Gypsies: An Interdisciplinary Reader (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780815325499)

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.

Author: Diane Tong
ISBN-10: 0815325495
ISBN-13: 9780815325499
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/01/1998
Pages: 374
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 8.85h x 5.83w x 1.01d