David Galjaard — Concresco
David Galjaard — Concresco

David Galjaard — Concresco

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"Fearing an attack from abroad, Albanian Stalinist leader Enver Hoxha had around 750,000 above-ground bunkers built during his time in power, from 1945 until his death in 1985.

After the collapse of communism in 1991, the virtually indestructible bunkers were deprived of their unfulfilled purpose, serving purely as an obtrusive reminder of a dictatorship that had had lasted for almost fifty years. Today their massed presence seems mainly to impress foreigners, while Albanians themselves prefer to look to the future. Although accession to the EU is expected to take at least another ten years, the population has a sense of being ready for it.

In this documentary, the bunkers are used as a visual metaphor in the telling of a larger social story. They help to paint a picture of developments in a country that was the last in Europe to renounce communism and has set out on a demanding quest to become part of the capitalist West."

CONDITION & NOTES Good - Very Good / Softcover has some slight fraying along the edges and some light exterior damage to the lower spine due to the removal of a sticker. Inside in stunning condition. Signed and dated 2012 by Galjaard on the inside of the cover. Edition of 750.
AUTHOR David Galjaard
TITLE Concresco
TYPE Softcover
PUBLICATION YEAR 2012
EDITION First
LANGUAGE English
PUBLISHER Self published
DIMENSIONS (APPROX.) 34.5 x 22 cm
STOCK ID 355