ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|10 pages
Gypsy Studies
part II|102 pages
Politics, Social Change, and History
part III|14 pages
Language
part IV|18 pages
Educational Perspectives
part V|53 pages
Performing Arts
part VI|69 pages
Social Organization
part VII|74 pages
Images of Gypsies