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Overview
This book of interdisciplinary readings on Gypsies is sensitive to the Romani point of view and avoids exoticizing or patronizing the Gypsies and their culture. Recurrent themes in the readings include: the historical oppression of the Gypsies including contemporary xenophobia and violence; the nonstatic, heterogeneous nature of Gypsy cultures; the persistence of racist stereotypes; and personal and institutional Gypsy/non-Gypsy relationships. Nearly all of the classic essays updated for this volume tell stories of the persistance of the Roma in the face of savage atrocities and appalling living conditions.Editorials
Booknews
Serving as a companion to Garland's 1995 Gypsies: A Multidisciplinary Annotated Bibliography, the 17 previously published essays are sensitive to the Roma point of view, neither exoticizing nor patronizing them. Recurrent themes include the historical oppression of the Gypsies and contemporary xenophobia and violence; the non-static, heterogeneous nature of the cultures; the persistence of racist stereotypes; and personal and institutional relationships between Gypsies and non-Gypsies. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
August 19, 1998
Publisher
Routledge
Pages
376
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780815325499