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Alicia Calvo Hernández
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A Map of Future Ruins has two main threads: Lauren Markham's travels to Greece to investigate the roots of her family, who emigrated to the United States three generations earlier, and the burning of the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos in September 2020, with the consequent indictment, arrest and conviction of six young Afghans. Through these subjects, Markham explores the refugee crisis in Europe from one of its hot spots.
Greece is, together with Italy, the main point of entry for immigrants who, driven by war, hunger or oppression, head for Europe. It is also considered the cradle of democracy, the proud foundation on which Western culture and its values of justice and equality are based. But, as Markham reports, since the devastating effects of the 2008 crisis the Aegean country has been reeling under the weight of its myths, unable to live up to its own ideal. ...
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